Because the domes of the cells on the right side had collapsed, they were covered throughout with a continuous vault.
For a period, it was used by the Fatih Mufti’s Office as a Qur’an course for male students without an allocation decision.
During this period of use, the portico on the left side was enclosed and turned into a kitchen.
It was stated that the floors and walls in the interior were covered with tiles up to a height of approximately 1.50 meters and that the spaces between the porticoes were enclosed with iron joinery.
In the most recent cadastral studies, the madrasa and its courtyard were registered as separate parcels.
Prominent Features:
It is also known as the Koca Mustafa Pasha Madrasa; it is located to the southwest of the Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque.
It stands on an area measuring approximately 9.45 × 9.15 meters; there are eight cells on each side of the classroom mass, which has outer edges broken at 45 degrees.
All of the cells have fireplaces; each cell is lit by one lower and one upper window.
It is stated that there was a well at the center of the courtyard.
Because of its importance, it was regarded at the level of the “Musile-i Süleymaniye”; based on the total allocation assigned to the students in the endowment deed, it is considered that the madrasa probably had 13 students.
In records dated 953/1546, it is stated that the Koca Mustafa Pasha Complex consisted of a mosque, a madrasa, an imaret, and a khanqah.