Kulliye of Bayazid I, Bursa, 1390-1395

Ulu Cami (Friday or Congregational Mosque), Bursa, 1396-1400

*Yesil (Green) Mosque, Bursa, 1412-1420
Yesil Turbe (Green Mausoleum) 1413-1421, for Mehmed (ruled 1413-1421)

Views of Constantinople
         After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman architects were greatly influenced
         by the architecture of the Hagia Sophia, which had been converted into a mosque

Portrait of Mehmed II "The Conqueror" by Sinan Bey, c. 1455
Portrait of Mehmed II "The Conqueror" by Gentile Bellini

Fatih complex in Istanbul, known from old drawings, begun by Mehmed II after conquest in 1453
Topkapi Palace, begun 1459, Views from Sulaymannama (Book of Accomplishments of Suleiman)  by 'Arifi, 1558
Çinili Kiosk, 1472

           Architecture by Sinan, during the reign of Süleyman "The Magnificent"

Sinan, Süleyman's architect (who also worked for two later Sultans), was a Christian Greek by birth--a Janissary soldier.  He was the Sultan's military engineer during many campaigns and only began to work as an architect in his 40s.  He may have built as many as 81 mosques. Sinan died  in 1588 at the age of 100.

Sehzade Mosque, 1545-8, built in honor of a crown prince
*Süleymaniye Complex 1550-57, compare Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia, 6th century
        A near contemporary of the Dome of St. Peter's in Rome
 
 

Mihrimah Mosque 1560s for daughter of Süleyman

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, 1571-72
*Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, 1569-75

The Mosque of Ahmed I,  "The Blue Mosque," 1609-17
Topkapi Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, 1638-9, Circumcision Room

Fountain of Ahmet III, 1728

Ceramics
        Tiles and vessels of the 15th - 16th century
        *Tiles from the Rüstem Pasha Mosque, 1564
        Tiles from Topkapi, 16th century
 
 

Manuscripts
        Examples of Calligraphy

*Sulaymannama (Book of Accomplishments of Süleyman) by 'Arifi, 1558
        Recruitment of Tribute Children
        Siege of Belgrade City
        Süleyman Receiving the Crown of Hungary
        Reception of Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha
        Tahmasp Receiving Ottoman Ambassadors
        Safavid Monarch in His Tent
        Circumcision Festival
        Reception of Queen Isabella and Infant Stephen
        Battle of Austrians and Ottomans
        Süleyman Conversing with Beyazit
        Süleyman Hunting with Selim

Funeral of Süleyman the Magnificent, from Tarikh-i Sultan Sulayman (History of Sultan Süleyman) by Loqman, 1579

Surnama (Book of Festivals) under Murad III, 1574-95
        Processions of the Architects, Glass Blowers, Glaziers, Bathhouse Keepers,
        Sweepers in the Hippodrome

*Kitab siyar-i Nabi (Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir, 1594
        Birth of the Prophet
        Prophet Muhammad Visiting a Mosque
        Muhammad, Abu Bakr and 'Ali on Their Way to Mecca
        Noah and His Ark

Portraits of the Sultans

Textiles

Furniture
 

Study Question:  Compare a mosque by Sinan to the 6th century church, Hagia Sophia.  What features did Sinan take from Hagia Sophia, how did he change the plan and elevation?

For more information on Ottoman Turkey consult  The Age of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Turkish Art, both by Esin Atil.