The Sultan Mosque and its complex which was started to be constructed in the 14th century when Suleyman the Magnificient was a flag officer in Manisa was built in memory of Hafsa Sultan, the mother of Suleyman the Magnificinet. The mosque having a plain structure has two minarets, and a complex consisting of a madrasah, one school for children and alms house completed in 1522. Darussifa (the Ottoman hospital) and hammam were later added to the complex. Sultan Mosque is famous for the celebration of Mesir Festivities and scattering of the paste to the public. |