Vezir Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- In the archival record dated 28 January 1800, it was ordered that daily meat be allocated to the poor of the Sufi Lodge.
- On 7 February 1798, İzzet Mehmed Pasha gave the sheikhdom of the Sufi Lodge to Sheikh Seyyid Hacı Ömer Efendi of the Naqshbandi order.
- The Sufi Lodge was rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century.
- What has survived to the present day is the ruined masonry basement floor, the wooden selamlık section, the graveyard in the garden, and the masonry water reservoir.
Prominent Features:
- It is also known as İzzet Paşa Sufi Lodge and Vezir Sufi Lodge Masjid.
- The Sufi Lodge has a settlement layout consisting of a mosque-tawhidkhana with a minbar and minaret, together with selamlık, harem, and kitchen-dining hall units.
- The semahana and the two-storey building assigned to the sheikhs are extant today, and both are in a ruined condition.
- The semahana is of masonry stone; its mihrab projects outward and its roof is wooden.
- To the right of the courtyard entrance stands a large water reservoir built of cut stone with brick string courses and a vaulted roof; it was used as an ablution place.
