Şeyh Mahmud Bedrettin Efendi Sufi Lodge
Changes After Construction:
- The Cibali Fire of 1782 left the lodge in ruins.
- After the plot of the lodge became vacant once again, it was revived in 1856 (Hijri 1273) by Edirneli Sheikh Seyyid Muhammed Sıdki Efendi.
- After the fire of 31 May 1918, fire victims were settled in the lodge.
- The roof of the tevhidhane, whose maintenance had been neglected, collapsed in 1932.
- The meşruta was demolished in 1977, and with its site turning into an empty plot, the integrity of the lodge was weakened even further.
- Reconstruction works began in 2018; with the completion of construction in 2022, the structure was brought back to life.
Prominent Features:
- It was also known by the names Şah Lodge and Mahmud Bedrettin Efendi Lodge.
- The waqf deed was drawn up in 1765 (Hijri 1179); the lodge was entered into the Evkaf register in 1770 (Hijri 1184).
- The lodge deed stipulated that, in the appointment of the postnişin, authorization had to be received from the Uşşaki Asitane.
- Sheikh Mahmud Bedrettin Efendi died in 1773-74 (Hijri 1187) while serving as sheikh of the lodge; his grave is in the lodge cemetery.
- To the present day, the tomb structure on Keçeciler Avenue and a limited number of gravestones from the cemetery have survived.
