In addition to strengthening the historic Byzantine structure, Sinan built the two additional large minarets at the western end of the building, the original sultan's lodge and the Türbe (mausoleum) of Selim II to the southeast of the building in 1576–1577 / AH 984.
Ademais de fortalecer a histórica estrutura bizantina, Sinan construíu os dous minaretes grandes adicionais no extremo oeste do edificio, o orixinal palco do sultán, e o Turbe (mausoleo) de Selim II no sueste do edificio entre 1576 e 1577.