Mustafa Ağa Tomb
About the Person:
- Mustafa Ağa served as Darüssaade Ağası, one of the most powerful officials of the Ottoman palace during the reign of Sultan Osman II.
- He was responsible for the organization of the Harem, oversight of the waqf affairs of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and internal palace security.
- He played a notable role in the administrative reforms under the young Sultan Osman II and was remembered for his charitable works around the palace and mosque.
- After his death, he was buried in the sebil-tomb structure he had commissioned.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: 1613
Ordered by: Mustafa Ağa
Architect: Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa
Prominent Features:
- The structure is a rare example in Istanbul of a combined sebil (public fountain) and tomb: externally hexagonal in base, with a three-faced marble sebil, and an interior burial chamber reached by two descending steps.
- The facade features fluted columns, arched iron grilles, and a refined row of slender upper windows.
- The dome is covered in lead; the interior is decorated with blue-and-white tile bands and verses from Surah al-Tawbah.
- The historical inscription is written in verse and includes the name of Sultan Ahmed I.
- In the past, water was distributed from the “fate well” section of the sebil during Ramadan for iftar.
