Cafer Paşa Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- The Sufi Lodge, also known as the “Kırîmî (Crimean) Sufi Lodge,” existed within the settlement on Kalenderhâne Avenue.
- At its foundation, the Sufi Lodge functioned within the Khalwatiyya order; later, it passed to the Qadiriyya.
- In the final period, Mehmed Sâlih Sırrı Efendi turned the Sufi Lodge into a Sa’diyya Sufi Lodge.
- The Sufi Lodge space was designed on the scale of a room/cell adjoining the tomb.
- In the final period, the rituals were performed in the domed dershane-masjid space within the settlement.
- In 1925, the function of the Sufi Lodge came to an end; the dershane-masjid/madrasa units in the settlement were adapted to different educational and cultural uses.
Prominent Features:
- The tomb inscription bears the date 1585 (Hijri 993); in the tomb are marble sarcophagi belonging to members of the family, including Cafer Pasha and his son İsfendiyar Bey.
- The tawhidkhana is defined through an arrangement separated from the tomb mass by a windowed wall or railing.
- The madrasa dershane is single-domed and square-plincip planned? Need fix to square plan.
- The madrasa dershane is single-domed and square-planned; since 1970, the madrasa has been used as a girls’ Qur’an course.
- The last sheikh of the Sufi Lodge was İzzet Efendi.
