Person in the Tomb
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.
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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.”
