candidate.classification

AP: Central Turkey Collection

AP.001 Minarets of Çifte Minare
AP.001 Minarets of Çifte Minare

A view of the Çifte Minare Medrese, a madrasa in S...

AP.002 Façade of Çifte Minare
AP.002 Façade of Çifte Minare

A view of the monumental portal of the Cifte Minar...

AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare
AP.003 Decorated Niche on Çifte Minare

An exterior niche beside the portal of the Cifte M...

AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare
AP.004 Façade of Çifte Minare

A view of the portal and façade at the entrance of...

AP.005 Çifte Minare
AP.005 Çifte Minare

A corner buttress with elaborate stone carvings at...

AP.006 Çifte Minare
AP.006 Çifte Minare

Stone carvings in high relief at the Cifte Minare ...

AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese
AP.007 Çifte Minareli Medrese

A 10-tiered flared muqarnas or stalactite vault in...

AP.008 Şifaiye Medrese
AP.008 Şifaiye Medrese

A view of the Şifaiye Medrese, also known as the I...

AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese
AP.009 Şifaiye Medrese

A muqarnas or stalactite vault at the Şifaiye Medr...

AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi
AP.010 Entrance Portal of Bürüciye Medresi

A view of the elegantly carved façade of the Buruc...

AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance
AP.011 Detail of Bürüciye Medresi Entrance

Elegant stonework at the Buruciye Medrese, commiss...

AP.012 Gök Medrese
AP.012 Gök Medrese

Construction of the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey, ...

AP.013 Gök Medrese
AP.013 Gök Medrese

Corner buttresses were an especially common elemen...

AP.014 Gök Medrese
AP.014 Gök Medrese

A doorway to the right of the façade of the Gök Me...

AP.015 Gök Medrese
AP.015 Gök Medrese

A close up of the intricately carved façade of the...

AP.016 Gök Medrese
AP.016 Gök Medrese

Stone carving at the Gök Medrese. Stone was the pr...

AP.017 Gök Medrese
AP.017 Gök Medrese

An inscriptive panel in floriated Kufic at the Gök...

AP.018 Gök Medrese
AP.018 Gök Medrese

View of the interior of the Gök Medrese. - SK.

AP.019 Gök Medrese
AP.019 Gök Medrese

Star-patterning in low-relief inside the Gök Medre...

AP.020 Gök Medrese
AP.020 Gök Medrese

Palmetto' motifs are very dominant in the decorati...

AP.021 Gök Medrese
AP.021 Gök Medrese

A carved half-round stone pilaster at the Gök Medr...

AP.022 Gök Medrese
AP.022 Gök Medrese

Low relief stone carving at the Gök Medrese in Siv...

AP.023 Gök Medrese
AP.023 Gök Medrese

Low relief stone carving at the Gök Medrese in Siv...

AP.024 Kesik Bridge
AP.024 Kesik Bridge

The Kesik Kopru was originally a Seljuk bridge but...

AP.025 Village Lane
AP.025 Village Lane

A village lane near Sivas, Turkey. - SK.

AP.026 Basalt
AP.026 Basalt

A basalt outcropping near Sivas, Turkey. - SK.

AP.027 Kizil Irmak
AP.027 Kizil Irmak

The Kizilirmak or Red River. - SK.

AP.028 Kizil Irmak
AP.028 Kizil Irmak

The Kizilirmak or Red River. - SK.

AP.029 North of Ankara
AP.029 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.030 North of Ankara
AP.030 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.031 North of Ankara
AP.031 North of Ankara

North of Ankara, Turkey. - SK.

AP.032 Ankara Citadel
AP.032 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.033 Ankara Citadel
AP.033 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.034 Ankara Citadel
AP.034 Ankara Citadel

A view from the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. - SK.

AP.035 Ankara Citadel
AP.035 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.036 Ankara Citadel
AP.036 Ankara Citadel

A street around the Ankara citadel area, Turkey. -...

