New Mosque

The construction of the new mosque was completed between 1660 and 1665 AD. It is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminonu district of Istanbul and overlooks the Golden Horn in the southern part of the Galata Bridge. The construction of the mosque began in 1597 by order of Safiye Sultan, wife of Sultan Murad III, and the Eminonu neighborhood was The first commercial center in the city and home to the majority of the Jewish population, and by placing the mosque there, Safiye Sultan hoped to expand the scope of Islamic influence within the city.