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Appendixes

Appendix 1

Vakf iye of Hürrem Sultan

The vakfiye for Hurrem's endowment in the Aksaray district of Conditions of endowment relating to the imaret:
Istanbul, 1 called the Külliye of Haseki Hürrem, lists the salaries and per diem of eight dirhems to a s,eyh;
duties of the personnel in this complex as well as those in a mosque per diem of five dirhems to a supervisor of the storehouse;
in Ankara. The Külliye, which comprised a mosque, imaret,
medrese, elementary school, hospital, and fountain, was built in the per diem of four dirhems to the recorder of the goods in the
section then called Avrat Pazan, later named Haseki in Hurrem's storehouse;
honor. 2 It was the first monument constructed in the capital by per diem of three dirhems to a handyman to undertake the neces-
Sinan after he was appointed the chief royal architect. Completed in sary repairs;
1538/1539, the complex is the third largest in the capital; the larger two meals, including one meat dish, will be distributed each day;
ones were established by Mehmed II (Fatih) and Süleyman (Süley- Fridays during Kandil (four feasting days commemorating Prophet
maniye). The mosque, which is across the street from the rest of the Muhammed's birth, revelation, ascent, and the Night of Power)
buildings, was enlarged in 1612; the medrese was restored in later and Ramazan (month of fasting), rice pilav and honey will be dis-
years and its cuerda seca lunettes were removed to the Çinili Ko§k; J tributed; on the Prophet's, birthday zerde pilav (pilav with saffron)
the imaret was functioning until recently, providing meals to some will be prepared;
five hundred persons a day; the hospital is still used as a medical meals distributed in the imaret will also be made available to the
center for women. students in the medrese; to the imam, hatib, muezzin, caretaker of
The vakfiye relates only to the mosque, medrese, and imaret in the mosque; and to all other personnel employed in the Külliye;
Istanbul and to the mosque in Ankara. It also states that the income during Kurban Bayrami (Festival of Sacrifice in the month of Zil-
is to be provided by the lands assigned to Hürrem Sultan. The fol- hicce) ten rams will be slain and their meat distributed to the
lowing is a summary of the conditions set forth by the donor.
poor; candles will be lit in the Zaviye (Dervish Lodge) of Toklu
Dede (which must be the Toklu Ibrahim Dede Mescidi dating from
Conditions of endowment relating to the mosque: the Byzantine period, converted into a mosque by Mehmed II,
per diem of fifteen dirhems to an imam to read the Koran and later used as a dervish lodge).
every day;
per diem of eight dirhems to a hatib (preacher) to pray during Fri- Conditions of endowment relating to the mosque in Ankara:
days and bayrams; per diem of four dirhems to an imam to lead prayers five times a
per diem of eight dirhems to a muezzin (person who calls for day and present the hutba on Fridays;
prayer); per diem of three dirhems each to two muezzin;
per diem of one and a half dirhems each to six persons to contin- per diem of two dirhems each to six reciters of the Koran;
ually read the Koran; per diem of one dirhem each to the caretakers, lamp lighters, and
per diem of four dirhems to one person to teach the recitation of other necessary personnel.
the Koran;
per diem of one dirhem each to seven persons to read the Koran Babüssade Agasi was appointed as the nazir (administrator) of the
in memory of Hürrem Sultan after her death; endowment and Mehmed Bey b. Abdurrahman was the mütevelli
monthly salary of a quarter dirhem to one person to read at least (trustee). The vakfiye was signed on 18 Receb 947 (18 November
ten verses from the Koran after each evening prayer; 1540) in the presence of witnesses.
per diem of three dirhems to as many persons as required to open
and close the doors and light and extinguish the lamps;
per diem of two dirhems to as many persons as required to pro-
vide water (for ablutions);
and adequate water for other essential personnel, their salaries to
be determined by their duties.
NOTES
Conditions of endowment relating to the medrese:
per diem of fifty dirhems to a virtuous müderris (professor); 1. Sec 6.
per diem of five dirhems to his chief assistant; 2. Goodwin 1971,204-206.
per diem of two dirhems to his second assistant. 3. One of these lunettes was published in Istanbul 1983, E. 51.

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