The Osman Shah Mosque or Kursum Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the city of Trikala in Greece. The mosque was commissioned by Osman Shah, also known as Kara Osman Pasha, who was the son of one of Sultan Selim I's daughters and the executed vizier İskender Pasha. Osman Shah for a long time dwelt in Trikala as the governor of the lo…The Osman Shah Mosque or Kursum Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the city of Trikala in Greece. The mosque was commissioned by Osman Shah, also known as Kara Osman Pasha, who was the son of one of Sultan Selim I's daughters and the executed vizier İskender Pasha. Osman Shah for a long time dwelt in Trikala as the governor of the local province, the Sanjak of Trikala. The mosque was designed by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan and is the only one that lies in modern Greece.
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