Changes After Construction
Some units of the Sufi Lodge have disappeared; what has survived to the present day are the tevhidhane, the Ottoman Primary School of Lâ‘lîzâde Abdülbâkî Efendi, the open-topped tomb, and the round-arched entrance gate built of cut stone.
A Diyanet complex was later built on the area where the vanished units of the Sufi Lodge had stood.
Today, the Eyüp Mufti’s Office building stands on the site of the broad area where the Sufi Lodge was located; the gate positions relating to the former entrance arrangement and the ruined existence of the Sheikh’s House attached to the Sufi Lodge were recorded.
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It is also known as Kalenderhane Sufi Lodge Masjid, Özbekler Sufi Lodge Masjid, and Lâ‘lîzâde Abdülbâkî Efendi Sufi Lodge.
Lâ‘lîzâde Abdülbâkî Efendi had the Sufi Lodge built in 1743 for Kashgari Sheikh Abdullah Efendi.
Within the Sufi Lodge were cells, a kitchen, the Sheikh’s Palace, a garden, and an Ottoman Primary School on the road.
In 19th-century official records, the Uzbek Sufi lodges were listed as belonging to the Naqshbandi order.
The Uzbek Sufi lodges were used in Istanbul as staging points and lodgings for dervishes of Central Asian origin; the kitchen and guest arrangement of the Sufi Lodge supported this identity.
