Cafer Paşa Madrasa

Cafer Paşa Madrasa

Year Built
1585-1587
Commissioned By
Vizier Cafer Pasha
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Eyüpsultan
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Changes After Construction

  1. At its foundation, the structure was affiliated with the lodge organization of the Khalwatiyya Order; later it became a place for the guidance activities of the Qadiriyya and Sadiyya orders.

  2. Repairs were carried out in the madrasa–lodge wing in 1970.

  3. A restoration was implemented in 1975, and the structure was used as a Qur’an course.

  4. Since 1970, the madrasa has been associated with use as a girls’ Qur’an course.

  5. The structure has been used for cultural and artistic functions under the municipality.

Featured Highlights

  • The structure is part of a small complex that includes lodge and masjid/tevhidhane units together with the madrasa.

  • The classroom-masjid unit has a single dome and a square plan; there is no inscription in the madrasa section.

  • The madrasa/lodge cells surround three sides of the open courtyard in a U-shaped arrangement; the number of cells is given as 10.

  • The cells and the meşkhane were built of cut küfeki stone.

  • The structure has been stated to have been used with the function of a darülhadis.

  • The structure has had a long-standing use associated with Qur’an education.

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