Mosque

Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque

At first, this architectural work was the most famous Alevi-Bektashi Turkmen Cemevi (“a house of gathering”) and lodge in Üsküdar at that time, but it was later converted into a mosque with a minaret by Murad I.
In 1855, the entire complex, including the shrine, was renovated by Sultan Abdülmejid.
The minaret, which was destroyed by lightning in 1910, was repaired.
The glass-fronted entrance to the shine was added by Princess Sultan Fatma in 1912.
In 1975, a comprehensive restoration was carried out by the Directorate General of Foundations.
Today, it is undergoing a comprehensive repair process.

The courtyard used by the lodge residents and the mosque congregation connects the mosque and its surroundings; it opens to the main gate in the east and to Hüdayi Mahmud Street in the west.
There are two historical fountains at the entrance bearing the signature of Sultan Abdulmejid; one has inscriptions dated 1623 and 1856.
The three-storey, rectangular-plan, wooden-roofed building; the Sheikh’s room and the door with the signature of Abdulmejid on the north side stand out.
This building, which has the appearance of a Sultan’s Lodge, is covered with lath and wood paneling and is connected to the mosque-tevhidhane by a bridge.
Under the wooden dome in the form of a Jelveti crown is the Pir’s (“Master”) coffin; there are also coffins of various family members inside the tomb.