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Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque
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Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque is a historical mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Andrew of Crete that was converted into a mosque between 1486 and 1491 AD by Koca Mustafa Pasha, who was an Ottoman statesman and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1511 to 1512.
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Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 6th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Christian
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Christian & Islamic Monuments
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