Sinan Pasha Mosque - Famagusta

The Ottomans protected the cultural heritage of the places they conquered and ensured that these works were preserved until today. Sinan Pasha Mosque in Famagusta is an example of this.

It started to be used as a mosque in 1571 after the Ottomans captured Famagusta. A minaret was added to the southwestern corner and it was named Sinan Pasha Mosque, named after "Sinan the Great", who served as Grand Vizier five times in the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as the "Buğday Mosque" because the mosque was used as a potato and grain warehouse during the period when the island was under British rule. In the southern courtyard, there is the tomb of Twenty-eight Çelebi.

Nowadays, it has been restored and reopened for worship as of May 2021, with the initiatives and contributions of the Cyprus Foundations Administration.