İskender Baba Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- The structure was built as a masjid; over time, it acquired the function of a lodge.
- The lodge lost its function in 1925 with the closure of dervish lodges and zawiyas.
- Today, the small cemetery section on the plot and the Tomb of İskender Baba continue to survive.
Prominent Features:
- It was also known by the name Kaymakçı Lodge.
- Its founder, Mehmed Efendi, served as a janissary officer; he died in 1548 (Hijri 955) and was buried in the lodge cemetery.
- Within the site, the Tomb of İskender Baba and the cemetery section are read together; wall and jamb traces around the tomb have survived to the present day.
- Next to the tomb stood the Damat İbrahim Pasha Fountain dated Hijri 1141 (1728-29); today, only its water reservoir survives.
- The lodge surroundings are located at the junction of Gündoğumu Avenue and Dönmedolap Street; nearby are the Malatyalı İsmail Ağa Mosque and the Ağa Hammam.
