Yakutiye Medrese

Yakutiye Medrese is a historical 14th century Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey.[1] The madrasa was built in 1310 by order of a local governor of the Ilkhanids, Hoca Yakut, and it is named after him.[2]

Yakutiye Medrese
Yakutiye Medrese
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictErzurum
ProvinceErzurum
RegionEastern Anatolia
Location
Location Erzurum, Turkey
Architecture
TypeMadrasa
StyleIslamic, Seljuk architecture
Completed1310
Minaret(s)1

Building

It is a rectangular building with an inner courtyard, surrounded by the rooms for the students. It has a monumental portal decorated with stone carvings and one Minaret with geometrical decorations. There is also an adjoining Kümbet. Today the building is used as a museum dedicated to ethnography and Turkish and Islamic art. [3]

Sources

  1. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012
  2. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012
  3. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012

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