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Ahmet Gazi Madrasa (Beçin)
Milas, Muğla
A madrasa with its inscription preserved, commissioned by Ahmet Gazi in 1375 in Beçin, capital of the Menteşe Beylik.
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Ak Medrese (White Madrasa)
Merkez, Niğde
A two-story madrasa commissioned in 1409–1410 by the Karamanid Sultan Alaeddin Ali II, with a marble portal and twin windows with ogee arches on the upper floor.
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Antalya Karatay Madrasa
Muratpaşa, Antalya
A 13th-century Seljuk madrasa in Kaleiçi, notable for its carved portal.
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Buğday Pazarı Madrasa
Merkez, Çankırı
A 17th-century madrasa restored by the municipality and turned into an art house exhibiting local crafts and culture.
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Buruciye Madrasa
Merkez, Sivas
A madrasa with an open courtyard commissioned in 1271 by Muzafferüddin Burucirdi, notable for its carved portal and tiled tomb chamber.
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Cacabey Madrasa (Astronomy Madrasa)
Merkez, Kırşehir
A madrasa commissioned in 1272 by Nureddin Cibril bin Caca, Emir of Kırşehir, where astronomy was taught and which is thought to have been used as an observatory through the opening in its dome.
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Canbolat Paşa Complex (Tekye Mosque)
Merkez, Kilis
A classical Ottoman complex based on the 1553 endowment deed of Canbolat Bey, sanjak governor of Kilis, with its central-plan mosque, madrasa and tomb.
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Çay Taş Medrese
Çay, Afyonkarahisar
A domed Seljuk madrasa with tile mosaics, commissioned by Yusuf bin Yakup in 1278-79; used as a mosque today.
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Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Madrasa and Merzifon Clock Tower
Merzifon, Amasya
The four-iwan madrasa built by Çelebi Mehmed in 1414–1417 and the brick clock tower at its entrance; the symbol of Merzifon.
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Çifte Minareli Medrese (Twin-Minaret Madrasa)
Merkez, Sivas
The magnificent facade with two brick-and-tile minarets surviving from the madrasa commissioned in 1271 by the Ilkhanid vizier Şemseddin Cüveynî.
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Çifte Minareli Madrasa (Double Minaret Madrasa)
Yakutiye, Erzurum
A Seljuk-period madrasa, symbol of Erzurum with its tile-decorated twin minarets, regarded as the largest example in Anatolia of open-courtyard madrasas.
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Çivitçioğlu Madrasa
Merkez, Çankırı
A madrasa commissioned in 1754 by Çivitçioğlu Mehmet Efendi, largely preserving its two-story layout and used today for arts and culture.
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Çoban Mustafa Paşa Complex
Gebze, Kocaeli
A complex with colored marble decoration founded in Gebze in the 16th century by Çoban Mustafa Paşa, one of the viziers of Süleyman's reign.
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Çukurluhoca Madrasa
Çayeli, Rize
A two-story village madrasa in the village of Çukurluhoca, dated to around 1870, with a cut-stone lower floor and a wooden upper floor.
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Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex (Kurşunlu Mosque)
Merkez, Nevşehir
A complex with a mosque, madrasa and library built in 1726 by the Tulip Era grand vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa to turn his native village into a city.
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Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası)
Divriği, Sivas
A mosque and hospital unique for their stonework, commissioned in 1228–1229 by the Mengujekid Ahmed Şah and his wife Turan Melek; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
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Dündar Bey Madrasa
Eğirdir, Isparta
Built as a Seljuk han and converted into a madrasa in 1301 by Dündar Bey of the Hamidids.
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Emineddin Complex (Külliye)
Artuklu, Mardin
A group of buildings attributed to the Artuqid Sultan Necmeddin İlgazi and his brother Emineddin, one of the earliest known külliyes in Anatolia, with Mardin's oldest hamam.
