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The '''Defterdar Mosque''', or in long form the '''Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque''' ({{lang-tr|Defterdar Camii, Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Camii}}), is a historical mosque located in [[Eyüp]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. It was commissioned by [[Defterdar]] [[Nazlı Mahmut Efendi]] (c. 1500-1546) and built by architect [[Sinan|Mimar Sinan]] in [[1542]] ("defterdar" was the head of the financial department in [[Ottoman Empire]]). Instead of a [[crescent]], this mosque has "ink pot and pen" on top of its dome, representing the profession of the founder of the mosque. (since "defterdar" means chamberlain, literally it means defter:notebook + dar:suffix for "doer"). The original one was destroyed in [[1997]] during a storm. Ten years later, on May 30, 2007, a new one was put on top of the dome of the mosque.<ref> Cumhuriyet (Newspaper), 03 June 2007, page 15 {{tr icon}}</ref><ref>http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/01/06/cp/yaz1363-20-109-20070106-101.html {{tr icon}}</ref>
The '''Defterdar Mosque''', or in long form the '''Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque''' ({{lang-tr|Defterdar Camii, Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Camii}}), is a historical mosque located in [[Eyüp]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. It was commissioned by [[Defterdar]] [[Nazlı Mahmut Efendi]] (c. 1500-1546) and built by architect [[Mimar Sinan]] in [[1542]] ("defterdar" was the head of the financial department in [[Ottoman Empire]]). Instead of a [[crescent]], this mosque has "ink pot and pen" on top of its dome, representing the profession of the founder of the mosque. (since "defterdar" means chamberlain, literally it means defter:notebook + dar:suffix for "doer"). The original one was destroyed in [[1997]] during a storm. Ten years later, on May 30, 2007, a new one was put on top of the dome of the mosque.<ref> Cumhuriyet (Newspaper), 03 June 2007, page 15 {{tr icon}}</ref><ref>http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/01/06/cp/yaz1363-20-109-20070106-101.html {{tr icon}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of mosques]]
* [[List of mosques]]
* [[Sinan|Mimar Sinan]]
* [[Mimar Sinan]]
* [[Ottoman architecture]]
* [[Ottoman architecture]]



Revision as of 22:46, 15 March 2010

The Defterdar Mosque, or in long form the Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque (Template:Lang-tr), is a historical mosque located in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi (c. 1500-1546) and built by architect Mimar Sinan in 1542 ("defterdar" was the head of the financial department in Ottoman Empire). Instead of a crescent, this mosque has "ink pot and pen" on top of its dome, representing the profession of the founder of the mosque. (since "defterdar" means chamberlain, literally it means defter:notebook + dar:suffix for "doer"). The original one was destroyed in 1997 during a storm. Ten years later, on May 30, 2007, a new one was put on top of the dome of the mosque.[1][2]

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