{"id":245,"date":"2023-04-30T11:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T08:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/?p=245"},"modified":"2024-12-30T23:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T20:11:20","slug":"taksim-mosque-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide","title":{"rendered":"Taksim Mosque Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Taksim Mosque<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a controversial praying temple for Muslims, built in 2021, in <\/span><b>Beyo\u011flu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> district, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/en\/blog\/turkey\/istanbul\/\">Istanbul<\/a>, Turkey. As it is mentioned in previous contents, <\/span><b>Taksim Square<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a wide variety of activities and facilities, which consists of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, <\/span><b>Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Aya Triada<\/b> <b>Church<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Taksim Mosque. The mosque is pretty new when it\u2019s compared to others in Taksim Square. It is known that Taksim Square is associated with the concept of \u201c<\/span><b>Secularism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d as <\/span><b>Gezi Park Protests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were held there. These reasons explain why it was controversial to build a mosque near Taksim Square.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taksim Mosque was constructed by two architects <\/span><b>\u015eefik Birkiye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Selim Dalaman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The mosque has a 3000 people capacity. Actually, it is a mosque complex and has an underground parking area, a library, an exhibition hall, a saloon, and a soup kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#The_architecture_of_the_Taksim_Mosque\" title=\"The architecture of the Taksim Mosque\">The architecture of the Taksim Mosque<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#How_to_get_to_Taksim_Mosque\" title=\"How to get to Taksim Mosque?\">How to get to Taksim Mosque?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#What_are_the_nearest_places_which_are_worth_to_visit\" title=\"What are the nearest places which are worth to visit?\">What are the nearest places which are worth to visit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#Where_is_Taksim_Mosque\" title=\"Where is Taksim Mosque?\">Where is Taksim Mosque?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#When_was_Taksim_Mosque_built\" title=\"When was Taksim Mosque built?\">When was Taksim Mosque built?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#How_can_I_go_from_Taksim_Square_to_Blue_Mosque\" title=\"How can I go from Taksim Square to Blue Mosque?\">How can I go from Taksim Square to Blue Mosque?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/taksim-mosque-guide\/#How_far_is_Taksim_Square_from_Blue_Mosque\" title=\"How far is Taksim Square from Blue Mosque?\">How far is Taksim Square from Blue Mosque?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_Taksim_Mosque\"><\/span><b>History of Taksim Mosque<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247\" style=\"width: 1130px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History.jpg\" alt=\"Taksim Mosque History\" width=\"1130\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-History-1068x600.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taksim Mosque History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taksim Mosque\u2019s construction project was initially discussed in 1968. To be able to construct the mosque, the &#8220;Taksim Mosque Building and Sustenance Association&#8221; was founded. However, when the 1980 Military Coup occupied the administration, the association was closed for the reason that constructing a mosque is not demanded by the neighboring community. The field where the mosque is located right now was specified in 1977. Yet the <\/span><b>Court of State<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> declined the building of a mosque in Taksim Square. In the 1990s the project of the mosque became a current issue again. In 1993, most of the parts of Beyo\u011flu were considered Urban Protected Areas. The mosque project was related to the plans for Protected Areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations that function around the Beyo\u011flu district objected to the determinations of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Culture and Tourism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Therefore, <\/span><b>Istanbul 10<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> Administrative Court<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> canceled the Protection and Construction Plan. The Municipality of Beyo\u011flu objected to the last decision of the Administration Court, and the State of Court led to the building of the mosque in Taksim Square. Thus, Taksim Mosque&#8217;s foundation date is 2017, and it was completed in 2021. The mosque was inaugurated with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan in a Friday prayer. Before the opening ceremony, Taksim Square was washed with rose water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_architecture_of_the_Taksim_Mosque\"><\/span><b>The architecture of the Taksim Mosque<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Taksim Mosque Architecture\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Taksim-Mosque-Architecture-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taksim Mosque Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project was planned by lots of architects, one of the most charming projects was the &#8220;<\/span><b>Taksim<\/b> <b>Republic Mosque and Museum of Religions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; which was rewarded with the &#8220;<\/span><b>International Union of Architects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taksim Mosque\u2019s architectural plan was held by \u015eefik Birkiye and Selim Dalaman was accepted. The mosque was built according to the architectural movement <\/span><b>of Art-deco <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>Neo-deco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Art Deco is a modern way of architecture, that\u2019s why geometrical shapes and symmetrical moves are mostly seen. When we look at Taksim Square, it is obvious that windows and semi-domes are symmetrical.