During Murad’s reign many mosques, medreses, palaces, and bridges were built. Bursa Muradiye Mosque and Edirne Muradiye Mosque which were built with Kulliyes carries his own name. Also, Edirne, Gazi Mihal Mosque, Amasya, Yorguc Pasha Mosque, Filibe Sehabettin Pasha Mosque, Uskup Alaca Ishak Bey Mosque, Uskup Sultan Murad Mosque, Edirne Shah Melek Pasha Mosque, Edirne Beylerbeyi Mosque, and Karaca Bey Mosque were built in his reign. There were a medrese (university) and an imarethane (hospice) near the Edirne Mosque with three Serefes (Balcony) which were also built by Murad II. This mosque’s walls and altars were decorated with extremely beautiful tiles. Murad II also built the 170 shafted Uzun (long) Bridge, which was on the river of Ergene.

The great bridge in the town of Basikhisar near Ankara had been built in Sultan Murad’s period and he sent its income to Mecca. He had been sending pilgrims and private officers called Surre-i Humayun to the Kabe in Mecca for the restoration of the holy places. In his reign many books had been written and many foreign books had been translated into the Ottoman language.

Murad II was a poet and calligrapher himself. He used to use the pen name Muradi and wrote many poems.

Produced by: FORSNET