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It is not completely known when the Tekfur Palace was built, but it is said that the palace was built by the Byzantine Emperor, Porphyrogenitus. Therefore it is also called Porphyrogenitus Palace at present day. Other sources mention[...]

The Rustem Pasha Mosque was built by the Great Architect Sinan for the sake of famous Devshirmeh Croation Rustem Pasha who was the one of the grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire and married to magnificent Sultan Suleiman’s daughter,[...]

The New Valide Sultan Mosque was placed in between Hakimiye Milliye Street and Balaban Pier in the south of Uskudar beach which is located in Anatolia Side of Istanbul Bosphrous. It was built by Mehmet Aga of Kayseri by the order of Sultana[...]

After the Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar is the second largest and oldest covered bazaar in Istanbul that survived until today. The Bazaar is actually built as a part of New Mosque (Yeni Valide Camii) complex, located at the southern end of the[...]

During the reign of Ottoman Sultan Fatih Mehmet, the Conqueror, Mahmut Pasha District in Istanbul was established by grand vizier Mustafa Pasha. It is located on each two sides of the inclined road called Mahmut Pasha Slope Fatih,[...]