The Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque () is an

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located in Yıldız neighbourhood, Serencebey rise of

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district in

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. A late

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mosque, it is constructed as a

külliye A külliye () is a complex of buildings associated with Turkish architecture centered on a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf (charitable foundation) and composed of a madrasa, a Dar al-Shifa (clinic), kitchens ...

consisting of an Ottoman takya (''tekye'' or ''tekke'' in Turkish),

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, and

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in addition to the mosque.

History

The construction of the mosque and the külliye complex was commissioned by

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, and finished in 1887. The original architect is not known. It is dedicated to the founder of the Medeni branch of

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()

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, a Libyan

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Hamza Zafir. The mosque is named after Ertuğrul Gazi, the father of the founder of the

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, as a commendation to him. The name also comes from the Ertuğrul Regiment, a royal palace guard regiment which comprised Turks from the

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was constructed next to the mosque by the Italian architect

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between 1905 and 1906. The library and the fountain were also added in this expansion. After the passing of Sheikh Hamza Zafir, his two brothers Muhammed Zafir Efendi and Beşir Zafir Efendi became the sheikhs of the tekke. They are also buried in the türbe next to their elder brother. The complex is mainly built as a guesthouse to various sheikhs and

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that used to visit Istanbul from the

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in an effort to strengthen the power of the position of the

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in the Islamic world. After the abolition of tekkes in 1925, the mosque and tekke were closed and the two guesthouse buildings were used as a primary school, Şair Nedim Primary School. Due to extensive wear over the years, all the buildings were closed in 1960. The mosque was restored between 1969 and 1973 by the General Directorate for Foundations of the Republic of Turkey and was opened to the public in 1973. Recently, all the buildings except the guesthouses have undergone another restoration process. The restoration started in 2008 and lasted for two years. The mosque and türbe opened to the public on 21 May 2010 by President

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. , both guesthouses are currently in a ruined state and not in use.

Architecture

The mosque and the guesthouses are wooden constructions and represents the classical architecture of the late Ottoman period. The türbe, library, and the fountain are built in the

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Pictures of the tekke and the tomb
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History

Architecture

See also

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