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Karakadı Majd al-Din

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A judge-scholar, founder of the Tire complex bearing his name (mosque, madrasa, library, inn, bath), the only one in Tire preserving its original plan. A noted calligrapher. The mosque was built in 1460 by Sayyid Hüseyin Hüsameddin Karakadı, and his tomb is behind the mosque. (Sources: TDV 'Tire'; Visit İzmir)

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  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry “Tire”

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