Rüstem Pasha is a mosque commissioned by a businessman, Grand Vizier (minister) of Suleyman’s court, and military man –bearing that same name– who spent his wealth raising public buildings, mosques, and charitable foundations.
It was built between 1561 and 1563, and it contains the best samples of İznik tiles in all Istanbul. Iznik Tiles are a distinctive signature of Ottoman decoration, which have a strong relationship with the politics, propaganda, and empire building of the period in Ottoman history.