Sedefkar Mehmed Agha

Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
Bornc. 1540
probably Elbasan or Kalkandelen (Tetovo), Ottoman Empire
Died1617 (aged 76 or 77)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
CitizenshipOttoman
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSultan Ahmed Mosque

Sedefkar Mehmed Agha (Modern Turkish: Sedefkâr Mehmet Ağa, Albanian: Sedefqar Mehmeti Aga Elbasanit; about 1540–1617) was an Ottoman architect, notably the builder of Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque") in Istanbul.

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