Avcıbaşı Mehmed Bey Tomb

Avcıbaşı Mehmed Bey Tomb

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Person in the Tomb

Avcıbaşı Mehmed Bey, Fatih Sultan Mehmed döneminde Osmanlı ordusunun av teşkilatından sorumlu görevli olarak görev yapmış ve 1453 yılında İstanbul’un fethine katılmış “Nimel Ceyş” yani fethi müjdelenen mutlu askerlerden biri olmuştur.

Kendisine ait cami ve hazire ile birlikte semte adını vermiştir. Rivayetlere göre sahabe-i kiramdan Şube Hazretleri’nin yakınlarında defnedilmiştir.

Mezarı 1953 yılında, fethin 500. yılı münasebetiyle İstanbul Fetih Cemiyeti tarafından onarılmış ve üzerine kitabe yerleştirilmiştir.

About the Mausoleum

Year Built
1953
Commissioned By
Istanbul Conquest Society
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih

Featured Highlights

  • It was built in the style of an open tomb.

  • Inside the tomb, there are tombstones from different periods, including a tomb from the end of the 18th century.

  • One of the inscriptions bears the date 1781-82 and is dedicated to a person named Gül Ahmed who died at a young age.

  • The tomb is located in the cemetery just across from the Avcıbey Mehmet Bey Mosque and has an important place in the historical memory of the district.

  • Its proximity to the tombs of the Prophet’s Companions has made it accepted as a place to visit among the public.

  • *Name given to soldiers who participated in the Conquest of Istanbul

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