Eyüp Cemetery
Part of the Eyüp Cemetery seen from the eastern bank of the Golden Horn.
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| Location | Eyüp, Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°03′10″N 28°56′04″E / 41.05278°N 28.93444°ECoordinates: 41°03′10″N 28°56′04″E / 41.05278°N 28.93444°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | General Directorate of Foundations |
| Website | İBB Mezarlıklar Md. website |
The Eyüp Cemetery (Turkish: Eyüp Mezarlığı), aka Eyüp Sultan Cemetery, is a historic burial ground located in the Eyüp district, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the General Directorate of Foundations. One of the oldest and largest Muslim cemeteries in Istanbul, it hosts graves of Ottoman sultans and court members, grand viziers, high-ranked religious authorities, civil servants and military commanders as well as intellectuals, scientists, artists and poets.
The cemetery was very popular by Ottoman people, who wanted to be buried next to the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576–circa 672 or 674), in Ottoman Turkish Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, in modern Turkish Eyüp Sultan). A close companion (sahaba) of Prophet Muhammad, he died during a raid against the Byzantine capital Constantinople and wanted to be buried as close as possible to the city walls. After the Conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453, a tomb was constructed above his grave and a mosque, called today the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, was built in his honor. From that time on, the area now known as Eyüp has become sacred, and many prominent Ottoman people requested burial in proximity of Abu Ayyub.
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