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Ferahşad Bey Mosque and Madrasa
Demirözü, Bayburt
A single-domed mosque commissioned in 1517 by the Akkoyunlu Hacı Ferahşad Bey in the village of Gökçedere (Pulur), and the madrasa beside it.
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Gazi Ertokuş Madrasa
Atabey, Isparta
A Seljuk-period madrasa dated 1224, in the center of the Atabey district.
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Gök Medrese
Merkez, Tokat
A two-story Seljuk madrasa commissioned by Muineddin Pervane in 1277, famous for its aubergine-purple, navy and turquoise tiles.
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Gök Medrese
Merkez, Sivas
A Seljuk madrasa commissioned in 1271 by the vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin Ali, famous for its twin-minaret marble portal and turquoise tiles.
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Hacı Abdullah Halife Complex
Yağlıdere, Giresun
The Sarı Halife Complex in Tekkeköy, Yağlıdere, founded in the 15th century, with a tekke, a mosque and endowment documents.
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Hafsa Sultan Hospital (Museum of the History of Medicine)
Şehzadeler, Manisa
An Ottoman hospital added to the Sultan Complex in 1539, now used as Manisa Celal Bayar University's museum of the history of medicine.
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Halime Hatun Complex
Gölmarmara, Manisa
A complex founded at the end of the 16th century in the name of Halime Hatun, wet nurse of Mehmed III; its mosque, madrasa, soup kitchen remains and double hammam survive.
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Hatuniye (Sitti Radviyye) Madrasa
Artuklu, Mardin
An Artuqid madrasa built in the last quarter of the 12th century, considered a pioneering example of iwan madrasas and known for a footprint attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.
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Hatuniye Mosque and Complex
Merkez, Tokat
A complex consisting of a mosque, madrasa and imaret built in 1485 in the name of Gülbahar Hatun, mother of Bayezid II.
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Hatuniye Madrasa
Merkez, Karaman
A madrasa of the Principalities period commissioned in 1382 by Nefise Sultan, wife of the Karamanid Alâeddin Bey, with Karaman's most elegant portal.
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Havsa Sokullu Mehmed Paşa Complex
Havsa, Edirne
The Havsa staging complex commissioned from Mimar Sinan by Sokullu Mehmed Paşa in the name of his son Kasım Paşa.
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Hızırbey Mosque and Complex
Merkez, Kırklareli
The mosque of the complex founded in the late 14th century by Köse Mihaloğlu Hızır Bey, in the heart of Kırklareli.
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Hüdavendigâr (Murad I) Complex
Osmangazi, Bursa
A two-story building in Çekirge, unique in Ottoman architecture, designed with a mosque below and a madrasa above.
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Hunat Hatun Complex
Melikgazi, Kayseri
A Seljuk complex consisting of a mosque, madrasa, double hamam and tomb, commissioned in 1238 by Mahperi Hunat Hatun, wife of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I.
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Hüsrev Paşa Mosque and Complex
İpekyolu, Van
A restored Ottoman complex in Old Van City, commissioned in 1567-68 by Hüsrev Paşa, Beylerbeyi of Van, and attributed to Mimar Sinan.
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İhlasiye Madrasa
Merkez, Bitlis
A madrasa that took its present form under Şerefhan V, bey of Bitlis, notable for its corner towers and ornate portal, with tombs of the beys in its garden.
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İnce Minareli Medrese Museum of Stone and Wood Works
Selçuklu, Konya
A madrasa commissioned by Sahip Ata in 1264, famous for its carved portal and tiled minaret; the Museum of Stone and Wood Works.
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İsmail Bey Complex
Merkez, Kastamonu
The principality's largest complex, consisting of a mosque, imaret, madrasa, tomb and han, commissioned on the Şehinşahkayası hill by the Candarid İsmail Bey in 1454.
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Kapı Ağa (Büyük Ağa) Madrasa
Merkez, Amasya
The Büyük Ağa Madrasa, built in 1488, where the octagonal plan was used for the first time among Ottoman madrasas.
