Ortaçağ’dan Günümüze Bir Anıt: Mardin Ulu Camii

Özet

Mardin Ulu Mosque is one of the first double minaret mosques at 12th century in Anatolia. The Mosqueis located parallel to the direction of qibla with a rectangular planned scheme as similar monuments ofearly Islamic period seen in the Middle East. The researchers’ arguments and local legends comprisecontradictions. In the study, it was tried to eliminate the inaccurate information by making analytical studies.The study aims to evaluate the authentic artifacts that survived with regard to conservation science. The studyis derived from the dissertation, “Problems of Authenticity and Transformation in the Monumental Buildings ofMardin”, which has been prepared in Istanbul Technical University Graduate School of Science Engineeringand Technology, Restoration Program of Department of Architecture with thesis advisor Ph.D. Gülsün Tanyeli.The authenticity and reconstitution problems of Mardin Ulu (Grand) Mosque were researched, therewithacquiring new data.