Maktul Mustafa Paşa Sufi Lodge

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Construction Year:

1753

Location:

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Çorlulu Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • In 1774, a Naqshbandi Sufi Lodge was built in the mosque courtyard.
  • During the reign of Mahmud II, the repair in the mosque-tawhidkhana section remained largely limited to decoration; in the same period, the harem section was also repaired.
  • In the 1894 earthquake, the mosque-tawhidkhana section suffered severe damage; the dome collapsed and the minaret was destroyed down to below the balcony.
  • To repair the earthquake damage, the building was repaired in 1897 and 1906.
  • After the closure of the Sufi lodges and zawiyas in 1925, the building remained abandoned and rapidly fell into ruin.
  • In 1935, the mosque-tawhidkhana, selamlık, dervish cells, and shadirvan were demolished; the ruined parts were used for a time as gecekondu housing.
  • In 1997-1998, the building was reconstructed in accordance with its original form by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Prominent Features:
  • It is also known as the Sufi Lodge of the Maktul Mustafa Pasha Complex.
  • The Sufi Lodge is a Naqshbandi Sufi Lodge founded in 1753 in the Otakçılar area outside the city walls.
  • Its founder, Çorlulu Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha, was executed in 1765; his severed head was buried in the Naqshbandi Sufi Lodge that he had commissioned.
  • The printing house established within the Sufi Lodge in the 19th century enabled the printing of many works between 1862 and 1880.
  • After the reconstruction, the tawhidkhana section functions as a mosque.