Bebek Mosque (), officially Hümayûn-u Âbad Mosque ( for: Prosperous Imperial Mosque) is a 1913-built

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

located in Bebek neighborhood of

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

district in

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, Turkey. Bebek Mosque was designed by

Mimar Kemaleddin Ahmed Kemaleddin (; 187013 July 1927), widely known as Mimar Kemaleddin (''Architect Kemaleddin'') was a Turkish architect, and one of the leading figures of the first national architectural movement, First National architectural movement, alo ...

(1870–1927) in the architectural style of First national architectural movement, and built in Bebek on the place of a mosque, which was commissioned by

Grand Vizier Grand vizier (; ; ) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. It was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate. It was then held in the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Soko ...

Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha ( 1662 – 1 October 1730) served as Grand Vizier for Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip period. He was also the head of a ruling family which had great influence ...

(1666–1730). It is situated inside a courtyard surrounded by low concrete walls on Cevdet Paşa Cad. behind the Bebek Pier in Bebek Bay on

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. The mosque has a square plan, and is built in

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ashlar Ashlar () is a cut and dressed rock (geology), stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape. The term can also refer to a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, a ...

. The main dome is supported by four half domes sitting on eight frames. It has six arched windows, two each in the front and back, and one each at sides, and 28 small arched windows in total above them. The mosque has a polygonal

minaret A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (''adhan'') from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can h ...

on a high base adjacent to the western wall. The underside of the minaret balcony is decorated with three lines of

muqarnas Muqarnas (), also known in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe (from ), is a form of three-dimensional decoration in Islamic architecture in which rows or tiers of niche-like elements are projected over others below. It is an archetypal form of I ...

. Minaret's entrance is next to the

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outside the mosque.

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