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Construction year: 1548-1550?

The city it is located in: İstanbul

The borough it is located in: Fatih

The neighbourhood it is located in: Molla Şeref (Yenibahçe)

Address: Molla Şeref Quarter, Vatan Avenue, Fatih

How to reach the place: This building is located at the crossing of the Vatan, Akdeniz, and Oğuzhan Avenues. It can easily be reached by getting off at Oğuzhan bus stop on Vatan Avenue.

Monument type: Madrasa

The function today: Hospital

The ownership: Directorate of Pious Foundations

The bibliography that link the building to Sinan: TE, TB, TM

Information about the monument: The madrasa was built by Sultan Süleyman the Lawgiver (Kanuni), in memory of Sultan Selim I, independent of any complex nearby. It was in continuous use as a soup kitchen until 1918, and as the Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Arts from 1968 to the early 1980s. Since the early 1990s, it has been allocated to the Şadiye Hatun Medical Center for their use. Soon after its original construction, a minaret and a minbar were added to the classroom section of the madrasa, converting it into a masjid. However, the original minaret, which was destroyed above its base plinth around mid-20th century, was never rebuilt. The building is open to visitors; special permit is required for photography.

The other monuments of Sinan similar to this building: Sultan Selim (I) Madrasa, Kapıağası (Haramidere) Bridge, Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque, Hürrem Çavuş Mosque, Bali Pasha Mosque, Mesih Mehmet Paşa Mosque, Mesih Mehmet Paşa Tomb, Mimarbaşı Sinan Ağa (Mimar Sinan) Masjid, Shah Huban Hatun Tomb,

The other monuments similar to this building: Fenari İsa Mosque

Last Update: 3.12.2015

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