UMURBEY PUBLIC BATH

UMURBEY PUBLIC BATH

The waqf epitaph board mounted on the wall of Umurbey” Mosque reveals that this hamam, or public bath, was donated by Umur Bey to his mosque, prior to 1440. Umur Bey was the son of Kara Timurtash Pasha, one of the brothers in arms of Osman Gazi. During the reign of Murad II, Umur Bey, … Read more

UMURBEY MOSQUE

UMURBEY MOSQUE

This mosque was built by Umur Bey in 1449 or 1451 during the reign of Murad II. Umur Bey, both a soldier and a scholar, was granted with the rank of a vizier during the reign of Murad Il.There is a marble epitaph board at either side of the mosque’s entrance door, written in Turkish. … Read more

ABU’L WAFA KONAWI

He is one of the famous walis in Istanbul. His name is Mustafa bin Ahmad. He is also known as Muslihuddin. He is also called, Sheikh Wafa, Abu’l Wafa, or ibn-ul Wafa. He was born in Konya. His date of birth is unknown. He passed away in 1490 (hijri 898) He learned about the sciences … Read more

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