Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Camii

Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque seen from street
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Location within the Fatih district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates	41°00′36″N 28°57′11″E / 41.01000°N 28.95306°E / 41.01000; 28.95306
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman, Gothic, Renaissance, Islamic
Completed	1872
Minaret(s)	2

The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque (Turkish: Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Camii, Aksaray Valide Sultan Camii), is a grand Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Atatürk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood beside the Pertevniyal High School (Turkish: Pertevniyal Lisesi) which was also built by the order of Sultana Pertevniyal in 1872. The mosque attracts 400-500 worshipers during regular prayer times and over 2,500 worshipers during Friday prayers.^[1]

The mosque's location was regarded as important to the Valide Sultan and royal family, as Aksaray was a vital commercial center during the Ottoman period. At the time what is now a busy pedestrian thoroughfare was known for its overwhelming beauty, with plentiful gardens and orchards.