Medrese Sights

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   Gök Medrese

   • Sivas, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   Although it's currently undergoing restoration, you can still view the twin minarets and facade of the glorious Gök Medrese from outside. It was built in 1271 at the behest of Sahib-i Ata, the grand vizier of Sultan Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev III, who funded Konya's Sahib-i Ata mosque complex. The facade is exuberantly decorated with tiles, brickwork designs and carvings, covering not just the usual inlaid portal but the walls as well. The blue tile work on the minarets gave the school its name.

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   Çifte Minare Medrese

   • Sivas, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   Commissioned by the Mongol-İlkhanid vizier Şemsettin Güveyni after defeating the Seljuks at the battle of Kosedağ, the Çifte Minare Medrese (1271) has a çifte (pair) of mighty minarets. In fact, that's about all that is left, along with the elaborate portal and facade. Stand on the path between the Çifte and Şifaiye medreses to see the difference made by half a century and a shift in power.

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   Bürüciye Medresesi

   • Sivas, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   Go through a monumental Seljuk gateway to get to the Bürüciye Medresesi. It was built to teach 'positive sciences' in 1271 by the Iranian businessman Muzaffer Bürücerdi, whose tiled tomb is inside. A tea garden currently occupies the courtyard, with regular exhibitions.

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   Çifte Medrese

   • Kayseri, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   These adjoining religious schools were founded at the bequest of the Seljuk sultan Gıyasettin I Keyhüsrev and his sister Gevher Nesibe Sultan (1165–1204). This is the site of one of the world's first medical training schools though the building is unfortunately closed at the moment.

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   Sahabiye Medresesi

   • Kayseri, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   Back towards the citadel, be sure to have a look at the Sahabiye Medresesi, an Islamic theological school which dates from 1268 and now functions as a book bazaar.

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   Büyük Ağa Medresesi

   • Amasya, Turkey
   • Sights › Medrese

   The impressive Büyük Ağa Medresesi (1488) has an octagonal layout, rarely seen in Ottoman medrese architecture. It was built by Sultan Beyazıt II's chief white eunuch Hüseyin Ağa, also known as Grandagha. It still serves as a seminary for boys who are training to be hafız (theologians who have memorised the entire Koran) and is not open to the public.

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