Piri Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Piri Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Piri Mehmet Paşa Cami) is an Ottoman-era mosque in Silivri, Istanbul Province, Turkey, built in 1530–31 by Grand vizier Piri Mehmed Pasha.

The mosque complex is located in the center of Silivri district of Istanbul Province, northwestern Turkey. It was commissioned by Ottoman Grand vizier Piri Mehmed Pasha (in office 1518–1523), and built in 937 AH (1530–31) according to the wall-hung inscription above the main gate. Here are various records and rumors about the architecture of the complex. The architect of the mosque is not known. In the period of the construction of the mosque complex, the chief architect was Acem (Esir) Ali ("Ali the Persian (Captive)").

The mosque is situated in the middle of a courtyard on a terrace. Built in ashlar, it has a square plan form topped with a lead-sheet covered dome of 11.90 m (39.0 ft) diameter. It has two lines of windows, the upper line windows are in pointed arch form and the ones below have rectangular form. The mihrab, situated in a stem, which is topped by a half dome, opens to the main prayer room by a large pointed arch. On two sides of the main prayer room, there are two...