This dervis lodge dates to 1692. Built by Ismail Bey, presumably to serve the minority Özbek community, it features a bi-level design due to the slope of the hill on which it is constructed. The lodge is currently undergoing restoration and should be open by the time you read this.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Istanbul, 1st Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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