Shrine and Cemetery of Örümceksiz Dede Restored

The Shrine and Cemetery of Örümceksiz Dede, located in Şehremini Quarter, has been restored by the Cultural Heritage Directorate of Fatih Municipality.

There are two coffins the shrine, which is located in Şehremini Quarter, Mevlanakapı Street, block 1475, plot 6 and which is built of cut stone. Although there is no clear information about who the coffins belong to and the period they lived in, it is called the Shrine of Örümceksiz Dede. A rumour has it that this mausoleum opposite the Mosque of Mimar Acem Ali was given this name because it does not attract cobwebs. Based on the construction technique of the shrine, it can be said that it was built at the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. There are graves in various forms, with and without titles, most of them with inscriptions, in the cemetery next to the mausoleum. The restoration works carried out in the shrine and cemetery have been completed and finalised.