Ali Fakih Ottoman Primary School
Changes After Construction:
- Restoration projects for the building were initiated on 10.10.2006, and the project was approved on 28.06.2007; the restoration application began in 2009 and was completed in 2014.
- A fountain was added into the courtyard during recent repairs.
- The front of the portico on the upper floor was closed with wood during recent repairs, creating a new space.
- The north and west facades of the building were blocked by structures built later.
Prominent Features:
- The building is also known as the Kızlarağası Beşir Ağa Sıbyan Mektebi (Primary School).
- The building does not have a construction inscription; the fountain inscription on the courtyard wall gives the date A.H. 1150 / 1737–1738.
- The building is two-story; the lower floor contains two vault-covered rectangular spaces, and the upper floor contains a rectangular-planned classroom in the east-west direction.
- An asymmetrically planned courtyard is located to the south of the school; a fountain commissioned by its founder is situated on the courtyard wall.
- The building is positioned in the same focal area as the Ali Fakih Mosque and takes its name from this close relationship.
