Changes After Construction
The Sufi Lodge, also known as the “Kırîmî (Crimean) Sufi Lodge,” existed within the settlement on Kalenderhâne Avenue.
At its foundation, the Sufi Lodge functioned within the Khalwatiyya order; later, it passed to the Qadiriyya.
In the final period, Mehmed Sâlih Sırrı Efendi turned the Sufi Lodge into a Sa’diyya Sufi Lodge.
The Sufi Lodge space was designed on the scale of a room/cell adjoining the tomb.
In the final period, the rituals were performed in the domed dershane-masjid space within the settlement.
In 1925, the function of the Sufi Lodge came to an end; the dershane-masjid/madrasa units in the settlement were adapted to different educational and cultural uses.
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The tomb inscription bears the date 1585 (Hijri 993); in the tomb are marble sarcophagi belonging to members of the family, including Cafer Pasha and his son İsfendiyar Bey.
The tawhidkhana is defined through an arrangement separated from the tomb mass by a windowed wall or railing.
The madrasa dershane is single-domed and square-plincip planned? Need fix to square plan.
The madrasa dershane is single-domed and square-planned; since 1970, the madrasa has been used as a girls’ Qur’an course.
The last sheikh of the Sufi Lodge was İzzet Efendi.
