Fatma Şerife Hanım Tomb
About the Person:
- Fatma Şerife Hanım is the mother of Hacı Muhiddin Paşa, a retired Ferik rank holder (Corps General) from the Ministry of Factories. It is understood from the tomb inscription that she came from a noble family and carried the title of “Şerife”.
- His son Muhiddin Paşa served as the Minister of Feshane-i Amire (Ministry in charge of the official clothing and uniforms) in 1894 and donated some of his personal belongings to the Feshane Museum.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: 1913
Ordered by: Hacı Muhiddin Paşa
Architect: Unknown
Prominent Features:
- The front facade is completely covered with marble.
- The tomb was turned into an open tomb by being limited by walls taken from two tombs.
- It is an open-topped structure accessed by four steps.
- There are motifs of the Kelime-i Tevhid (“There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”) written on the iron gate and the windows of the mosque.
- There are two marble coffins inside. The one on the right belongs to Fatma Şerife Hanım.
