Rustem Pasha Mosque
7 expert reviews
“Famous for its Iznik ceramics, the traditional blue tones of which are enriched here with red and turquoise.”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet
"Nestled in the middle of the busy Tahtakale shopping district, this diminutive mosque is a gem."
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Travel + Leisure
"Visitors often overlook this spectacular but small mosque next to the Spice Market. Don't be among them. The inside walls are dramatically sheathed in colorful 16th-century tiles."
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Afar Magazine
"a few hundred yards to the west of the Spice Bazaar, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque is a gem by Sinan that deserves a detour. "
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Fodor's
"Tucked away in the backstreets just west of the Spice Bazaar, this Sinan masterpiece was built in the early 1560s for Rüstem Pasha, a grand vizier and son-in-law of Süleyman the Magnificent."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Nestled in the middle of the busy Tahtakale shopping district, this diminutive mosque is a gem"
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