Hasan Üveys Tomb
About the Person:
- Hasan Üveys Efendi was born in 1645 in the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu. He pursued his madrasa education in İstanbul and became a scholar at a young age.
- He established important Islamic study circles at Hagia Sophia Mosque. He entered the Sufi path through the guidance of Karabaş-ı Veli and soon attained profound spiritual ranks.
- Karabaş-ı Veli once said of Hasan Üveys Efendi: “There is no other knower of God like him.” Over his 81-year life, he harmonized scholarship and Sufism, serving as a model of asceticism and piety.
- He was deeply saddened when his daughter Fatıma left the lodge, and thereafter adopted a sterner demeanor.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: 1509
Ordered by: Muhyiddin Mehmed Efendi of Tabriz
Architect: Unknown
Prominent Features:
- The tomb is located in the cemetery of the Aydınoğlu Lodge.
- It is a masonry structure with red brick walls and a lead-covered roof.
- The lodge was closed in 1925, eventually fell into ruin, and today only the tomb, cemetery, ablution fountain, and perimeter walls remain.
- Despite being situated in the midst of heavy pedestrian traffic, it is one of Istanbul’s “hidden treasures.”
