Yakutiye Madrasa
# Yakutiye Madrasa

Yakutiye Madrasa (Turkish: Yâkutiye Medresesi) is a historical 14th-century Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey. The madrasa was built in 1310 by order of a local governor of the Ilkhanids, Hoca Yakut, and it is named after him.

## Building

It is a rectangular building with an inner courtyard, surrounded by the rooms for the students. It has a monumental portal decorated with stone carvings and one Minaret with geometrical decorations. There is also an adjoining Kümbet. Today the building is used as a museum dedicated to ethnography and Turkish and Islamic art.

## Sources

* ↑ Denknalbant, Ayşe (2013). "Yâkutiye Medresesi ve Kümbeti" [Yakutiye Madrasa and Kümbet]. Islam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Vol. 43. Istanbul: Turkish Diyanet Foundation. pp. 293–295.
* 1 2 DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012

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