Kuzguncuk
The Bosphorus Bridge and the shore lights at dusk
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Kuzguncuk Camii (Yeni Cami)

Locals still call it the new mosque.
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Photo: Emre Gencer on Unsplash · placeholder, not this place

The move here

Built in 1952 on land of the Armenian church next door, partly with Armenian and Jewish donations.

The story hereThe mosque built on church landThe two domes on the shore road look like a postcard about tolerance.
Practical

Standard mosque etiquette: cover shoulders and knees, women cover their hair, take shoes off, and avoid prayer times and Friday midday.

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