Üsküdar - Büyük Cami

At the landing-stage (on the left) is the Büyük Cami (Great Mosque) also known as the Iskele Camii or Mihrimah Camii, which was built by Süleiman the Magnificent in 1547 for his daughter Mihrimah. A little way south is the Yeni Valide Camii, built by Sultan Ahmet III in 1707-10.

Between the two mosques a road branches off on the left to Baglarbasi, Kisikli and the suburb of Bulgurluköy, 5km/3mi away. 1km/0.75mi north rises the Hill of Büyük Camlica (268m/879ft), from which there are superb views of Istanbul, the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara; the views are no less impressive at night.