Community of İskenderpaşa

The Jamia of İskenderpaşa was first established by Mehmed Zahid Kotku (1897–1980) when he was appointed as the imam of İskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih district of Istanbul, which was constructed by the Grand Vizier Skender Pasha of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481–1512).

The leader of the jamia after Kotku's death was Mahmud Esad Coşan.

This community has many prominent members, including current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

[1][2] Necmettin Erbakan, Turgut Özal, Yıldırım Akbulut, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Numan Kurtulmuş,[2] Celal Adan, Korkut Özal, Hasan Celal Güzel, Fahrettin Koca, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal, Recai Kutan, Ahmet Özal, Nevzat Yalçıntaş[3] and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.