AP.037 Outer Walls of Ankara Citadel
AP.037 Outer Walls of Ankara Citadel

The Ankara citadel, which dominates the city's hor...

AP.038 Çerikli Sheep Market
AP.038 Çerikli Sheep Market

A sheep market in Çerikli, Turkey. - SK.

AP.039 Gölbaşı Aile Gazinosu
AP.039 Gölbaşı Aile Gazinosu

Mogan Lake near Gölbaşı, Turkey. The building feat...

AP.040 Lake Tuz
AP.040 Lake Tuz

Lake Tuz at Tuz Gölü, Turkey. Lake tuz is the seco...

AP.041 Mount Hasan
AP.041 Mount Hasan

Hasan Dağı or Mount Hasan is the second highest mo...

AP.042 Aksaray
AP.042 Aksaray

A village in Aksaray province, Turkey. - SK.

AP.043 Aksaray
AP.043 Aksaray

A village in Aksaray province, Turkey. - SK.

AP.044 Kizil Minare
AP.044 Kizil Minare

The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...

AP.045 Kizil Minare
AP.045 Kizil Minare

The kizil minare or Egri (leaning) minaret, a Selj...

AP.046 Ağzıkarahan
AP.046 Ağzıkarahan

Detail of a niche in the inner portal of the carav...

AP.047 Ağzıkarahan
AP.047 Ağzıkarahan

This han or caravenserai dates from the 13th centu...

AP.048 Niğde
AP.048 Niğde

The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop...

AP.049 Niğde
AP.049 Niğde

The ancient town of Niğde was founded on a hilltop...

AP.050 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.050 Sungur Bey Mosque

View of the Sungur Bey Mosque, which features a mi...

AP.051 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.051 Sungur Bey Mosque

A small window covered by a pointed arch at the Su...

AP.052 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.052 Sungur Bey Mosque

An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. - SK.

AP.053 Sungur Bey Mosque
AP.053 Sungur Bey Mosque

An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. - SK.

AP.054 Nigde Sungur Bey Camii
AP.054 Nigde Sungur Bey Camii

An old door at the Sungur Bey Mosque. -SK

AP.055 Alaettin Camii
AP.055 Alaettin Camii

The Alaettin mosque was built in 1223 and is one o...

AP.056 Nigde Sungur Bey Camii
AP.056 Nigde Sungur Bey Camii

The Sungur Bey mosque in Niğde was commissioned by...

AP.057 Ephesus
AP.057 Ephesus

View through the "Gate of Persecution" at the entr...

AP.058 Isa Bey Hamam
AP.058 Isa Bey Hamam

Ruins of the Isa Bey Hamam, a former bathhouse fro...

AP.059 Isa Bey Camii
AP.059 Isa Bey Camii

The oldest active mosque in Turkey, Isa Bey dates ...

AP.060 Isa Bey Camii
AP.060 Isa Bey Camii

The "monumental western façade" of the Isa Bey Mos...

AP.061 Isa Bey Camii
AP.061 Isa Bey Camii

An image of the courtyard of the Isa Bey Mosque ex...

AP.062 Isa Bey Camii
AP.062 Isa Bey Camii

An image of the interior of the prayer hall and it...

AP.063 Isa Bey Camii
AP.063 Isa Bey Camii

An image from the interior of the prayer hall of t...

AP.064 Ilyas Bey Camii
AP.064 Ilyas Bey Camii

The Ilyas Bey Mosque, located in the renowned arch...

AP.065 Ilyas Bey Camii
AP.065 Ilyas Bey Camii

The iwan-portal that forms the entrance to the Ily...

AP.066 Ilyas Bey Camii
AP.066 Ilyas Bey Camii

Most likely the tomb of Ilyas Bey of the Turkish M...

AP.067 Menderes Valley
AP.067 Menderes Valley

The Menderes valley, named after the Büyük Mendere...

AP.068 Menderes Valley
AP.068 Menderes Valley

The Menderes valley, named after the Büyük Mendere...

