Konya Kemaliye/Küçük Karatay Medresesi Üzerine Bir Restitüsyon Denemesi.

Konya province whose history dates back to the Neolithic period, is one of the old cities that hosted numerous civilizations. The city, which was conquered by Suleyman Shah, the son of Kutalmış in 1075, served as the capital city of the Anatolian Seljuks. During the Seljuk rule, the city was reconstructed by the sultan and his family, statesmen and wealthy community, and developed and sustained with the identity of a Turkish-Islamic city. A great number of buildings such as mosques and masjids, caravanserais, tombs, public baths, madrasahs, inns was built and these structures were financially supported by foundations. Among these buildings, madrasahs which were perceived as solid proof of the importance of education given by the Seljuks, were built in many cities such as Sivas, Kayseri, Antalya, Sinop, and certainly in the capital city of Konya. A number of the madrasahs were either naturally demolished over time or destroyed. The Küçük Karatay Madrasa, which is the main focus of the research, unfortunately shared the same fate as the other disappering Seljuk Madrasahs. It will be tried to determine the original plan scheme of the Küçük Karatay Madrasa, only a part of which remains today, based on the existing balances, the photographs in hand and the information in various publications. Therefore, the architectural and decorative significance of madrasas within the educational framework of the Seljuk Period will be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]