Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa
Madrasa of Mehmed Shakir Pasha | |
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Mehmet Şakir Paşa Medresesi | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Mustafapaşa |
Province | Nevşehir |
Region | Central Anatolia |
Location | |
Location | Nevşehir, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 38°35′00″N 34°53′52″E / 38.58333°N 34.89778°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Madrasa |
Style | Islamic, Seljuk architecture |
Completed | 1890 |
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa, also known as Madrasa of Mustafapaşa is a 19th-century madrasa, an Islamic educational institute, in Nevşehir Province, central Turkey. It is also known as a caravanserai.[1]
The madrasa is in Mustafapaşa, formerly Sinasos, in Ürgüp ilçe (district) of Nevşehir Province at 38°35′00″N 34°53′52″E / 38.58333°N 34.89778°E.
It was built in 1890 by Mehmet Şakir Pasha in the town center. The building was also used as an imaret, a public soup kitchen,[2] and during the Republican era, it was used as carpet market. It was restored in 1982. Currently, it houses a part of Kapodokya Undergraduate School.
It is a U-plan building. There is a seven-line inscription on the main gate. The students' quarters are behind the arched portico.[1]