Pertev Paşa Mosque: An Ottoman Mosque in İzmit
Site at a Glance
- Popularity
- High
- Country
- Turkey
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- Eras represented
- Early Modern
- Civilizations
- Ottoman
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Mosque
History
Pertev Paşa Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in İzmit, Turkey, designed by Mimar Sinan for Pertev Mehmed Pasha. Construction began in 1572, and the building was completed in 1579–80. Pertev Mehmed Pasha was a vizier, a senior Ottoman government official, during the reigns of Suleiman I and Selim II. The mosque remains an active place of worship in Islam. The 1999 İzmit earthquake damaged its minaret.
Remains
Built in the Ottoman style from cut stone, the mosque has a single dome with 24 windows and an outer diameter of 16.4 metres, as well as one minaret. The mosque formed the centre of a larger complex that included a religious school, a public bath, lodging for travellers, a fountain, and a school for lower-level education.
