Caferağa Medresesi

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  • Address
    Caferiye Sokak, Sultanahmet
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  • Phone
    212 513 3601
  • Transport
    tram: Sultanahmet

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This lovely little building, which is tucked away in the shadows of Aya Sofya, was designed by Sinan on the orders of Cafer Ağa, Süleyman the Magnificent's chief black eunuch. Built in 1560 as a school for Islamic and secular education, today it is home to the Turkish Cultural Services Foundation, which runs workshops in traditional Ottoman arts such as calligraphy, ebru (traditional Turkish marbling) and miniature painting.

Some of the arts and crafts produced here are for sale and there's a pleasant lokanta in the courtyard.