Rustem Pasha Mosque - A modest but beautiful masterpiece of Mimar Sinan

I have done quite a lot of DIY walking tours around Istanbul, and during the past I have walked along the length of Uzun Carsi from...

El-Rizk Mosque, Koc and Suleyman Mosque Complex and Kizlar Mosque - Hsankeyf, Turkey

While I was on my way to the castle passing along the street of souvenir shops right at the town’s center, I immediately spotted the im...

Zinciriye Medresesi - Mardin, Turkey

It is getting late and I have yet to see the Zinciriye Medresesi before I travel back to Midyat where I was staying, and anyone familia...

Ulu Camii (Grand Mosque) - Mardin, Turkey

Most cities in Turkey especially the big ones has its grand mosque (Ulu Camii) and Mardin is no exception.  The grand mosque of Mar...

The mosques of Midyat.

The skyline of old Midyat is dominated by lofty church belfries alongside few minarets, for apparent reason, it has been a Syriac encl...

Historical mosques of Gaziantep

I have never seen a city in Turkey with so many mosques than in this ancient city, except maybe for the historical peninsula of Istanb...