Burmalı Mosque

16th-century mosque in Istanbul

Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
The Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed	1550
Minaret(s)	1

The Burmalı Mosque (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit^[1] or Burmalı Minare Camii; meaning "Mosque with the Spiral Minaret"^[2]) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Saraçhane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

Built in 1550 on behalf of Emin Nuretti Efendi, qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling (burmalı) brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul. The mosque is not domed, but has a pitched porch, which rests on four reused Byzantine Corinthian stone columns. Unusually, the entrance is off-center behind a column. The mosque's interior is undistinguished.^[3]^[2]

References

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^ Eyice, Semavi (1992). "Burmalı Mescid". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ ^a ^b Freely, John (2000). The companion guide to Istanbul and around the Marmara. Companion Guides. pp. 144–45. ISBN 978-1-900639-31-6.
^ Taylor, Jane (2007). Imperial Istanbul: a traveller's guide. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 158–59. ISBN 978-1-84511-334-6.