Page tested for compliance with INDUSTRY (not MS-only) standards, using the free, publicly accessible validator at validator.w3.org."New" is a relative term. Construction of the mosque began in 1597. The start didn't go well, was something of a false start... but construction was eventually completed in 1663... so... after the Mayflower. "New".
We didn't visit the inside, but we passed it many times... it is at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, to the old part of town, near the spice market.
Wikipedia article on "New" Mosque, or to use its more formal name, Mosque of the Valide Sultan.
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