Saadeddin Efendi Açık Tomb
About the Person:
- Saadeddin Efendi was a prominent scholar and statesman of the Ottoman period. He was the son of Kazasker Feyzullah Efendi, who had served as a tutor to princes Mustafa and Ahmed.
- Saadeddin Efendi held notable judicial and academic positions, including professorships in Egypt, and served as qadi (judge) in the holy city of Mecca and later in Istanbul.
- He resigned from office in 1754 and passed away in 1759.
- Highly respected in his time for his knowledge and scholarly virtue, he mentored many students and contributed significantly to Ottoman jurisprudence and education.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: 18th century
Ordered by: Saadeddin Efendi
Architect: Unknown
Prominent Features:
- The tomb is open-air in form and elevated above street level on a cut-stone platform.
- The façade facing the street features five marble columns with semicircular arches and four windows with traditional Ottoman finial-topped iron grilles.
- On the left side of the tomb stands a fountain and sebil dated H. 1154 (1741).
- The adjoining cemetery includes the graves of Saadeddin Efendi’s close relatives.
- The structure stands out as a representative example of sebil-tomb architectural typology from the Ottoman period.
