” The first mosque designed by a woman”

Building name: The Şakirin Mosque

Architect: Hursev Tayla

Interior Designer: Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

The mosque is a combination between contemporary and modern styles with traditional Ottoman design. The difference can be seen only from inside. There are futuristic motifs which gives contemporary view of the interior. The shape of the building in a combination with beautiful Islamic patterns give the traditional view of the building.

Fadıllıoğlu  pay special attention to women, so she designed women’s upper floor to match the men’s area in both size and beauty.