🕌 Ziyarat Turkey
📍 Istanbul (Capital of Islamic Heritage)
Eyüp Sultan Mosque & Tomb
o Resting place of Hazrat Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (R.A.), host of Prophet ﷺ in Madinah.
o A highly blessed ziyarat spot, visited by Ottoman Sultans before coronation.
Topkapi Palace (Islamic Relics)
o Sacred belongings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ:
Hair (Sha’r-e-Mubarak)
Tooth
Sword, Bow & Cloak
Letters to kings
Footprint of Prophet ﷺ
o Relics of Sahaba (R.A.) and other Prophets also preserved.
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Mosque
o Historic Byzantine church converted into a mosque after conquest (1453).
o Now restored as a mosque again.
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)
o Famous Ottoman-era mosque with six minarets and beautiful calligraphy.
Suleymaniye Mosque
o Built by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent.
o Contains his tomb and Islamic history exhibits.
Other Sahaba Graves in Istanbul
o Hz. Halid bin Zayd (R.A.)
o Amr bin As (R.A.) expedition martyrs
o Dozens of companions buried during Islamic expeditions.
📍 Bursa (First Ottoman Capital)
- Green Mosque & Green Tomb – resting place of Sultan Mehmed I.
- Ulu Cami (Grand Mosque) – historic Ottoman mosque.
- Important city of early Ottoman Islamic rule.
📍 Konya
- Mevlana Rumi’s Mausoleum – resting place of Jalaluddin Rumi, great Sufi scholar, founder of the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervishes).
- Spiritual center of Islamic Sufism.
📍 Canakkale (Gallipoli)
- Memorials of Ottoman martyrs of WWI.
- Historic site of Muslim soldiers’ sacrifices.