Konya Sultan Selim (Süleymaniye) Camii Biçim Özellikleri ve Müellif Mimar Meselesine Bir Katkı

Abstract

Sultan Selim Mosque is an important classical period work located to the west of Mevlânâ Dervish Lodge in Konya, and there are various opinions about the date of construction, the patron and identity of the architect. Due to the absence of inscriptions, foundation records, construction exploration books or in-state correspondence, it is important to turn directly to the mosque, which is one of the sultan mosques that Mimar Sinan was responsible for due to his position. As a method, with current surveys and on-site measurements, the lists that have previously been made in the catalog study on Mimar Sinan period mosques in Istanbul were benefited from. As a result, for the first time in the Sultan Selim Mosque, the interior space, the narthex and the arch types used in the facades were classified in terms of establishment principles and it was possible to evaluate them with other structures in which they were used. As a result, the building’s similarities with the important buildings built in the capital were revealed by this research during the period when Mimar Sinan was acting as the architect, and conclusions were reached to support the claims that point to 1560 and beyond as the date of construction. In addition to space measurements, wall designs and arch configurations, which are among the parameters used in the comparison of the mosques built in the Mimar Sinan period in Istanbul, the issue of the use of ratio in plan and section planes has emerged as a new title, and in this context the research needs to be continued. Although the comments about the overall expression of the building were confirmed with concrete data, the work, which appears as a mature and distinguished example among the buildings it is contemporary in, is waiting to be handled with new studies in this direction.