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Karatay Madrasa Museum of Tile Works
Karatay, Konya
A Seljuk madrasa dated 1251 at the foot of Alâeddin Hill, famous for the starry tile decoration of its dome; today the Museum of Tile Works.
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Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa Complex
Gülşehir, Nevşehir
A complex with a mosque, madrasa and fountain built by the Gülşehir-born grand vizier Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa to turn his native village of Arapsun into a town.
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Kasım Paşa Mosque and Caravanserai (Bozüyük)
Bozüyük, Bilecik
A complex of a mosque, madrasa and caravanserai in central Bozüyük, commissioned by Kasım Paşa in the 16th century.
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Kasımiye Madrasa
Artuklu, Mardin
One of Mardin's largest buildings, begun in the Artuqid period and completed in the time of the Akkoyunlu ruler Kasım, with a courtyard with a pool and a facade opening onto the plain.
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Kızıl Madrasa (Red Madrasa)
Cizre, Şırnak
A madrasa-masjid-tomb complex from the Cizre Principality period, named after its red bricks, where Melayê Cizîrî is thought to have taught and which houses his tomb.
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Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex
Odunpazarı, Eskişehir
An Ottoman complex in Odunpazarı completed by Çoban Mustafa Paşa in 1525, consisting of a mosque, imaret, tekke and caravanserais.
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Lala Mustafa Paşa Complex
Ilgın, Konya
An Ottoman staging-post complex in the middle of the Ilgın bazaar, consisting of a mosque, han, imaret and arasta dated 1576.
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Mehmet Şakir Paşa Madrasa
Ürgüp, Nevşehir
A two-story madrasa in central Mustafapaşa, commissioned by the Egyptian Mehmet Şakir Paşa in 1899; its portal is considered a masterpiece of local stonework.
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Meydan Madrasa
Merkez, Hakkari
A courtyard, two-story Ottoman madrasa in central Hakkari, built according to its inscription in 1700–1701; it receives visitors after restoration.
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Mollakent Madrasa and Mosque
Bulanık, Muş
A historic site in Mollakent, attached to Bulanık, consisting of a madrasa, mosque, tomb and cemetery bearing traces of a scholarly tradition going back to the early 14th century.
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Muradiye Complex
Osmangazi, Bursa
A peaceful complex known as the 'Ottoman dynastic cemetery', with Murad II's mosque and twelve tombs in its garden.
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Muzafferiye Madrasa
Merkez, Burdur
A historic madrasa building near the Burdur Ulu Mosque.
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Niksar Yağıbasan Madrasa
Niksar, Tokat
Dated 1158, the oldest surviving madrasa in Anatolia according to Ministry sources; at the foot of Niksar Castle.
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Öküz Mehmet Paşa Complex
Ulukışla, Niğde
A staging-post complex consisting of a caravanserai, mosque, hamam and arasta, commissioned in 1616 by Grand Vizier Öküz Mehmet Paşa, which gave Ulukışla its name.
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Pervane Madrasa
Merkez, Sinop
A madrasa with a monumental portal commissioned in 1265 by the Seljuk vizier Muînüddin Süleyman Pervâne, today with handicraft shops and a tea garden in its courtyard.
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Ramazanoğlu Madrasa
Seyhan, Adana
A historic madrasa that is part of the Ramazanoğulları group of buildings around the Ulu Mosque.
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Rüstem Paşa Madrasa
Merkez, Kütahya
A madrasa commissioned by Grand Vizier Rüstem Paşa in 1550, partly demolished in the 1930s and rebuilt.
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Sahabiye Madrasa
Kocasinan, Kayseri
A madrasa commissioned in 1267–68 by the Seljuk vizier Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali, notable for its muqarnas portal and lion-headed gargoyles.
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Sahip Ata Complex and Foundation Museum
Meram, Konya
A complex consisting of a mosque, tomb, hanikah and hamam commissioned by the vizier Sahip Ata in the 13th century; the hanikah section is now the Foundation Museum.
