Çamlıca Mosque & Hill
Türkiye’s largest mosque, opened in 2019 on Çamlıca Hill, with views over the Bosphorus and both continents.
Büyük Çamlıca Mosque crowns the highest hill on the Asian side. Its six minarets and great dome are visible across the city, and the complex includes a museum of Turkish-Islamic art, an art gallery and a library.
The surrounding park and nearby Çamlıca viewpoints offer one of the widest panoramas of Istanbul, from the Old City to the Bosphorus bridges.
- →Active mosque: modest dress and prayer-time closures apply.
- →Visit on a clear day for the best views; mornings are quieter.
- →Coach parking is available below the complex.
Tours visiting this place
Hotels nearby
A contemporary luxury resort on the Kuruçeşme waterfront, with one of the city’s largest spas.
A boutique-style five-star hotel on the water in Ortaköy.
A former Ottoman imperial palace on the Bosphorus, now one of the most prestigious hotels in the city.
Places nearby
- Emaar Square Mall2.6 km
A large modern mall on the Asian side near Çamlıca, with an aquarium and family attractions.
- Beylerbeyi Palace2.9 km
Sultan Abdülaziz’s marble summer palace on the Asian shore, at the foot of the Bosphorus Bridge.
- Ortaköy Mosque & Square4.1 km
The baroque Ortaköy Mosque at the foot of the Bosphorus Bridge — Istanbul’s most photographed waterfront.
- Kadıköy Market & Moda5.5 km
Kadıköy’s market streets and the Moda seafront — the everyday Istanbul of the Asian side.
- Maiden’s Tower (Kız Kulesi)5.5 km
The tower on a small islet off Üsküdar — a symbol of the Bosphorus, reopened in 2023 as a museum.
- Dolmabahçe Palace5.9 km
The nineteenth-century waterfront palace of the late Ottoman sultans, with a 4.5-tonne crystal chandelier.