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Variant Names Constantinople
Province Istanbul Province
Country Turkey
Latitude 41 02 N
Longitude 28 57 E
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Associated sites
Site Date Century Images
Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceutical Lab 1998 20th 10
Abdi Ipekçi Sport Hall 20th 2
Advanced Music Institute 1999 17th, 20th 5
Akin House 20th 11
Akkoyunlu Schaeffer Villa 1989 20th 0
Alp Mansion Restitution early 20th c., restored 2001 20th, 21st 11
Amcazade Hüseyin Pasa Seaside Mansion 1699 17th 3
Ataköy 1964 20th 6
Atatürk International Airport 1983 20th 8
Atatürk Library 1976 20th 9
Atik Ali Pasa Mosque 1497 15th 11
Atik Valide Complex 1579 (completed), 1583 (expanded) 16 20
Aynalikavak Pavilion 1791 18th 4
Aysin and Rafet Ataç House 1987 20th 14
Aziz Pasa Mansion 1999 20th 5
Bahçesehir Club 1990 20th 7
Bali Pasa Mosque 1504-1505 16th 1
Bayezid II Complex 1501-1506 15th 122
Bebek Mosque 1913 20th 5
Beykoz Residences 1996 20th 21
Beylerbeyi Palace 1829-1832 19th 104
Beyoglu Pedestrian Development 1992 20th 7
Beyti Restaurant 1979 20th 7
Bodrum Mosque 10th C. 10th 28
Borusan Exhibition Centre 2001 21st 19
Bostancibasi Iskender Pasa Mosque 1559-60 16th 1
Bozkurt Residence Restoration 19th c., restored 1998 19th, 20th 7
British Embassy Summer House 20th 3
Cafer Aga Madrasa 1559 16th 0
Cafer Aga Madrasa Restoration 1559, restored 1989 16th, 20th 12
Çavusbasi Mosque c. 1538-1539 16th 1
Cerrah Pasa Complex 1593 16th 1
Changa Restaurant 1999 20th 5
City Walls of Istanbul 31
Çürüksulu Mansion Restoration Project early 19th c., restored 1971 19th, 20th 14
Darphane Exhibition Centre 1729, restored 1996 18th, 20th 20
Darüssafaka Çetin Berkmen Sports Center 1997 20th 7
Davud Pasa Complex 1485 15th 16
Defterdar Ebulfazl Efendi Mosque 1553-54, destroyed 1916 16th 1
Doga Park 1997 20th 7
Dogan Media Center 1993 20th 0
Dolapdere Campus, Istanbul Bilgi University 2003 21st 11
Dolmabahçe Mosque 1853-5 19 1
Dolmabahçe Palace Complex 1853 19th 113
Dr. Sedat Üründül Nursery School 1998 20th 5
Ekrem Tur Street Residence 1998 19th, 20th 5
Ercümend Kalmik Museum 1996 19th, 20th 16
Esit Administration Building 2004 21st 10
Eski Imaret Mosque late 11th century 11th 15
Esma Sultan Mansion 1875, destroyed 1975, additions 2001 19th, 21st 18
Eston Housing Showroom & Sales Office 2005 21st 11
Evin Residence 1985 20th 4
Fatih Complex 1463-1470, mosque rebuilt 1766-1771 15th, 18th 6
Fatih Mosque 1463-1470, mosque rebuilt 1766-1771 15, 18 20
Ferruh Kethüda Mosque 1562-1563 16th 1
Feshane-i Amire 20th 3
Fethiye Mosque late 11th or early 12th C,, 14th century, 1591 12th, 14th, 16th 20
Fountain of Ahmed III 1728 18th 10
Four Seasons Hotel 1996 20th 7
Garanti Bank Headquarters 1988 20th 7
Gazanfer Aga Complex late 16th c. 16th 1
Golden Horn Landscaping 1985 20th 19
Gön Leather Factory 1996 20th 7
Grand Bazaar 15th c. onwards, 1894 15, 19 33
Gül Mosque Between 867-886 or 1000-1150 9th, 11th 13
Gülgönen Residence 1981 20th 8
Gürsan House 1975 20th 4
Haci Evhad Mosque 1585 16th 1
Hadim Ibrahim Pasa Mosque 1551 16th 5
Hagia Sophia 532-537 6th 71
Hagia Sophia Restoration 532-537, restored 1992-ongoing 6th, 20th 2
The Harem at the Topkapi Palace 1578 to early 19 c. 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th 18
Haseki Hürrem Baths 1556-57 16th 19
Haseki Sultan Complex 1538/39-1540, 1550-51 (hospital), 1612 16th, 17th 16
Haseki Sultan Mausoleum 1559 16th 3
Hisar Residences 1990 20th 7
Historic Sites Development 1974 19th, 20th 11
Hürrem Çavus Mosque 1560/61-1562/63 16th 1