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Şerefiye Complex and Mosque
Merkez, Bitlis
A complex built in the 16th century by Şerefhan IV, bey of Bitlis, consisting of a mosque, madrasa, public kitchen and tomb, known for its ornate portal.
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Seyyid Battal Gazi Complex
Seyitgazi, Eskişehir
A complex that grew around the tomb and mosque commissioned in 1207–1208 by Ümmühan Hatun in the name of the epic hero Battal Gazi.
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Şifaiye Madrasa (Darüşşifa of İzzeddin Keykavus I)
Merkez, Sivas
Anatolia's largest Seljuk hospital, commissioned as a darüşşifa in 1217 by Sultan İzzeddin Keykavus I, containing his own tomb.
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Sırçalı Madrasa
Meram, Konya
A two-story Seljuk madrasa with an open courtyard built in 1242, named after the glazed tiles inside; a display of gravestones.
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Sokollu Mehmed Paşa Complex
Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli
A staging complex with an arasta and prayer dome, commissioned from Mimar Sinan by Sokollu Mehmed Paşa.
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Somuncu Baba Complex
Darende, Malatya
Darende's most visited place of faith and culture, on the edge of the Tohma Canyon, with the tomb of Somuncu Baba, its mosque and its fish pool.
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Sultan II. Bayezid Complex
Merkez, Amasya
Amasya's largest Ottoman complex, built in 1485–1486 on the banks of the Yeşilırmak, with a mosque, madrasa, imaret and ablution fountain.
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Taş Medrese (Stone Madrasa)
Dulkadiroğlu, Kahramanmaraş
A historic stone madrasa building near the Ulu Mosque and the castle.
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Taş Medrese (Akşehir Museum of Stone Works)
Akşehir, Konya
A Seljuk madrasa commissioned by Sahip Ata in 1250; after restoration it has served as the Museum of Stone Works since 2020.
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Taş Medrese (Gedik Ahmed Paşa Madrasa)
Merkez, Afyonkarahisar
An Ottoman madrasa, part of the Gedik Ahmed Paşa Complex, popularly called Taş Medrese (Stone Madrasa).
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Taş Mescit (Cemaleddin Ferruh Darülhadis)
Merkez, Çankırı
Taş Mescit, the surviving part of the hospital and hadith school complex commissioned by Atabey Cemaleddin Ferruh in the Seljuk period.
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Tol Medrese (Tol Madrasa)
Ermenek, Karaman
Ermenek's historic madrasa, commissioned in 1339 by the Karamanid Emir Musa Bey, where astronomy and mathematics were also taught.
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Yağıbasan (Çukur) Madrasa
Merkez, Tokat
The Çukur Madrasa, with a dome 14 meters in diameter, commissioned in the 12th century by the Danishmendid Nizameddin Yağıbasan.
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Yakup Ağa Complex
Merkez, Kastamonu
The Yakup Ağa Complex of the classical Ottoman period, with mosque and madrasa sections, in the old neighborhoods at the foot of the castle.
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Yavukluoğlu (Yoğurtçuoğlu) Complex
Tire, İzmir
A well-preserved Ottoman complex built in 1492, consisting of a mosque, madrasa, primary school and observatory.
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Yıldırım Bayezid Complex
Yıldırım, Bursa
A complex of a mosque, madrasa, hospital and tomb founded by Yıldırım Bayezid in the late 14th century.
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Zeynel Bey Madrasa
Merkez, Hakkari
The city's oldest madrasa, built in the 16th century by Zeynel Bey, bey of Hakkari; restored through excavation and restoration, it is planned to open as a museum.
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Zinciriye (Sultan İsa) Madrasa
Artuklu, Mardin
A madrasa with a monumental portal, commissioned in 1385 by the last Artuqid sultan Melik Necmeddin İsa, overlooking the Mesopotamian Plain from the foot of the castle.
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Zinciriye Madrasa
Merkez, Aksaray
A four-iwan madrasa built by Karamanoğlu Sultan Halil in 1336, resembling a fortress with its crenellated walls.