The Yeni Valide Mosque, one of the most beautiful works of its time in the Üsküdar bazaar, covers a large area surrounded by Hakimiyet-i Milliye Avenue, Balaban Avenue and İmam Nasır Street. The mosque courtyard is entered through five gates opening onto these roads. The gate opening onto Hakimiyet-i Milliye Avenue was known as the ‘Çarşı Kapısı’ (Market Gate) since it was located on the bazaar side, the second gate opposite the old Bit Pazarı gate was known as the ‘Bat Pazarı Gate’ or ‘Sebil or Hünkâr Gate’. The third gate opened onto the Arasta Bazaar and was known as the ‘Arasta or Bedesten Gate’, while the fourth gate on the Balaban Street side was known as the ‘Balaban Gate, Cumle Gate, İmaret Gate or Mektep Gate’. The fifth gate was known as the ‘Uncular Gate, Değirmen Gate, Mescit Gate, Imam Gate’. The gates in this direction took their names from the stones of a mill that stood here until recently, the Geredeli Mosque, and a fountain built by Imam Nasır.

The complex consisted of a mosque, a sultan's gallery, a fountain, a public fountain, a tomb, a muvakkithane, a school, a soup kitchen, a fountain, a pool, a water tank, a bazaar, a covered bazaar and a treasury.

The temple is in the middle of a very large courtyard. Since it was built on a flat area and in the middle of floodplains, it is accessed by flood-proof stairs. It has three doors, one on each side of the inner courtyard or fountain courtyard and one on the main gate side. There are verses written in the calligraphy of Hezarfen Mehmet Efendi on them. His signature is on the door on the left.

The fountain courtyard has 36 windows, six on each side, one above the other. These have classical iron bars and wooden shutters on the inside. The floor of the courtyard is covered with marble. It is surrounded on three sides by a portico with 14 domes supported by 17 marble columns. There is an elegant fountain in the middle.

This fountain, one of the most beautiful works of its time, was made entirely of marble with eight faces. There are marble columns at the corners of each face. Exquisite brass networks are placed between these columns. In addition, marble carved networks are placed under the arch connecting the columns to each other.

On the four faces of the fountain, there are small marble troughs for birds to drink from. Its dome is placed on a marble stalactite drum. There is a finial on top. The stalactite shapes are the same as those on the tomb and fountain. Between the arches, there are reliefs of flowers in vases, as on the fountain.

The following inscription by the poet Osmanzade Taip Ahmet Efendi, dated 1123 (1711), is placed between the arches of the fountain and the stalactite moulding, with two verses on each side:

The poisonous, pleasant garden of the fountain, the garden of the sofa-guster
If the ayn-ı Selsebîl-i sahn-ı Heaven is religion, erzani
He saw this abundant water in the clear pool
Sikender did not desire the water of every animal
Hezar makes a melody to you, the image of the lust of the murderer
It brings forth the beauty of the building, the pleasure of the soul
If you look at this fountain, it is like a glass of water with elegance.
That my lips always fill with joy
He found the water's path beautiful, the mirror of praise to God.
When it is like this, may it be a Divine blessing.
Let Taib memorize it like water and the world will be happy
Prayers for the Most Glorious Sultan of the Mother
And the good is in the will of the Majestic Essence of God.
As they roam around the world, they see the rose garden
I said it was a moment of urgency in history.
The fountain of the Sultan's estate in his black dress
1123

The author of the inscription, the poet Taib Ahmet Efendi, was poisoned and killed by the Governor of Egypt in 1136 (1724). He has many works. The most famous of these is 'Hadikat al-Vizera' is his book titled.

A maksem inside the fountain regulates the flow of water.

The high main gate of the mosque is a magnificent example of marble stone workmanship. In front of it is a portico with five domes supported by four marble columns. The middle and two sides have barrel domes and the column capitals are made of stalactite. In the last congregation place there are two mihrabs with stalactite, four windows at the top and bottom and minaret doors on both sides. There is also a mukebbire with marble lattice railings, placed on cut stone consoles. The interior of the dome is decorated with hand-drawn embroidery. An inscription on the right side of the gate states that the mosque was repaired by the Foundations Directorate in 1940.

The main door and the inscription are surrounded by a cornice made of stalactite, which we see on the tomb of his wives, the fountain, the ablution fountain and the porches in the inner courtyard. Inside this, there is the following inscription, again written by Taib Ahmet Efendi, consisting of forty-eight lines in twelve lines, each line containing four lines:

The sovereign of religion and state, the mother of the Sultan
The honorable master of Sultan Ahmed Khan's estate
The asceticism of heaven has made the world a state of all its works
He is now the most perfect ruler of the afterlife in the world.
It is better to remember the good than to forgive.
Let him create all kinds of good things.
Mevla Livechillah is the one who laid the foundation stone of the mosque
He revived a sublime work on the Path of God
This mosque is a sacred place, a neck of sincerity, a sacred month.
This mosque is the shelter of the sacred world of the universe.
The congregation prayed sincerely at the time of the prayer
It is a prayer for the noble spirit of Muhammad Mustafa
Who is the place of worship full of holy blessings?
It is an inner state, an example is the Kaaba-i Ülyâ.
Make the shelter of the pure and pure, everyone.
İmad-ı tâk Şarkı amûd-ı subh ile hem-pâ
The end of the rose garden, the shining lights of the night
Mu'allâ mahfil-i şahinşehi mühr-i ziya-bahşâ
The white-rayed altar is filled with the rays of light.
The love of the holy night of the dude, the key to the synagogue
Behold, every crystal glass is full of value in its opposite
The image of the ornamented, unadorned, was a display
Cardboard marbling jewelry belt-composition
Hurshid spirit-fersâ to the printed form of the muqarnas
He entered Vera-yi Ebr-i Sharm and became a crescent with effort
When you see the mighty world, the mighty garden of the garden
The sanctuary of the adornment of the adornment of the obedience
My soul is the garden of the garden, the jewel of the youth of piety
It was an event in the atlas of the most magnificent figures
The wand would fall due to the mistake in its cookware
The pool of water made the animal's command to be executed

