The documentation and evaluation of Istanbul Sultan Ahmet Mosque tiles

Sultan Ahmet Mosque is a continuation of the period called the Classical Period of Ottoman Architecture as a plan editing. The Sultan Ahmet Mosque was built between 1609 and 1617 by Sultan Ahmet I (1590-1617). Sultan Ahmet I. did not see the completed state of the mosque that he participated in the groundbreaking ceremony because of early devastation. Sultan Ahmet Mosque; It is located in At Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) which is located in Fatih district of Istanbul. The historical hippodrome and Ibrahim Pasha Palace on the northern side of the mosque within the scope of Sultan Ahmet Kulliyesi; and Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia Museum on the eastern front. The mosque is located on a hill overlooking the historic peninsula. Our study is based on Sultan Ahmet Mosque's tile ornaments; the tiles were examined in detail by composition, figüre, material, form and technical care and tried to be introduced to the reader. Nearly 243 tile panels which we have examined in Sultan Ahmet Mosque are among the best examples of in terms of composition and technical features. 60 different compositions, which 58 of them are processed under a transparent glaze, were made with glaze technique and other two with glaze painting on a single color glaze and coloured glazed technique. The tiles are examples of the last competent examples of Iznik workshops.