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The '''Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque''' (Turkish: ''Sancaktar Hayrettin Câmîi'') is part of a former {{Wiki|Eastern | The '''Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque''' (Turkish: ''Sancaktar Hayrettin Câmîi'') is part of a former {{Wiki|Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox}} monastery in [[Constantinople]], converted into a mosque by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 24 December 2025
The Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque (Turkish: Sancaktar Hayrettin Câmîi) is part of a former Eastern Orthodox monastery in Constantinople, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
History[edit | edit source]
Prior to its conversion into a mosque, the church was an Eastern Orthodox church dating from the reign of Emperor Constantine I during the Byzantine period.[1] During the height of the Palaiologos era, the church was redesigned with Byzantine architecture.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Sancaktar is Turkish for "standard-bearer".