Its name remained dry, it became the fountain of Hızır, in vain
The wine of Kevser was the same as the wine of Kevser
Kevser was a joyful and delightful event in the field of the grave
The rose garden of monotheism in the minaret of the cervix
The muezzins are the ones who sing the melody of the song.
Nigeh-pîrâyı enzar-ı hurd every shape-i mergûbi
This precious mosque is a living light,
The ascetic world's face is the number of the court of justice.
He prays for the good of the Sultan of the World and resigns.
Perfect i'tikad is the basis of pure sincerity.
That Tevfik has made such an exceptional good, mother Bari
Who can be a 'Khurshid' in the history of the creation?
1120

Is it a wonder that he is like the Great Spirit, the goddess of honor?
Sezadir Taib'â a bayt-i ma'mûre
The two dates and the good ending are spelled
Valide Sultan's work was done on site
1122

The exquisite couplet of obedience to God, the temple of the sun
1122 (1710)

This is a beautiful article Calligrapher Findikzade Ibrahim Efendi's. He died in 1134 (1722). His grave was in the Nuri Dede Mosque graveyard in the Fındıkzade district, which gave his name. (Tuhfe-i Hatatin, p. 637)

As can be understood from the inscription, the construction of the temple began in 1708 and was completed in less than two years. Apart from this main door, the mosque has two other side doors and is accessed via flood-proof stairs. Verses are written on the door panels.

signature 'Ketebe Mehmed Burusevi' The inscription writer, Mehmed Efendi, was from Bursa and was the son of Mustafa Efendi. He was a master of hezarfen and illumination. He learned Thuluth and Nesih calligraphy from Kürtzâde İbrahim Efendi and received his permission.

Later, when he came to Istanbul, he took calligraphy lessons from the famous calligrapher Osman Efendi and became a calligraphy teacher at the Imperial Palace. The celî inscriptions of the Valide Sultan Mosque in Üsküdar and the inner belt verse of the tomb next to it are his. In addition, the celî and ta'lik calligraphy of Damat İbrahim Pasha's Dar'ül-hadis at the head of the Şehzade and the ta'lik inscription inside the arch of the fountain adjacent to the fountain are his.

The ta'lik calligraphy of the magnificent Sultan Ahmet III fountain and fountain near the Hagia Sophia Mosque and in front of the Bâbı Hümayun are also his. He also has inscriptions written in other places.

When Mehmet Efendi was single, he lived in the Nakkaşhane in Topkapı Palace and later in a cell in the Saka Fountain, near the Valide Inn.

'Murshid-i Hatt' He died in the month of Rabi'ul-Awwal 1153 (June 1740), as indicated by his composition. (Mustaqimzade, Tuhfetu'l-Hattatin, p. 456)

The mosque is covered with a large dome. Four semi-domes on the sides support the main dome. The central dome is supported by four arches supported by four elephant feet and eight corners formed by four semi-domes on the sides. The temple nave is essentially square in plan.

The loggias on both sides of the mosque, extending to the qibla, are supported by six marble columns each. The side loggias, which are topped with domes, have railings with grid edges. The column capitals are of stalactite.

Tiles and marble were used in the decoration of the mosque. Dark blue glazed tiles on a light green background were made in Tekfur Palace. The marble altar and pulpit are beautiful examples of Turkish stonework. The figures carved on the altar are particularly striking. Tiles were used only on both sides of the altar.

Eight weight towers covered with lead and decorated with finials were built on the outer edge of the dome drum. There are 24 windows on the dome drum.

The elegant minarets on both sides of the mosque, made entirely of regular cut stone, have two balconies. They have marble lattice railings and are stalactite. The cones of the minarets, which are fifty-six meters high, are covered with lead and have banners on them.

There are no inscriptions on the outer courtyard gates made of cut stone. This large courtyard is surrounded by a cut stone wall. There are classical knobbed iron-barred windows on this wall. The wall is copinged, as on the courtyard gates.

This elegant and magnificent work, which adorns Üsküdar, was built by the mother of Sultan Ahmet III. Gülnuş Emetullah Valide Sultan It was built between 1708-1711. Its architect was the chief architect of the Tulip Era. Mehmet Aga from Kayseri'Dr.

Valide Sultan was the Chief Haseki of Mehmet IV and the mother of Sultan Mustafa II and Sultan Ahmet III. She gave birth to Sultan Mustafa on 5 June 1664 in the Edirne Palace and Sultan Ahmet on the night of 30/31 December 1673 in the Topkapı Palace. She became Valide Sultan when her son Mustafa II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1695. She died in the Edirne Palace on 5 November 1715. Her body was brought to Istanbul by ox-cart and buried in her open tomb in this mosque.

Source: Üsküdar Throughout the Centuries, Page 379

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