Sultan Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Assalamualaikum guys and welcome back to our channel. In today's video, we'll be heading towards the Fatih Mosque. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The mosque was ordered by Mehmed II and built by architect Atik Sinan between the years 1463 and 1470. The complex is the largest building complex built in Turkish Islamic architecture until then. It consists a madrasa, a library, medical clinic and many more. The original mosque has not survived due to an earthquake and was badly damaged. The mosque was then restored by Sultan Mustafa III and built by architect Mehmet Tagir Aga. Fatih Mosque is designed in classical mosque architecture yet the decorations display influences from the baroque style. This mosque was built by architect Atik Sinan between 1463 and 1470. This complex is the largest complex built with Turkish Islamic architecture. It consists of a madrasah, a library, a medical clinic, a museum, a bathroom and a cemetery. All of them are located around the mosque. This Fatih Mosque was built at the end of the 18th century. This mosque was renovated and repaired in 1767 by Sultan Mustafa III and is very different from the previous one built by Mehmet Tahir Aga. We are heading to Fatih Sultan Mehmet's court, who was the seventh Uthman and ruled in 1444, 1446, 1451, and 1481. Sultan Mehmet was born on March 4, 1432 in Edirne, the capital of Uthmaniyah at that time, and he was the son of Sultan Murad II and Huma Hatun. Murad San Aya sent many teachers to educate his son, including Mullah Gurani and Sheikh Muhammad Shamsuddin bin Hamzah. During his reign, Sultan Fatih Mehmed II gathered the scholars and continued to watch their discussions on religious issues. Mathematics, astronomy, and religion reached the peak of his time. Sultan Fatih Mehmed II invited Muslim scholars and astronomers to his palace, such as Ali Qusiji, began to build universities, mosques, one of which is Masjid Fatih, Air Mancur, and Topkapi. Around Masjid Fatih, Sultan Fatih Mehmet II commanded the construction of eight madrasas which for centuries have been the highest Islamic education institution in the empire.