Haseki Mosque: Architect of this piece of art which is constructed in 1538 in the memory of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman’s wife, Hürrem Sultan, is Sinan. There is an elegant kulliye composed of theology school, darüşşifa, imaret and public fountain, around it. It is widened in 1612 during I. Ahmet period.
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Haydarpaşa Hemdat Israel Synagogue: Located at a close distance to Haydarpaşa Train Station,and derived its name from its story of foundation, the synagogue was put into service in Sept.3, 1989. That is the name “Hemdat Israel” which means “the mercy of the sons of Israel” was inspired from the arabic words “Hamid” and “Hemdat” written [...]

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A city straddling two continents, Asia and Europe, Istanbul is at the same time a bridge linking Eastern and Western cultures. It is the world’s only city where [...]

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Etz Ahayim Synagogue (Ortaköy): Becoming an appropriate residential for the Jewsih people who settled there after the great bedesten( bazaar) fire in 1618, Ortaköy where Jewish people already had lived from the ancient times, formed a model of harmony with three celestial religion performed in the mosque, synagogue and church located at a triangular area. [...]

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Yanbol Synagogue: Located at Balat and built and named by the people migrating from Yanbolu borough in Macedonia, the synagogue is the second ancient Jewsih structure of the region. The paintings on the ceiling of the synagogue are though to be depicting Yanbolu Borough.

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