- The Bajrakli mosque was built around 1575, as one of 273 mosques that had existed in Belgrade during the time of the Ottoman rule of Serbia.
- It is located in 11 Gospodar Jevremova Street. Next to the mosque is a madrasa, a religious high school.
- At the end of the 18th century, it was named Bajrakli mosque (bayrak meaning “flag” in Turkish), after the flag that used to be put on it as a sign for the simultaneous beginning of prayer in all Belgrade mosques.
- After the reconstruction in the 19th century, which was undertaken by the Serbian princes, it became the main city mosque.
- The Bajrakli Mosque was set on fire on March 18, 2004, during that year’s riots in Kosovo, as a “response” to the burning of Serbian churches in Kosovo. It was later partially renovated, and is currently the only active mosque in Belgrade.
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