According to some sources, Sahkulu Sultan Lodge located in Merdivenkoy of Kadıkoy district was founded in 1329 as an Ahi sanctuary by Orhan Gazi after the Pele-kanon (Maltepe) war. According to Rivay, the token of the lodge was martyred during the fights with the Sultan and Byzantium, the first shithole. This cottage was reverted to Bektashies who were strengthen by the influence of Janissaries that had been con-nected to them form the Ahi who lost their old influence at the beginning of the XVI. The lodge on the road connecting the Otto-man capital to Anatolia had a special place in the relations of the state-army-tariqa and in the province. The dedebabs, who came from “Pirevi” to Istanbul, were welcomed by the elders of the Bektashi Baba and the Janissary house in Istanbul with ceremo- nies at this monastery and transferred to Istanbul. In 1826, along with the Janissary Corps, the Bektashi order was abolished and the lodge was transferred to Naqshi- bendi and the posthumous of that date, Ahir Mehmet Baba, was transferred to Tire. Sahkulu Sultan Lodge, after experiencing a period of stagnation in this process, has re-vived since the middle of the XIX. century and gained its former importance again. Especially during Mehmet Ali Hilmi Dede-baba’s legacy (1863-1907), lodge became an intensive construction activity. Sahkulu Sultan lodge, the most brilliant representa- tive of Bektashism in Istanbul, has an im- portant place in Bektashi literature and mu- sic as well as it importance in military and political themes. In the last period of the Ottoman period, the lodge has been a scene of a productive cultural life for Istanbul. Moreover, as it is understood from the cem-etery in the lodge, the dervish lodge, which has many members from the state commis-sion among its members, represents “aris- tocratic” Istanbul Bektashism. This lodge, which had been abandoned for many years after the closure of all the lodges and lodg-ings in 1925 and revived today, has an im-portant place in the history of faith and cul- ture of Istanbul. In this study, the history of the lodge will be presented in the light of historical archive documents and within the framework of scientific and academic methods.