The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, or Aksaray Valide Mosque, is an Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul's Fatih district. Pertevniyal Sultan, consort of Mahmud II and mother of Abdülaziz, commissioned it. The article says it was probably designed by Sarkis Bey of the Balyan family, but other sources name Pietro Montani or other Balyans. Construction began in November 1869 and finished in 1871, or 1872 in the infobox.
The article describes Turkish Rococo mixed with Ottoman, Moroccan, Gothic, Renaissance and Empire elements, which some critics found garish. The prayer hall is 33 by 33 feet (10 by 10 m) under a single dome on a 12-sided drum. The interior is mostly blue, with muqarnas and arabesques.
The medrese burned in 1911. Renovation of Aksaray Square in 1956 to 1959 removed the tomb, sebil and timekeeper's room, and the tomb was later rebuilt from original pieces. Pertevniyal Sultan died in 1883 and was buried in the mosque.
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