Person in the Tomb
Saadeddin Efendi was a prominent scholar and statesman of the Ottoman period. He was the son of Kazasker Feyzullah Efendi, who had served as a tutor to princes Mustafa and Ahmed.
Saadeddin Efendi held notable judicial and academic positions, including professorships in Egypt, and served as qadi (judge) in the holy city of Mecca and later in Istanbul.
He resigned from office in 1754 and passed away in 1759.
Highly respected in his time for his knowledge and scholarly virtue, he mentored many students and contributed significantly to Ottoman jurisprudence and education.
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Featured Highlights
The tomb is open-air in form and elevated above street level on a cut-stone platform.
The façade facing the street features five marble columns with semicircular arches and four windows with traditional Ottoman finial-topped iron grilles.
On the left side of the tomb stands a fountain and sebil dated H. 1154 (1741).
The adjoining cemetery includes the graves of Saadeddin Efendi’s close relatives.
The structure stands out as a representative example of sebil-tomb architectural typology from the Ottoman period.
