Yeni Valide Camii

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  • Address
    Demokrasi Meydanı, Üsküdar
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    ferry: Üsküdar

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Unusual because of the striking 'birdcage' tomb in its overgrown garden, the Yeni Valide Camii was built by Sultan Ahmet III between 1708 and 1710 for his mother, Gülnuş Emetullah. After being captured as a child on Crete and brought to Topkapı, Gülnuş became the favourite concubine of Mehmet IV, and bore him two sons who would become sultan: Mustafa II and his younger brother, Ahmet.

Built late in the period of classical Ottoman architecture, it lacks the architectural distinction of many of the suburb's other mosques. The odd wooden additions to the side that faces Demokrasi Meydanı were added as the entrance to the imperial loge.