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September 2015: Around The Old City

Islamic Art Museum, Waterfront, Tourists, & The Blue Mosque

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Inside the Blue Mosque. The mosque was completed in the 1600s and is actually called Sultan Ahmed Mosque. The blue color of the Iznik tiles that line the inside is what gives the mosque its nickname.

When Pope Francis visited Turkey in November 2014, he prayed here.

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