Safvetipaşa Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- In its first form, the lodge was arranged as a wooden structure; after the Hoca Paşa fire, it was rebuilt in masonry by his brother Mustafa Efendi with the funds left by Musa Safveti Pasha.
- In 1926, the order activities came to an end; afterward, uses with different functions led to extensive changes and losses in the plan and architectural features of the building.
- The waqf record shows that the lodge included units such as a masjid, library, bath, kitchen, stable, meşruta, and ablution facility; over time, some of these units disappeared.
- Today, the building is used by a civil society organization.
Prominent Features:
- The name “Safvet Pasha Lodge” was also used.
- As a lodge affiliated with the Khalidiyya branch of the Naqshbandiyya, it is one of the important Khalidi centers in Istanbul.
- Within the lodge there was a masjid and a small library mainly composed of manuscript works.
- Since burial in the garden was not permitted under the conditions of the endowment, it has no cemetery section.
- The complex was designed as units surrounding a courtyard within a city block; it is located around Orhaniye Avenue, İbn Kemal Avenue, Safvetipaşa Street, and Ebüssuûd Avenue.
