Mehmed Şemseddin Efendi Sufi Lodge
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.
Prominent Features:
- 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.
