Abstract
In the Islamic world azan, which calls the believers to the mosque five times a day, was first recited from the top of the masjid in Medina. In time, in order for azan to be heard from far distances, the need for high towers arose, and thus as an inseparable part of mosques, the architectural form “minaret” emerged. The first minarets were thought to be modelled after the church bell towers or lighthouses and similar towers. However, whatever the source of its inspiration may be, minaret, which is the smartest way of conveying azan to more people and to farther distances, shows structural differences in the Islamic world. This study explores the development of the minaret form from Anatolian Seljuk period to the early Ottoman period.
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