\u00a0 Ecru and grey colored mosque looks pretty modern way of a mosque. The mosque has two minarets. Unlike other historical Baroque mosques in Istanbul, Taksim Mosque has simpler but a clean scenes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the outside of the mosque has a modern look, the inside is tried to be made more aesthetic. The walls are furnished with the name of Allah, Prophet Muhammed, and 4 khalifas with the art of calligraphy. At the entrance, on the floor and the ceiling, there is 8 cornered star that belongs to <\/span><b>Selcuks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Every corner symbolizes mercy, compassion, patience, secretion, generosity, loyalty, gratitude, and righteousness. On the dome, there is the Surah of Fatiha with massive fonts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mosque has 4 gates. On the hoop of the dome, Surah of Ali-Imran\u2019s 190<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> verse is written. Also, Surah al Bakarah\u2019s 285. and 286. verses and Ayet-ul Kursi are drawn around the walls with calligraphy. That means it is possible to see the Islamic motives inside the mosque. Also, a massive chandelier is lighting up the mosque with 60 lamps. Lastly, the mosque was constructed according to the heights of other buildings such as Aya Triada Eastern Orthodox Church and Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taksim Square Mosque is located just behind the <\/span><b>Taksim Water Tank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, built under the command of Sultan Mahmud I in 1731. You can both visit Taksim Mosque and see the historical Water Tank on your Istanbul trip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_to_Taksim_Mosque\"><\/span><b>How to get to Taksim Mosque?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>M2 (Yenikap\u0131-Hac\u0131osman)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> metro line is a cozy transportation way. Also, the <\/span><b>Marmaray<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> train line, which runs between <\/span><b>Atak\u00f6y <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Pendik<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another vehicle to get to Taksim Mosque. Bus lines, numbered <\/span><b>129T, 49T, 72T, DT1, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> SG2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> get to Taksim Square.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_nearest_places_which_are_worth_to_visit\"><\/span><b>What are the nearest places which are worth to visit?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mosque is in Taksim Square, which means the mosque is at the center of Beyo\u011flu. After visiting Taksim Mosque, you can pass to Aya Triada Church, which is a historical prayer place. Seeing from a modern mosque to a historical church will be mind-blowing. After religious places, at Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center you can participate in various kinds of activities like watching a theatre or seeing an exhibition. If you want to rest a little bit and eat, there are numerous restaurants around there. In final, you can have fun in millions of bars and nightclubs in Taksim Square. Hope you enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_Taksim_Mosque\"><\/span><b>Where is Taksim Mosque?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taksim Mosque is located in Taksim Square, Beyo\u011flu, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_was_Taksim_Mosque_built\"><\/span><b>When was Taksim Mosque built?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was built and opened in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_go_from_Taksim_Square_to_Blue_Mosque\"><\/span><b>How can I go from Taksim Square to Blue Mosque?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 14 minutes of walking, with tram line T1, you can reach Blue Mosque, or get on the M2 metro line and get off at the stop of Vezneciler. Then walk 20 minutes or take a taxi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_far_is_Taksim_Square_from_Blue_Mosque\"><\/span><b>How far is Taksim Square from Blue Mosque?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is at least 4.7 km between Taksim Square and Blue Mosque. By car, the drive lasts 20 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teknevia.com\/en\">Boats rentals<\/a> are waiting for you at Teknevia for those who want to enjoy the sea more in Istanbul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taksim Mosque, is a controversial praying temple for Muslims, built in 2021, in Beyo\u011flu district, Istanbul, Turkey. As it is mentioned in previous contents, Taksim Square has a wide variety of activities and facilities, which consists of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center, Aya Triada Church, and Taksim Mosque. 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