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Located in the western section of Edirne, on the banks of the Tunca River and southwest of the bridge bearing its name, this is a 15th-century Ottoman place of worship. It was constructed in 1422 (Hijri 825) during the reign of Sultan Murad II by Emirü’l-kebir Mihal bin Aziz, a member of the Mihaloğulları family, one of the prominent Ottoman akıncı lineages. The mosque was built as the central element of a külliye reflecting the early architectural characteristics of the Ottoman state. Historica