Pir Abdul Mecid Sivasi Tomb

Born in 1563, Abdülmecid Sivasi received his first Sufi training from his uncle Kara Şemseddin Efendi.
In 1596, he succeeded Mehmed Efendi as sheikh. He was invited to Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed III and joined him on the Eğri Campaign.
He served as the sheikh of Mehmed Ağa Tekke in Istanbul, and later held preaching duties at Atpazarı Mosque, and the Şehzade, Yavuz Sultan Selim, and Sultan Ahmed Mosques.
Known for his poetic talent, he wrote under the pen name “Şeyhî” and left behind a divan of poetry.
He became the tenth postnişin (spiritual head) of Sheikh Muhyiddin Efendi Tekke in Eyüp. After his appointment, the tekke came to be known as the Sivasi Tekke in reference to his native city, Sivas.
He passed away in 1639 and was buried in his tomb in Eyüp. His nephew Abdülahad Nuri Efendi composed a chronogram for his death: “Bin kırk dokuzda aldı pak Sivasi uçmakta mekân” (AH 1049 / AD 1639).

Construction Year: 17th century (after 1639)

Ordered by: Likely his disciples or family

Architect: Unknown

Prominent Features:

A square-plan structure with masonry walls and a hipped roof.
The south, east, and west façades are built in an alternating pattern of two rows of brick and one row of cut küfeki stone.
The north façade is made of rubble stone with wooden beams; during restoration, it was aligned with the other façades, though the original wooden portico was not reconstructed.
The tomb has sixteen windows in total, arranged in two rows on all four façades. The lower windows are rectangular with stone frames and iron grilles; the upper ones are pointed-arched and fitted with double revzen (grilled glass).
The entrance inscription no longer survives.
Inside are two wooden sarcophagi—one belonging to Abdülmecid Sivasi and the other to his son, Sheikh Abdülbaki Efendi.