Sultan İsa Madrasa was built in 1385 by Melik Necmettin İsa bin Muzaffer Davud bin El Melik Salih, the last Artuqid Sultan who reigned in Mardin. Melik Necmeddin İsa, who fought with Timur and his army, who was first seen in Mardin, was imprisoned in this madrasah for a while.
Sultan İsa Madrasa, also known as Zinciriye Madrasa among the public, attracts attention even from far away with its segmented domes on the east and west ends and the high monumental portal on the east side. Covering a rectangular and large area, the building consists of a courtyard, a mosque, a tomb and various additional spaces on two floors. When you enter from the portal, you reach a section covered with a star vault. In the west, there is a corridor that opens to the courtyard with the mosque. There is a dome with muqarnas and squinches in the middle of the mosque space in the south of the corridor. The mihrab is surrounded by inlaid motifs. The pulpit is made of cut stone. From the iwan in the west of the courtyard, you can access the place that is understood to be a tomb and is covered with a dome. The upper floor mostly consists of small rooms. These are the rooms of people who once studied at the madrasah.
Zinciriye (Sultan İsa) Madrasa: It was built by Melik Necmettin İsa Bin Muzaffer Davut Bin El Melik Salih in 1385.
Zinciriye Madrasa is thought to have been built in Aksaray in 1337, during the reign of Sultan Mirza Halil Bey, during the Karamanoğulları period, which dominated the region for a short time. The madrasa was able to continue its existence with rich foundation income.
Çifte Minareli Madrasa (Hatuniye Madrasa) is located in Erzurum Province in Turkey. It belongs to the Seljuk period.
Before building the historical Hansaray in Bahçesaray, Mengli Giray I established Zincirli Madrasa as an institution serving the entire North Caucasus to the Ural Mountains. He donated lands with high income to meet the living expenses of the teachers who would teach and the students who would study in this madrasah.
Entrance fee is 20 TL per person. The inside is old but beautiful. Only the ups and downs are very narrow. There were people who came to the outdoor shooting. A nice place for taking photos. There is a mausoleum at the entrance on the left, but no one visits it. It must be seen. There is a small seating area and a rose garden on the right. The upper two floors are empty and there is only a view for taking photos.
The first madrasah opened in Anatolia was Yağbasan Madrasah, opened in Tokat Niksar by Danişmentliler. The first madrasah during the Ottoman Empire was established in Iznik in 1330 under the name of Orhan Gazi Madrasa during the reign of Orhan Bey.
The building, located in the Medrese District, was built by Melik Necmeddin İsa, the last Artuqid Sultan who reigned in Mardin in 1385. For this reason, it is also known as "Sultan İsa Madrasa".
Mashallah, the masters with perfect architecture have poured all their skills. The building has 3 floors and a mosque at the bottom. The pool in the courtyard adds peace to the work, and the flowers give relief. Mardine is definitely a place to come and see. Not suitable for disabled people (as in the rest of Mardi). A 20TL entrance fee is charged at the entrance, the museum card is not valid. Additionally, there is a balancing stone on the left at the entrance of the masjid. Of course, do not expect it to return to the 750-year-old structure.
My advice is to go directly to the top floor, watch Old Mardin from there, take photos and wander down to the bottom floor.
It is a structure that is approximately 700 years old and is very impressive.
It is one of the historical monuments that you should not leave without seeing in Mardin.
Zinciriye Madrasah was built in Mardin by the Artuqid Sultan Melik Necmettin İsa bin Muzaffer Davud bin El Melik Salih in 1385.
The madrasa attracts attention with its segmented domes on the east and west ends and the high monumental portal on the east side.
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