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After visiting this comple, you cross the city walls and
leave the city’s historic peninsula to proceed towards
yüp. Although you can walk here we advise you to use
public transport.
yüp, the district of stanbul famous for its tombs and
historical graveyards, is considered as a holy place.
Here, the buildings by Mimar Sinan follow a general
theme in that they mainly consist of tombs. This holy
part at the mpire’s heart was frequently visited by
the Ottoman Sultans and many signicant personages
who also wished their tombs built here. Mimar Sinan
provided them with buildings designed with elegance
and of eternal beauty. Besides, some of his complees
and mosques in the vicinity of yüp can be easily
visited during this tour.
The (1541)
is the rst stop on our tour of yüp. The
was the title equivalent to Chancellor of the chequer
in the 16 th century, and Mahmut elebi was also an
inuential calligrapher of his time, his skills being
reected on the inscriptions above the entrance portal.
The masjid is right across from the Feshane (an old
tetile factory along the shore of the Golden Horn
which is nowadays used as an entertainment centre
during the festivities of Ramadan) and is part of the
comple. The other buildings of the comple have
long since disappeared although the masjid has been
partially renovated. n every religious building there is
a part symbolising the religion. The symbol of slam
is the crescent moon which is placed over the minaret
of the mosques. However, over the minaret of this
mosque, a pen and an inkpot were placed to give the
message that literacy is the best way of enlightenment
and modernisation. These pen and inkpot which were
damaged by earthquakes have been replaced again
over the minaret at an early date.
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