Changes After Construction
It was repaired by Pertev Pasha in 1835 and the sheikh's lodging, dervish cells and annexes were added.
The wooden annexes were destroyed over time and private properties were built in their place.
In the 1930s, the Royal Pavilion; and in the 1940s, some buildings were demolished and the Zeynep Kamil Hospital was expanded.
It underwent extensive restoration in 2015.
Featured Highlights
The building, also known as the Selimiye Tekke Mosque, Çiçekçi Mosque and Behçet-i Konevi Mosque, is a rectangular planned stone structure; it is made of rubble stone and brick, and its hipped roof is covered with lead.
It has a single minaret and a single balcony and consists of a mosque-tevhidhane, a Royal Pavilion and a graveyard.
The interior is decorated with woodwork and ornaments bearing traces of the Empire and Ottoman Baroque styles.
The main gate has an inscription in verse written by Pertev Mehmed Said Pasha and decorated with the calligraphy of Yesarizade Mustafa İzzet Effendi.
The Royal Pavilion supported by thin marble columns in the northeast corner of the mosque adds a unique beauty to the structure.
