# Haseki Sultan Complex

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Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Haseki Sultan Complex Haseki Sultan Külliyesi Religion Affiliation Sunni Islam Location Location Avrat Pazarı neighbourhood, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey Location within the Fatih district, Istanbul Coordinates 41°0′30.8″N 28°56′30.6″E / 41.008556°N 28.941833°E / 41.008556; 28.941833 Architecture Architect Mimar Sinan Style Ottoman Completed Mosque: 1538–39 (second dome added in 1612–13) Madrasa: 1539–40 Soup-kitchen: 1540–41 Hospital: 1550–51 Specifications Dome dia. (inner) 11.3 m Minaret 1

Elevations and plans published by [Cornelius Gurlitt](/source/Cornelius_Gurlitt_(art_historian)) in 1912

The **Haseki Sultan Complex** (also **Hürrem Sultan Complex**) ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Haseki Sultan Külliyesi*) is a 16th-century [Ottoman imperial mosque](/source/Ottoman_imperial_mosque) complex in the [Fatih](/source/Fatih) district of [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), Turkey. It was the first royal project designed by the chief imperial architect [Mimar Sinan](/source/Mimar_Sinan).

## History

The mosque complex was commissioned by [Haseki](/source/Haseki_sultan) [Hürrem Sultan](/source/H%C3%BCrrem_Sultan), the wife of the [Ottoman Sultan](/source/Ottoman_Sultan) [Suleiman the Magnificent](/source/Suleiman_the_Magnificent). She had married the sultan around 1534 and probably used her dowry to finance the project.[1] The buildings were designed by the architect [Mimar Sinan](/source/Mimar_Sinan). It was his first imperial project and it is possible that some elements were planned by his predecessor.[2]

The complex contained a Friday mosque, a soup-kitchen (*[imaret](/source/Imaret)*), a [madrasa](/source/Madrasa), an elementary school (*[mektep](/source/Mektep)*) and a hospital (*[darüssifa](/source/Dar%C3%BCssifa)*).[2] The large complex was built in several stages on either side of a narrow street. The mosque was completed in 1538–39 ([AH](/source/Hijri_year) 945), the madrasa was completed a year later in 1539–40 (AH 946) and the soup-kitchen in 1540–41 (AH 947). The hospital was not completed until 1550–51 (AH 957).[2]

## Description

The simple mosque is constructed with alternating courses of stone and brick and has a single-galleried minaret. The portico has five arches with five small domes supported by six thin marble columns. Originally the prayer-hall was covered by a single dome with a diameter of 11.3 meters.[3] In 1612–13, during the reign of [Ahmed I](/source/Ahmed_I), the mosque was enlarged to accommodate an increased congregation. A second dome was added and the prayer hall was doubled in size.[2] The painted decorations on the dome are not original. Unlike the madrasa and the soup-kitchen, the mosque lacks any *[cuerda seca](/source/Cuerda_seca)* tile-work.[3]

The hospital has an octagonal courtyard and is the only building in the complex with an [ashlar](/source/Ashlar) construction.[3] The carved stone inscription over the entrance from the street is a [chronogram](/source/Chronogram) in Turkish giving the date of construction.[2] The madrasa is U-shaped around a central courtyard with 16 small cells and a lecture hall.[4] The soup-kitchen is also arranged around a courtyard. The cooking area at the northern end has four octagonal chimneys.[5] A surviving account book shows that there were originally tiled lunette panels above six of the windows.[6]

The complex was restored in 2010–2012.[7]

## Gallery

		- Haseki mosque from street

		- Haseki mosque general view

		- Haseki mosque original part

		- Haseki mosque added part with hünkar mahfili

		- Haseki mosque, the first and second domes

		- Haseki complex entrance to some buildings

		- Haseki complex west side

		- Haseki complex kitchens of imaret

## See also

- [List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan](/source/List_of_Friday_mosques_designed_by_Mimar_Sinan)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005268_1-0)** [Necipoğlu 2005](#CITEREFNecipoğlu2005), p. 268.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005271_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005271_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005271_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005271_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005271_2-4) [Necipoğlu 2005](#CITEREFNecipoğlu2005), p. 271.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005274_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005274_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005274_3-2) [Necipoğlu 2005](#CITEREFNecipoğlu2005), p. 274.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoodwin1971204_4-0)** [Goodwin 1971](#CITEREFGoodwin1971), p. 204.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoodwin1971205_5-0)** [Goodwin 1971](#CITEREFGoodwin1971), p. 205.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENecipoğlu2005272_6-0)** [Necipoğlu 2005](#CITEREFNecipoğlu2005), p. 272.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlioğluOlcaySünnetçi2012_7-0)** [Alioğlu, Olcay & Sünnetçi 2012](#CITEREFAlioğluOlcaySünnetçi2012).

## Sources

- Alioğlu, E. Füsun; Olcay, Aydemir; Sünnetçi, Ebru (2012). ["Haseki Hürrem Sultan Külliyesi 2010-2012 Yılları Restorasyonu"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085304/http://istanbulavrupa.vgm.gov.tr/editor/file/Vak%C4%B1f%20Restorasyon%20Y%C4%B1ll%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1/SAYI%204/4003%20Haseki%20H%C3%BCrrem%20Sultan%20K%C3%BClliyesi(1).pdf) (PDF). *Vakıf Restorasyon Yıllığı* (in Turkish). **4**. Istanbul: Turkish Government, Istanbul Region: 17–29. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2146-3166](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2146-3166). Archived from [the original](http://istanbulavrupa.vgm.gov.tr/editor/file/Vak%C4%B1f%20Restorasyon%20Y%C4%B1ll%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1/SAYI%204/4003%20Haseki%20H%C3%BCrrem%20Sultan%20K%C3%BClliyesi%281%29.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-25.

- Goodwin, Godfrey (1971). [*A History of Ottoman Architecture*](https://archive.org/details/historyofottoman0000good_o1e5). London: Thames and Hudson. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-500-27429-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-500-27429-0).

- Necipoğlu, Gülru (2005). *The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire*. London: Reaktion Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-86189-253-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-86189-253-9).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Haseki Complex](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Haseki_Complex).

- [Haseki Hürrem Sultan Külliyesi](http://archnet.org/sites/1990), Archnet

- [Photographs of the mosque by Dick Osseman](http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/haseki)

- [A Historical Look to Educational Buildings: Istanbul Haseki Kulliye Madrasah - Mitademo](https://web.archive.org/web/20151025112908/http://mitademo.com/mimarlik/egitim-yapilari-mimarlik/a-historical-look-to-educational-buildings-istanbul-haseki-kulliye-madrasah/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 25 October 2015)

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