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The Historian · Zeynep · Istanbul

Eyüp Sultan Mosque

Eyüp · Ottoman Mosque · Free

Every sultan was girded with the sword of Osman here. This is where Ottoman legitimacy was performed.

The shrine of the Prophet's companion Ayyub, the holiest Ottoman site in the city, above the Golden Horn.

— Zeynep, The Historian
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