Hüsrev Çelebi Mosque 1585-86 16th 2
Ibrahim Pasa Palace 16th 19
Ibrahim Pasa Palace Restoration 16th c., restored 1982 16th, 20th 9
Irmak High School 1999 20th 7
Irmak Kindergarten 1998 20th 7
Isbank Headquarters Interior Design 2000 21st 22
Istanbul High School Extension 1996 20th 6
Istanbul Museum and Social History Center 1996 20th 12
Istanbul Ramada Hotel 1987 20th 13
Istanbul Textile Traders Market 1967 20th 7
Italian Embassy Summer Residence 1906 20th 1
ITU Maritime Simulation Laboratory 2002 21st 28
ITU Molecular Biology & Genetic Research Centre 2004 21st 33
Ivaz Efendi Mosque 1586 16th 1
Kadirga Palace second half of 16th c., burnt 1862 16th 0
Kalenderhane Mosque late Comnenian Dynasty 12th 20
Kapiagasi Mahmud Aga Mosque 1553/54, 1574/75 16th 2
Kara Ahmed Pasa Complex c.1565-71/72 16th 9
Kariye Museum 6th C., 11th C., 1316-1321 6th, 11th, 14 42
Kemer Country 1990 20th 5
Khans of Istanbul 2
Kiliç Ali Pasa Complex 1578 to 1580/81 16th 19
Kimeks Office Building 1998 20th 11
Klassis Hotel Complex 1989 20th 13
Koç Holding Headquarters 1986 19th, 20th 8
Koç University 1999 20th 42
Koca Sinan Pasa Complex 1593 16th 17
Koleksiyon Design Forum 1994 20th 0
Küçük Ayasofya Mosque Early 6th century 6th 42
Kuzguncuk Rehabilitation 1995 20th 5
Laleli Complex 1760-63 18 43
Maçka Art Gallery 1977 20th 10
Mahmud Pasa Complex 1462 15th 16
Mahmut II Mausoleum and Sabil 1900 20th 0
Maiden's Tower 1
Marina Park Residences 1995 20th 7
Media Town 1998 20th 7
Mehmed Aga Complex 1584-85 16th 4
Mercedez-Benz Marketing & Spare Parts Plant 2000 21st 23
Merkez Efendi Mosque c. 1552 16th 1
MESA Konaklar Housing 1992 20th 23
Mesih Mehmed Pasa Mosque 1584-1585/86 (1587, mausoleum) 16th 9
Mihrimah Sultan Complex at Edirnekapi 1562-1565 16 9
Mihrimah Sultan Complex at Üsküdar 1547 16 15
Military Academies Swimming Pool 1999 20th 5
Military Museum and Cultural Center 1991 20th 4
Milli Re-Insurance Company 1987 20th 7
Mimar Sinan Mosque 1573-74 16th 2
Mimar Sinan Tomb before 1588 16th 4
Molla Çelebi Mosque c. 1570-84 16th 1
Museum of Oriental Antiquities 1974 20th 7
Nisanci Mehmet Pasa Complex 1589 16 10
Nuruosmaniye Complex 1749-1755 18th 33
Nusretiye Mosque 1823-6 19th 21
Odabasi Behruz Aga Mosque 1562-1563 16th 1
Optimum Housing 2002 21st 22
Ortaköy Mosque 1853 19th 0
Ortaköy Square Rehabilitation 1992 20th 7
Ovisan Industry Plant 1989 20th 9
Özbekler Tekke Restoration 1752-1753, restored 1985 18th, 20th 8
Özkan Yali Reconstruction 1986 19th, 20th 9
Palace Parks Program 1984 18th, 20th 51
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque 1871 19th 0
Piyale Pasa Mosque 1573 16 15
Presidential Residence 1998 20th 5
Rahmi M. Koç Museum 1861, museum 2001 19th, 21st 23
Ramparts Conservation 4th c., conservation 1993 4th, 20th 6
Rehabilitation of the Italian Hospital 2000 21st 36
Reklamevi Office Building 1989 20th 12
Restoration of the Adile Sultan Palace 2006 21st 337
Rowhouses of Istanbul 19th, 20th 5
Rum Mehmed Pasa Mosque 1469 15th 3
Rumeli Fortress 1452 15th 13
Rüstem Pasa Madrasa 1550 16th 6
Rüstem Pasa Mausoleum 1560-1561 16th 3
Rüstem Pasa Mosque c.1561-63 16th 106
S.T.F.A. Group Headquarters 1980 20th 9
Sabah Media Plaza 1990 20th 0
Sabah Newspaper and ATV Studios 1999 20th 7
Sabanci University 1999 20th 22
Sabiha Gökçen Airport Terminal 2001 21st 7
Sadberk Hanim Museum 1987 20th 5
Sadullah Pasa Seaside Mansion late 18th c. 18th 2
Sadullah Pasha Seaside Mansion Restoration late 18th c., restored 1947 (T. Cansever & Tamer), 1977 (Eldem) and 1995-1997 (F. Cansever) 18th, 20th 0
Sah Sultan Mosque 1537, 1555-56 16th 3
