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minaret has some curious leaf-like decorations in brick. The mosque
itself was on the first floor and it was entered by a staircase which has
now disappeared; a little courtyard led to the prayer-room which was
covered by a wooden roof.
SIYAVUŞ PAŞA MEDRESESİ
Across from Samanveren Camii, a street with the picturesque name
of Devoğlu (Son of the Giant) rambles downhill to the north; if
we take the second turning on the left we come to another ancient
Ottoman building. This is the medrese of Siyavuş Paşa, wedged in
an angle of the hill above and very irregular in structure. Round
about are the cells of the medrese, most of them with their domes
more or less intact, though the colonnade in front of them, if there
ever was one, has wholly disappeared. The dershane, unusually, is in
a corner immediately to the right of the once-handsome entrance
portal. his medrese was constructed some time before his death in
1601 by Siyavuş Paşa, brother-in-law of Murat III and three times his
Grand Vezir. It is incredible to think that his magnificent palace, built
by Sinan, was in this immediate neighbourhood, now a run-down
market and industrial quarter.
TİMURTAŞ CAMİİ
Returning to the Street of the Giant's Son, we continue on downhill
until we come to another ancient mosque. This is Timurtaş Camii,
which has now been completely restored. It is very like Samanveren
Camii; thus it is built over a vaulted ground floor and is of the same
brick and stone construction, with a large wooden porch. Its minaret
is unusual; instead of having a balcony, it is entirely enclosed and
four small grilled openings are left towards the top through which
the müezzin calls to prayer. It is thought that Samanveren Camii
originally had the same type of minaret: they seem to be almost twin
mosques. The exact date of neither is known, but both belong to the
age of Fatih.
TAHTAKALE HAMAMI
If we now turn right along Kantarcilar Caddesi, we immediately see
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