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Mausolea - Türbeler

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Türbe's or mausolea are all over town. Many will be closed for several reasons. One of them is to prevent theft and wanton destruction. Because they tend to be treasure troves: the better ones will have Iznik tiles that are a treat by themselves, some are by the best architects. So whenever I find them opened I enter and if possible take pictures. As I am reorganizing I now group them for as much as I can. Most will be of sultans, but some vezirs, pasha's or holy man had tombs made that deserve to be placed here. I hope to extend the collection: some were closed for restoration. Also I hope to find some loose ones in my somewhat overloaded collection.

There is an organization that seems to be founded for the upkeep and display of türbe's. Its website has some fine examples of what it may grow into, however, I have the strong sense they suffer from a lack of money, because prominently "WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR DONATION" and a bank account are given. It is in Turkish, but you just try what works. Some displays are "3D".

I complicate matters by adding a few graveyards.
Sultans' Mausolea at Hagia Sophia
Sultans' Mausolea at Hagia Sophia
Süleyman mausoleum
Süleyman mausoleum
Roxelane mausoleum
Roxelane mausoleum
Sultan Ahmet I mausoleum
Sultan Ahmet I mausoleum
Şehzade tombs
Şehzade tombs
Türbeler at Eyüp
Türbeler at Eyüp
Yeni türbe
Yeni türbe
Sultan Abdül Hamit I mausoleum
Sultan Abdül Hamit I mausoleum
Mustafa III and Selim III türbeler
Mustafa III and Selim III türbeler
Mahmut II türbesi
Mahmut II türbesi
Hüsrev Paşa türbesi by Sinan
Hüsrev Paşa türbesi by Sinan
Fuat Pasha türbesi
Fuat Pasha türbesi
Koca Sinan Paşa complex aka Sinan Paşa complex
Koca Sinan Paşa complex aka Sinan Paşa complex
Şeyh Ahmet Buhara türbesi
Şeyh Ahmet Buhara türbesi
Nalıncı Mehmet Mimi Dede Türbesi
Nalıncı Mehmet Mimi Dede Türbesi
Sultan Mehmet V Reşat türbesi
Sultan Mehmet V Reşat türbesi
Hattat Rakım Efendi Türbesi
Hattat Rakım Efendi Türbesi
Cenderecizade Muhittin Çelebi türbesi
Cenderecizade Muhittin Çelebi türbesi
Feriköy Mezarlığı
Feriköy Mezarlığı
Aya Lefter Kurtuluş Rum Ortodoks Mezarlik
Aya Lefter Kurtuluş Rum Ortodoks Mezarlik
Incirli Dede Yakup Efendi Hz. Türbesi
Incirli Dede Yakup Efendi Hz. Türbesi
Balıklı Ermeni Mezarlığı
Balıklı Ermeni Mezarlığı
Istanbul Muhammed Bedrettin Turbesi 2015 9124.jpg
Istanbul Muhammed Bedrettin Turbesi 2015 9124.jpg
Istanbul Dede Pasha Sokak grave 2015 8993.jpg
Istanbul Dede Pasha Sokak grave 2015 8993.jpg
Istanbul Softa Sinan grave 2015 9009.jpg
Istanbul Softa Sinan grave 2015 9009.jpg
Barbarossa's tomb
Barbarossa's tomb
Istanbul some random shots May 2014 9339.jpg
Istanbul some random shots May 2014 9339.jpg
Ebû Şeybe el-Hudri türbesi
Ebû Şeybe el-Hudri türbesi
Abdul Vedut Türbesi
Abdul Vedut Türbesi
Nakaş Hasan Paşa
Nakaş Hasan Paşa
Şah Sultan
Şah Sultan
Kuyucu Murad Pasha Tomb
Kuyucu Murad Pasha Tomb
Hoca Üvey complex
Hoca Üvey complex
Nakşidil Valide Sultan mausoleum
Nakşidil Valide Sultan mausoleum
Sultan Beyazit Mausolea and cemetery
Sultan Beyazit Mausolea and cemetery