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Defterdar Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Geographic coordinates41°02′31″N 28°56′15″E / 41.042°N 28.9376°E / 41.042; 28.9376
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Classical Ottoman
Completed1542
Minaret(s)1

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]

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Notes

  1. ^ Cumhuriyet (Newspaper), 03 June 2007, page 15 Template:Tr icon

41°02′31″N 28°56′15″E / 41.042°N 28.9376°E / 41.042; 28.9376