Paşmakçı Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- The building was first constructed as a masjid in the late 16th century and was converted into a Sufi Lodge by Paşmakçı Seyyid Ali Dede.
- The Sufi Lodge functioned in the Bayrami-Malami line; after Paşmakçı Seyyid Ali Dede, his children, who belonged to the same order, became Postnishin (post-holder).
- The Sufi Lodge passed to the Rumiyya branch of the Qadiriyya.
- The Sufi Lodge was renewed in 1903.
- After 1925, the building was rented out; today, it has continued to be used by its heirs.
- Of the Sufi Lodge as a whole, what has mainly survived to the present day is the wooden meşruta section, used largely as a residence, together with a small graveyard.
Prominent Features:
- The Sufi Lodge was also known as “Paşmakçı Ali Dede Sufi Lodge” and “Küçük Piyale Sufi Lodge.”
- The Sufi Lodge formed a historical line of transition between the Bayrami-Malami circle and the Rumiyya branch of the Qadiriyya.
- The last sheikh of the Sufi Lodge, Hafidh Muhammed Cemaleddin Efendi, established a direct connection with Istanbul’s religious music circles through his performance of the role of zakirbashi and through the students he trained.
- The graveyard was known as a Sufi Lodge graveyard dating to the 17th century.
