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Nuruosmaniye Mosque is a mosque built in the 18th century and considered one of the most important works of the Ottoman Westernization period. The word “Nuruosmaniye” means “the light of the Ottomans.” Nuruosmaniye Mosque is located in Istanbul’s Nuruosmaniye district (Molla Fenari Neighborhood), on Vezirhan Street. In the place where the mosque now stands, there used to be the masjid of Fatıma Hatun. The construction initiated by Sultan Mahmud I in 1748 was halted upon his death; it was then co