Changes After Construction
The inscription dated “Year 1311” above the tomb door shows that the lodge underwent reconstruction or renewal on that date.
After 1925, the structure remained neglected.
The two-storey wooden meşrutahane disappeared in 1965 through a demolition carried out without official permission.
The lodge structure has not survived to the present day; the plot retains the well-kept tomb and a small remnant of wall.
The structure was allocated by the Directorate of Foundations for the use of a foundation.
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It is also known by the names Perşembe Lodge, Akşemseddin Lodge, and Muhyi Efendi Lodge.
The lodge is affiliated with the Resmiyye branch of the Qadiriyya order.
Sheikh Mehmed Şemseddin Efendi endowed his house and garden as a Qadiri lodge in 1788-1789.
Sheikh Mehmed Şemseddin Efendi died in 1812 (Hijri 1227) and was buried in the tomb belonging to the lodge on the side facing the road.
The lodge was recorded as an order complex located on Keçeciler Avenue near the Hırka-i Şerif Mosque.
