Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa

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]

Madrasa of Mehmed Shakir Pasha
Mehmet Şakir Paşa Medresesi
Main gate of the madrasa.
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
District	Mustafapaşa
Province	Nevşehir
Region	Central Anatolia
Location
Location	Nevşehir, Turkey
Location of the madrasa in Turkey.
Geographic coordinates	38°35′00″N 34°53′52″E
Architecture
Type	Madrasa
Style	Islamic, Seljuk architecture
Completed	1890 (1890)

The madrasa is in Mustafapaşa, formerly Sinasos, in Ürgüp ilçe (district) of Nevşehir Province at 38°35′00″N 34°53′52″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]

References

1. Tourism page of Peri Bacaları (in Turkish)
2. Architecture periodical (in Turkish)