Aktekke Mosque is located in the İmaret District in the center of Karaman. Mosque; It is in the form of a social complex with a bathhouse around it, dervish cells, a burial ground (cemetery) in the south and west, and mausoleums and graves inside. The mosque, popularly known as Aktekke Mosque, is also called Mader-i Mevlana Mosque because it contains the tomb of Mevlana’s mother, Mümine Hatun. It was built by Karamanoğlu Alaaddin Bey in 1370.
The great Turkish Sufi Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi came to Karaman with his family in 1222, got married here and stayed for seven years. In the space reserved on the left side of the mosque, there are 21 stone-coated tombs belonging to Mevlana’s mother, brother and relatives.
As a result of the filling of the surrounding area, there is a masjid, a tomb and a zawiya structure in the south of the courtyard, which was left in a hole about 1 m from the road, and there are dervish cells in the north. There is no trace of the other structures of the zawiya. The dervish cells in the north extend in the east-west direction, making an angle according to the shape of the land.
In its current form, there are 7 cells, each with a hearth and two niches.
These cells receive light from the rectangular windows next to the entrance doors in the south. The cell at the east end has no windows. There is a three-domed narthex in front of the main building in the south of the courtyard. The cover of the portico rests on walls with windows on each side and on two marble columns in the middle. In the last congregation portico, there is a door, a mihrab niche at each end, and a window providing connection to the interior, at each end relative to the entrance.
Aktekke Mosque was built by Alaaddin Bey of Karamanoğulları in 1370.
Alaaddin Bey had this mosque built for Mevlana's mother, Mümine Hatun.
There are 21 graves in the tomb of the mosque, including those of Mümine Hatun, Alaaddin Çelebi and Karamanoğlu Seyfettin Süleyman Bey.
The hand-carved decorations in the harim section of Aktekke Mosque are one of the most beautiful examples of the Ottoman period. If you ever come to Karaman, do not miss the opportunity to see this historical mosque that is still in service.
A women's gallery, whose front is covered with a cage, was built on the Bursa arches carried by two marble columns.
may conflict with the principle that it should be This situation seems to deviate from the main purpose of the place of worship.
Using such tombs as a madrasa rather than a mosque or moving them outside may contribute to the more accurate realization of the purpose of worship and prayer. The use of places of worship solely for God and the healthy transmission of religious teachings can promote a more appropriate religious practice in society.
As a mosque, it is a small, beautiful mosque with a 348-year-old plane tree in its garden.
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A mosque where the grave of the mother of the Prophet Mevlana is located and where there are many graves in the garden and there are places of suffering in the garden. Karaman square clock tower
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As a mosque, it is a small, beautiful mosque with a 348-year-old plane tree in its garden.
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