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Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Lüleburgaz

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the town of Lüleburgaz in the Kırklareli Province of northwestern Turkey.

The mosque was commissioned by the grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (in office 1565–1579) and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. It was built between 1565 and 1569-70 and forms part of a large complex that includes a medrese (theological school), a hospice and a caravansarai.

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References

  1. ^ "Tarihi Yapılar - Camiler: Lüleburgaz Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii" (in Turkish). Kırklareli İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-07-01. |
  2. ^ Necipoğlu 2005, p. 353.

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