Person in the Tomb
Mustafa Ağa served as Darüssaade Ağası, one of the most powerful officials of the Ottoman palace during the reign of Sultan Osman II.
He was responsible for the organization of the Harem, oversight of the waqf affairs of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and internal palace security.
He played a notable role in the administrative reforms under the young Sultan Osman II and was remembered for his charitable works around the palace and mosque.
After his death, he was buried in the sebil-tomb structure he had commissioned.
About the Mausoleum
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The structure is a rare example in Istanbul of a combined sebil (public fountain) and tomb: externally hexagonal in base, with a three-faced marble sebil, and an interior burial chamber reached by two descending steps.
The facade features fluted columns, arched iron grilles, and a refined row of slender upper windows.
The dome is covered in lead; the interior is decorated with blue-and-white tile bands and verses from Surah al-Tawbah.
The historical inscription is written in verse and includes the name of Sultan Ahmed I.
In the past, water was distributed from the “fate well” section of the sebil during Ramadan for iftar.
