The Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque () is an old Ottoman mosque located in a large and densely populated district of ÃÂsküdar, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque is located close to the Bosphorus waterfront and à Âemsi Pasha, Yeni Valide and Mihrimah Sultan historical mosques located in the ÃÂsküdar district. It is the first mosque to be built on the Asian (Anatolian) side of Istanbul following its takeover and collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The mosque was built in 1471 for the Grand Vizier Rum Mehmed Pasha, who was of Greek origin. The mosque combines architectural elements of Ottoman and Byzantine styles, built of stone and brick. It was restored in 1953.