| Selimiye Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Province | Konya Province |
| Region | Central Anatolia |
| Rite | Sunni Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Konya,Turkey |
  Location of Konya within Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 37°52′14″N32°30′15″E / 37.87044°N 32.50416°E /37.87044; 32.50416 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Classical Ottoman |
| Completed | 1558 |
| Minaret | 2 |
Selimiye Mosque (Selim II Mosque,Turkish:Selimiye Camisi) is a 16th-centuryOttoman mosque inKonya,Turkey.
The mosque is in theKaratay secondary municipality of Konya. It is situated in the business center of the city to the east of theAziziye Mosque. The mosque was built next to the funerary shrine complex ofMevlana Celalüddin Rumi, a Persiansufi mystic (today theMevlâna Museum).[1]
The mosque had been commissioned in 1558 bySelim II while he was still a şehzade (prince) working as a sanjak governor. Although the mosque was constructed whileMimar Sinan held the post of chief architect, the building is not listed in any of his autobiographies.[1] In Konya Sinan only lists the renovation of a hospice.[2] The construction was completed in 1570 after Selim became the sultan. Later it was repaired three times; in 1685, 1816 and 1914.[3]
The double-minaret mosque is a typical 16th centuryOttoman mosque and it resemblesFatih Mosque inIstanbul. The praying area is roofed by a big dome. There are seven small domes over the portico. Themihrab is made of blue marble and theminbar is made of white marble.[3]
