ÜFTADE (Celvetiyye) TEKKESİ

The Üftade Lodge consisted of a mosque, a semahane (sema hall), a harem (harem), a selamlık (men's quarters), and a çilehane (clinic). The mosque, semahane (sema hall), harem, and çilehane sections have survived to this day. The structures were built in the second half of the 16th century by Üftade Mehmed Muhiddin Efendi (died 1580), the founder of the Celvetiyye Order and the sheikh of Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi. It operated until the dervish lodges were closed in 1925. The lodge practiced the Celvetiyye Order's practices and also served as an almshouse where guests and the poor were fed. He personally contributed to the construction of the mosque and the lodge. The semahane, now used as the last congregation area, and the masjid section have been combined and housed under a single roof. The "Hu Fountain" in front of the Semahane bears an inscription dating back to 1565. The two-story Harem section adjoins the east side of the Semahane (Semahane), containing a bathhouse, kitchen, cold room, furnace, sofa, and various other rooms. The upper floor of the "Domed Room" is decorated with classical-era kundekari craftsmanship and exquisite hand-carved ornamentation. The Sufi lodge has a square plan and two stories. The building was restored by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality between 2009 and 2014 and repurposed as a mosque and social-cultural center. The restored personal belongings of Üftade Hazretleri and the lodge's materials are also on display at the lodge.