Mosque

Nusretiye Mosque

During the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz, the high courtyard walls of the mosque were demolished because of the street arrangement and replaced by a low wall with cast iron railings.
During the roadworks, the fountain and the timing room located across the street were moved to the side of the mosque. In addition, the fountain built by Raimondo d’Aronco in 1901 by the orders of Abdul Hamid II was moved to Maçka (in front of Istanbul Technical University).
Towards the 1960s, the upper section of one of the minarets was dangerously bent, so it was completely dismantled and rebuilt.
The mosque was repaired between 1955 and 1958. During roadworks in 1956, the fountain and the timing room across the street were dismantled and moved next to the mosque. The mosque was partially restored between 1980 and 1982.
Hand-carved decorations and some interior details have been renewed.

The name Nusret (Victory) was given to Mahmud II on the occasion of his abolition of the Janissaries.
Nusretiye Mosque offers a different example of Ottoman architecture by blending Baroque and Empire styles.
The mosque’s rectangular planned Harim, which is located on a high platform, is covered with a dome that sits on four large decorative arches from the outside and is connected by pendentives. The dome is supported by pear-shaped weight towers. The mihrab has a five-sided protruding structure and is covered with a half dome.
The thin and tall structure of the double minarets with two balconies prevented the view of the Mahya lights from the sea, so they were re-arranged in 1826. The minarets sit on square-section columns and the transition to its fluted body is made in the form of an onion.
The narthex sits on square-section columns and has three domes. The Royal Pavillion on either side was built for the Sultan’s stay and receptions.
Next to the mosque, there is a fountain and a timing room with a curved architecture, made in the Baroque style. There was a special globe in the shape of sun rays on the cone of the fountain; however, this globe has not survived to the present day.