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Balçık Tekkesi Mescidi is a religious structure from the Ottoman period, located within the boundaries of the Nişanca neighborhood in the Eyüpsultan district of İstanbul, now largely lost and holding the status of a cultural heritage site in ruins.【1】 Location and Name Origin The structure is situated at the corner where Defterdar Caddesi meets Cezeri Kasım Paşa Akar Çeşmesi Sokağı. The mosque and tekke derive their name from the Balçık Pier located approximately 170 meters away.【2】 According to

Afife Hatun Tekkesi is a structure built in the 19th century, located at the intersection of Zal Paşa Caddesi and Balcı Yokuşu in the Eyüpsultan district of İstanbul. It is also referred to in sources as Balcı Dergâhı, Abdünnâfî Tekkesi, Nâfî Efendi Tekkesi, and Balcı Yokuşu Tekkesi.【1】 【2】 History and Foundation The structure was commissioned in 1844 (Hijri 1260) by Mehmed Abdünnâfî (Nâfî) Efendi in memory of his mother, Afife Hatun, who died in 1834 and was buried in the nearby Baba Geylâni Ce