# Tomb of Turhan Sultan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan > Source revision: 1328363736 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Mausoleum of 5 Ottoman Sultans, at Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey Monument in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Tomb of Turhan Sultan Turhan Sultan Türbesi Entrance to the Tomb of Turhan Sultan Interactive map of Tomb of Turhan Sultan Location Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey Designer Mustafa Agha Type Mausoleum Material Iznik tiles, mother-of-pearl inlaid woodwork Length 15 metres (49 ft) Width 15 metres (49 ft) Completion date 1663 Restored date 1959 Dedicated to Turhan Sultan Graves 44 The **Tomb of Turhan Sultan** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Turhan Sultan Türbesi*) is the [mausoleum](/source/Mausoleum) of five [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) sultans, located at [Fatih](/source/Fatih) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), Turkey. It was built in 1663 for [Turhan Sultan](/source/Turhan_Sultan), first [Haseki](/source/Haseki_sultan) of Sultan [Ibrahim](/source/Ibrahim_of_the_Ottoman_Empire) and mother of Sultan [Mehmed IV](/source/Mehmed_IV).[1] ## Overview The tomb is situated on the corner of Bankacılar St. and Yeni Cami St. in [Eminönü](/source/Emin%C3%B6n%C3%BC) quarter of Fatih in Istanbul.[2] It was built in 1663 for [Turhan Sultan](/source/Turhan_Sultan) (c. 1627–1683). She was the first [Haseki Sultan](/source/Haseki_sultan) of [Sultan Ibrahim](/source/Ibrahim_of_the_Ottoman_Empire) (reigned 1640–1648) and the mother and [Valide Sultan](/source/Valide_sultan) of Sultan [Mehmed IV](/source/Mehmed_IV) (r. 1648–1687). The tomb was built as part of the [New Mosque](/source/New_Mosque_(Istanbul)) complex, of which construction was started in 1598 by [Safiye Sultan](/source/Safiye_Sultan_(wife_of_Murad_III)) (c. 1550 – c. 1619), the Haseki of Sultan [Murad III](/source/Murad_III) (r. 1574–1595), the Valide Sultan of Sultan [Mehmed III](/source/Mehmed_III) (r. 1595–1603) as well as the grandmother of Sultans [Ahmed I](/source/Ahmed_I) (r. 1603–1617) and [Mustafa I](/source/Mustafa_I) (r. 1617–1618, 1622–1623), and completed by Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1665. The tomb contains 44 graves in total. In addition to Turhan Sultan, five sultans, Mehmed IV, [Mustafa II](/source/Mustafa_II) (r. 1695–1703), [Ahmed III](/source/Ahmed_III) (r. 1703–1730), [Mahmud I](/source/Mahmud_I) (r. 1730–1754) and [Osman III](/source/Osman_III) (r. 1754–1757), rest in the tomb. Other notables are [Şehzades](/source/%C5%9Eehzade) and [Sultanas](/source/Sultana_(title)), namely princes, princesses, and [Kadın](/source/Kad%C4%B1n_(title)) (consorts) as relatives of the sultans.[3] ## Architecture The tomb was built by court architect Mustafa Agha. It was designed in square-plan having a porch of the size 15 m × 15 m (49 ft × 49 ft) in front of its entrance gate. The porch's dome is carried by [pendant vaults](/source/Pendant_vault) and [arched vaults](/source/Vault_(architecture)) built with interchangeably white and red stones. The porch is decorated with tiles and carvings. The rectangular panels on the porch walls contain each a red and pale green [rosette](/source/Rosette_(design)) on white ground. The panels have decorative fillings on the corners. On the right side of the gate, an inscription reads literally "Oh! my [Allah](/source/Allah), who opens the doors, open auspicial doors to us".[3] Windows in two rows around the building, with exception on the porch side, bring light inside the tomb. The lower row windows are rectangular and are barred while the upper row windows have pointed-arch design. The tomb's interior is decorated with [Iznik tiles](/source/Iznik_pottery) and carvings. The original decorations on the walls and at the dome interior were recovered during the restoration works in 1959. In the 19th and 20th centuries, some carvings were added as copies of the original ones in the medallions and rosettes. A tile belt surrounding the interior contains the inscription of the 1st-30th [āyāt](/source/%C4%80yah) of the [Quranic](/source/Quran) [surah](/source/Surah) [Al-Mulk](/source/Al-Mulk). An inscription in two lines of [Taʿlīq script](/source/Ta%CA%BFl%C4%ABq_script) was attached into the western wall of the tomb during the burial of Sultan Mehmed IV. Sultan Ahmed III built a library on the right side of the porch. In later years, two more tombs, named "Havatin" and "Cedid Havatin", were built next to the tomb.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Journal, M. F.; MuseumFind.com (2025-11-18). ["Turhan Museum (Istanbul)"](https://museumfind.com/turkey/turhan-museum/). *MuseumFind.com*. Retrieved 2025-12-04. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-kv_2-0)** ["İstanbul Türbeler Müzesi Müdürlüğüme BağlıBulunan Türbelerin Lstesi"](http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/TR-44099/istanbul-turbeler-muze-mudurlugu.html) (in Turkish). Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 19 July 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tas_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tas_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tas_3-2) ["Eminönü Hatice Turhan Sultan Türbesi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160612083730/http://www.tas-istanbul.com/portfolio-view/eminonu-hatice-turhan-sultan-turbesi/) (in Turkish). TAS stanbul. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019. [41°00′58.2″N 28°58′18.8″E / 41.016167°N 28.971889°E / 41.016167; 28.971889](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan¶ms=41_00_58.2_N_28_58_18.8_E_) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hatice Turhan Mausoleum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hatice_Turhan_Mausoleum). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tomb of Turhan Sultan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Turhan_Sultan?action=history)). 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