In Evpatoria there is a unique monument of architecture of the 15th century - the monastery of mendicant monks of the Muslim faith, tekke dervishes. This is The only surviving to our days in pristine condition monument of this kind on the territory of the former USSR. of this kind in the former USSR.
The complex consists of three buildings: the tekke itself, a mosque and a madrasa. Tekke is characterised by the simplicity of its monumental forms, the absence of decorations on the facades and inside. Inside the cloister, one-storey vaulted cells were located along the perimeter. of the dervishes. The rooms are dark and cramped, the floor is earthen. The arched doorway of each cell opens into a hall. The building is covered with a flattened dome with a tiled roof. roof. In addition to housing the dervishes, the tekke also served as a lodging house. house.
A small mosque was added to the tekke from the west much later. Shukurala Efendi mosque was added to the tekke from the west much later, which is now reminded by the walls and a partially collapsed mortar near the eastern wall.
A small mosque, Shukurala Efendi, was added to the tekke from the west much later. Next to the mosque there is a madrasah building, which, after restoration works, houses a museum of Crimean Tatar culture. museum of Crimean Tatar culture.
Having existed for 300 years, during the persecution of religion in the 1930s tekiye was closed and used until recently. closed and until recently it was used as a storage facility of the of the Black Sea Fleet. During this period, the buildings of the tekiye and the madrassa were generally preserved, while the mosque was demolished. while the mosque was half destroyed. In the last few years, the tekiye building has undergone some minor repairs, but a full restoration has not yet been carried out. has not yet been carried out.