Sahra Apartment Building 2003 21st 49
Sait Halim Pasa Mansion Restoration late 19th c., restored 1980-84 19th, 20th 0
Sakip Sabanci Museum 1925, renovated w/ extension 2002 21st 20
Sari Konaklar Housing 1996 20th 0
Seaside mansions of Istanbul 19th 1
Sehzade Complex 1543-1548 16th 18
Sehzade Mehmed Mausoleum 1543-4 16th 5
Selim I Complex 1522 16th 17
Selim II Tomb 1576-77 16th 9
Semsi Ahmed Pasa Complex 1580-81 16th 7
Seyh Zafir Tomb and Library 1904 20th 0
Sile Residence Renovation 1986 20th 13
Sinan Pasa Mosque 1554-55/56 16th 3
Social Security Complex 1970 20th 52
Sokollu Mehmed Pasa Complex at Kadirga 1571 16 12
Sokollu Mehmed Pasa Madrasa 1568-1569 16 3
Sokollu Mehmed Pasa Mosque at Azapkapi c.1573 to 1577-1578 16th 41
Soyak Housing Complex 1988 20th 8
Squatter Settlements ongoing 20th 10
Süleyman I Mausoleum 1566-1568 16th 4
Süleymaniye Complex 1548-59 (inauguration 1557) 16th 30
Sultan Ahmed I Complex 1609-1617 17th 8
Sultanahmet Mosque 1609-17 17 44
Tahtakale Baths Conversion 1987 15th, 20th 12
Takkeci Ibrahim Aga Mosque 1592 16th 20
Tatilya Indoor Theme Park 1996 20th 20
Tercüman Yunus Bey Mosque c. 1541-1542 16th 2
Three Eras House 1999 20th 5
Tophane Fountain 1732 18th 0
Topkapi Palace 1459-73 15th 62
Turkish Highways Administration 1976 20th 0
Unassigned, Istanbul 0
Underground Washrooms at Kadiköy Park 1996 20th 19
Vehbi Koç Foundation Primary School 1998 20th 5
Women's Library and Information Center 1990 18th, 20th 5
Wooden Houses of Istanbul 19th, 20th 12
Yapi Merkezi Headquarters Building 1977 20th 4
Yedikule Fortress 2
Yeni Valide Complex 1597-1603, 1661-1663 16th, 17th 130
Yeni Valide Complex at Üsküdar 1708-1710 18th 5
Yesilköy Cooperative Housing 20th 3
Yilanli Yali 19th 0
Yildiz Palace Çit Pavilion Restoration mid 19th c., restored 1984 19th, 20th 6
Yildiz Palace Yaveran Qasr Restoration late 19th c., restored 1986 19th, 20th 8
Zal Mahmud Pasa Complex 1551-1579 16 3
Zeyrek Church Mosque 1118-24 12th 39
Ziraat Bank Yesilköy Branch 1974 20th 5

Associated publications
Author Title Year
Mahmoud, Hassan Abou Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings in Turkey, Part 1 1999
Mahmoud, Hassan Abou Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings in Turkey, Part 2 1999
Ahmet Gülgönen Ahmet Gülgönen 1989
Petruccioli, Attilio The Arab City: Neither Spontaneous nor Created 1999
Balcioglu, Emin The Arsenals of Venice and Istanbul 1988
Cerasi, Maurice The Commerce of Forms and Types Between the West and the Ottoman East from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century 1999
Alfieri, Bianca Maria. D'Aronco and Mongeri: Two Italian Architects in Turkey 1990
Denny, Walter B Dating Ottoman Turkish Works in the Saz Style 1983
Artan, Tülay Early 20th Century Maps and 18th-19th Century Court Records: Urban Continuity on the Bosphorus 1993
Wescoat, James L Early Water Systems in Mughal India 1985
David, Jean Claude and Fawaz Baker. Élaboration de la nouveauté en Architecture en Syrie 1998
Kamil, Melih, Zeynep Nayir, H The Eyüp Conservation Area 1980
Bianca, Stefano Fes: City of Water, Gardens and Fountains 1985
Cerasi, Maurice The Formation of Ottoman House Types: A Comparative Study in Interaction with Neighboring Cultures 1998
Necipoglu, Gülru From International Timurid to Ottoman: A Change of Taste in Sixteenth-Century Ceramic Tiles 1990
Dickie, James Garden and Cemetery in Sinan's Istanbul 1987
Goodwin, Godfrey. Gaspare Fossati di Morcote and his Brother Giuseppe 1990
Historic Sites Development Historic Sites Development 1989
Erzen, Jale Imperializing a City: Istanbul of the Sixteenth-century 1987
