Kulliye was built in the early 15th century by Hundi Fatma Sultan, the daughter of Yildirim Bayezid, and the wife of Emir Sultan, on behalf of the latter.
There is an octagonal ablution fountain in the center of the courtyard build with a rectangular plan. Fyrthermore, there is a mosque situated at the courtyard’s south and there are the mausoleum of “emir Sultan” and timber-built rooms at its north.
Mausoleum
As his Majesty Emir Sultan (1368-1429), who was granted the Sufism rank of a “veli”, was a descant from the Prophet’s blood-line, he was granted the title of an “emir, or “ameer”, and as he conquered the hearts, he was granted the title of a “sultan”, or “Sultan”. Emir Sultan, born in Bukhara, is known as Es-Seyyid Shemsuddin Mehmed bin Aliyyul Buhari. This mausoleum is situated within the kulliye built in the 15th century by Hundi Hatun, the wife of Emir Sultan, and daughter of Yildirim Bayezid. In 1804, when Sultan Selim III re-built both mosque and mausoleum, the latter took its current state. It was renovated in 1845 by Sultan Abdulmecid, in Turkish Baroque style. This structure was renovated anew in 1868, by Sultan Abdulaziz.
This mausoleum is built with an octagonal plan an is covered with a dome. Its interior is decorated with hand-drawn ornaments in Turkish Baroque style. The sarcophagi of his Majesty Emir Sultan, of his wife, Hundi Hatun, of their son, Emir Ali, and of their two daughters are situated inside this mausoleum.
Mosque
The mosque was built in the early 15th century by Hundi Fatma Sultan, the daughter of Yildirim Bayezid, and the wife of Emir Sultan, on behalf of the latter.
There is an octagonal ablution fountan in the center of the countryyard build with a rectangular plan. Fyrthermore, there is a mosque situated at the courtyard’s south and there are the mausoleum of “emir Sultan” and timber-built rooms at its north.
The mosque is built with a square plan, and covered with a single dome. While the initial structure was a multi-domed mosque, it went rack and ruin in 1795. Between 1804 and 1805, during the reign of Sultan Selim III, it was built with the today’s state, in Rococo aand Empire style. This structure was renovated between 1861 and 1876 during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz.
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