Sertarikzade Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- Until the closure of the Sufi lodges and zawiyas in 1925, the building was used as one of the important centers of the Jerrahi order.
- After 1925, the building remained unused for a long time; it stayed closed and fell into ruin.
- The building was restored in 2010.
- After the restoration, the building has been used by the municipality as a cultural center.
Prominent Features:
- The Sufi Lodge is a Jerrahi dervish lodge built in the name of Sertarikzade Emin Efendi.
- Sertarikzade Emin Efendi played an important role in the spread of the Jerrahiyya, especially in Istanbul; for this reason, he was referred to as the “second pir.”
- The entry on the Jerrahiyya states that there were two separate Sufi lodges in Istanbul known by the name of Sertarikzade, one near Kumrulu Masjid in Fatih and the other in Nişancılar in Eyüp; this record is a distinguishing piece of information showing that the building in Eyüpsultan should not be confused with the other Sufi Lodge bearing the same name.