AP.069 Terrain
AP.069 Terrain

Just above the Menderes River Valley and the lower...

AP.070 Beyond Denizli
AP.070 Beyond Denizli

The Denizli Province is high ground located in Wes...

AP.071 Towing Hay
AP.071 Towing Hay

The Denizli Provice is high ground located in West...

AP.072 Akhan Kervansaray
AP.072 Akhan Kervansaray

The Akhan Kervansaray before extensive renovation.

AP.073 Akhan Kervansaray
AP.073 Akhan Kervansaray

The Akhan Kervansaray before extensive renovation.

AP.074 Arid Grazing Land
AP.074 Arid Grazing Land

"The Lakes" region of Turkey, west of Denizli. Pic...

AP.075 Cattle Grazing
AP.075 Cattle Grazing

"The Lakes" region of Turkey, west of Denizli. Goa...

AP.076 Road
AP.076 Road

"The Lakes" region of Turkey, west of Denizli. A w...

AP.077 Esrefoglu Mosque
AP.077 Esrefoglu Mosque

View of Esrefoglu Camii across lake Beysehir. -CK

AP.078 Lake Beysehir
AP.078 Lake Beysehir

Lake Beysehir is the drainage basin of the Sultan ...

AP.079 Eşrefoğlu Mosque
AP.079 Eşrefoğlu Mosque

Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Tu...

AP.080 Stalactite Capital
AP.080 Stalactite Capital

A study of the stalactite capitals of the Esrefogl...

AP.081 Stalactite Muqarnas
AP.081 Stalactite Muqarnas

Stalactite muqarnas at the Esrefoglu Camii. Muqarn...

AP.082 Village
AP.082 Village

View of village outside Beysehir. -CK

AP.083 Cow Pasture
AP.083 Cow Pasture

Beysehir cow pasture in the early winter. -CK

AP.084 Pastoral Farmland
AP.084 Pastoral Farmland

Pastoral farmland outside of Yalvac or Pisidian An...

AP.085 Farmland
AP.085 Farmland

Rolling hills of farmland outside of Yalvac (Pisid...

AP.086 Cliffs Near Egridir
AP.086 Cliffs Near Egridir

Dry pasture in front of cliffes near Egirdir. -CK

AP.087 Lake Egirdir
AP.087 Lake Egirdir

Formally called lake Egridir (crooked lake) Egirdi...

AP.088 Lake Egirdir
AP.088 Lake Egirdir

View of lakeside residences in Egirdir, looking do...

AP.089 Lake Egirdir
AP.089 Lake Egirdir

View of Lake Egirdir through a rocky alcove.

AP.090 Near Konya
AP.090 Near Konya

Konya plains backing up to the Taurus Mountains ne...

AP.091 Taurus Mountains
AP.091 Taurus Mountains

Mountains outside of Konya in the Central Anatolia...

AP.092 Farmers Working
AP.092 Farmers Working

Farmers working in the grassy steppe.

AP.093 Konya Countryside
AP.093 Konya Countryside

Konya countryside. -CK

AP.094 Konya Countryside
AP.094 Konya Countryside

A door framing the Konya countryside. -CK

AP.095 Konya Countryside
AP.095 Konya Countryside

Countryside outside of Konya. -CK

AP.096 Konya Countryside
AP.096 Konya Countryside

Countryside outside of Konya. -CK

AP.097 Konya Countryside
AP.097 Konya Countryside

Oxen grazing in countryside outside of Konya. -CK

AP.098 Caravanserai
AP.098 Caravanserai

The ruins of a caravanserai. Caravanserai served a...

AP.099 Caravanserai
AP.099 Caravanserai

Outside of Konya, very likely the interior ruins o...

AP.100 Caravanserai
AP.100 Caravanserai

The interior ruins of a roadside inn. -CK

Site developed with funding from the Kenyon Summer Scholars by Braeden Singleton in 2024. All images are created by A. Denis Baly, and are freely available for download and non-commercial use.