Özçay, Müren Istanbul 1983
Istanbul: A Guide to the City Istanbul: A Guide to the City 1987
Batur, Afife. Italian Architects and Istanbul 1990
Aslanoglu, Inci N The Italian Contribution to 20th Century Turkish Architecture 1990
Celik, Zeynep The Italian Contribution to the Remaking of Istanbul 1990
Aygen, Zeynep. Italian Society and its Architecture in Istanbul 1990
Artan, Tülay The Kadirga Palace: An Architectural Reconstruction 1993
Aktüre, Sevgi Mimarbasi Sinan and the Building Policies of the Ottoman State 1987
Fisher, Alan W A Note on the Location of the Royal Ottoman Ateliers 1985
Fratadocchi, Tommaso Breccia. Notes on Armenian Military Architecture 1999
Cerasi, Maurice M Open Space, Water and Trees in Ottoman Urban Culture in the XVIIIth - XIXth Centuries 1985
Kuran, Aptullah Ottoman Classical Mosques in Istanbul and in the Provinces 1988
Al-Radi, Selma, and Charles Moore Palace Parks Programme 1992
Pinon, Pierre The Parceled City: Istanbul in the XIXth Century 1998
Eldem, Nezih, Melih Kamil and Atilla Yücel A Plan for Istanbul's Sultanahmet-Ayasofya Area 1980
Kreiser, Klaus Public Monuments in Turkey and Egypt, 1860-1916 1997
Pinon, Pierre and Stephane Yerasimos Relevés après incendie et plans d'assurances: Les précurseurs du cadastre stambouliote 1993
Batur, Afife, Nur Fersan and Atilla Yücel Reuse of Nineteenth Century Rowhouses in Istanbul 1980
Yucel, Atilla Robert College 1992
Kortan, Enis The Role of Sinan's Work within the Urban Context 1987
Bondarenko, I Rome and Oriental Kingdoms in the Images of Russian Architecture 1990
Goodwin, Godfrey Sinan and City Planning 1987
Guidoni, Enrico Sinan's Construction of the Urban Panorama 1987
Pinon, Pierre Sinan's Külliyes: Inscriptions into the Urban Fabric 1987
Özis, Ünal Sinan's Water Supply Systems for Istanbul 1987
Aslanoglu, Inci N. Siting of Sinan's Külliyes in Istanbul 1987
The Social Security Complex The Social Security Complex 1989
Vögt-Göknil, Ulya Spatial Order in Sinan's Külliyes 1987
Kuran, Aptullah. A Spatial Study of Three Ottoman Captials: Bursa, Edirne, and Istanbul 1996
Necipoglu, Gülru The Suburban Landscape of Sixteenth-Century Istanbul as a Mirror of Classical Ottoman Garden Culture 1997
Kuban, Dogan Süleymaniye and Sixteenth-century Istanbul 1987
Necipoglu-Kafadar, Gülru The Süleymaniye Complex in Istanbul: An Interpretation 1985
Burelli, Romano Vision and Representation of Urban Space 1987
Thys-Senocak, Lucienne The Yeni Valide Mosque Complex at Eminönü 1998

Associated files
Author Title Type Year
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Dolapdere Campus, Istanbul Bilgi University text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Esit Administration Building text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Eston Housing Showroom & Sales Office text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect ITU Maritime Simulation Laboratory text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect ITU Molecular Biology & Genetic Research Centre text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Kimeks Office Building text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Rehabilitation of the Italian Hospital text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Restoration of the Adile Sultan Palace text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Sabiha Gökçen Airport Terminal text & image report 2007
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and Project Architect Sahra Apartment Building text & image report 2007

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