GÖLOVA/ÇOBANLI KÖYÜ ÇOBAN BABA TÜRBESİ.

Çoban Baba Türbesi is located on a high rock mass on the west of the Tokat-Erzincan state highway at the entrance to the village of Çobanlı, connected to the district of Gölova, Sivas province. Since there is no inscription of the mausoleum, the date of construction is not known for sure. It is believed that the Çoban Baba, who is buried in the tomb, is the owner of miracle. There is a legend about the Çoban Baba and this legend has been passed down from generation to generation and has come down to the present day. According to this legend, Yavuz Sultan Selim built his mausoleum because Çoban Baba, whom he met while hosting the army around Çobanlı on his way to the Egyptian War, gave treats to the army and showed generosity. According to legend, 16. when the architectural features of the mausoleum, which should have been built in the first quarter of the century, are evaluated, it is understood that it was built at an earlier date. The Çoban Baba Mausoleum is a one-story, square-plan tomb structure from the inside and outside, and it is covered with a dome from the inside and a four-way pyramidal roof from the outside. The mausoleum, which was built with cut stone, has similar features with Anatolian mausoleum architecture in terms of decoration features. The Çoban Baba Mausoleum, which is a modest example of Anatolian mausoleum architecture in terms of its architectural features, is one of the places to visit in the Sivas region. In this study, the architectural features, material-technique and decoration features of the Çoban Baba Mausoleum, which is the subject of legends, were examined and evaluated. The Çoban Baba Mausoleum retains its importance in terms of being an important cult center among the people and the earliest dated structure in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]