What to See in Akşehir - Top Sights and Attractions

Mosque. Ferruhşah Mosque is a small historical mosque in Akşehir, Turkey. In Turkish mescit refers to small mosques.

The mosque is in Akşehir, Konya Province at 38°21′19″N 31°24′28″E. It is in the same yard as the tomb of Seydi Mahmut Hayrani. According to the inscription of the building it was built by a certain Ferruh Şah in 1224 during the reign of Kayqubad I of Sultanate of Rum. Following its last restoration in 2006, it was opened to religious services.

The outer dimensions of the building are 6.6 metres (22 ft) by 6.36 metres (20.9 ft). It has three windows. The building material in the north and west sides is rubble stone. In west and south sides bricks were used together with some collect material.^[2]

Mosque in Akşehir, Turkey. Taşmedrese is a 13th-century religious complex in Akşehir, Turkey.

It is at 38°21′36″N 31°24′34″E in Akşehir ilçe (district) of Konya Province.

The complex was commissioned by Sahip Ata, the vizier (equivalent of modern prime minister) of Sultanate of Rum. As the name implies, it was originally a madrasa (religious school) which was built in 1250. With later additions it became a religious complex with a mosque, imaret (soup kitchen), hankah (a kind of reclusion room), a fountain etc. But now only the madrasa, the mosque which was built in 1261 and a tomb are standing. In 1965 it was opened as a museum. In 1986 it was put under restoration.

The building has an open yard with four iwans. The students' rooms and the classrooms are around the yard. The marble columns supporting the porticos around the yard are collect material from a former Byzantine building. The marble entrance is a modern reconstruction. One of the most interesting features of the building is a double şerefe ("balcony") minaret which was uncommon during the Seljukid age.^[3]

Mosque in Akşehir, Turkey. Kileci Mosque is a small historical mosque in Akşehir, Turkey. It is a 13th-century mosque built during the Sultanate of Rum era. But the exact construction date, the commissioner and the architect are not known.

The ground area is square. In the north side is there is a narrow nartex (Turkish: Son cemaat yeri). The columns used in this area are collect material from an older Byzantine building. In the original praying area there was no minbar or mihrab. The original dome was demolished during a storm. It was replaced by a wooden roof. But in 2007 during the restoration a modern dome was added to the mosque.

According to the publicity panel in front of the mescit, the original wooden doors of the mescit are in display in Sahip Ata Museum in Konya. The current doors are replicas of the original doors.

Kileci Mosque is in Akşehir ilçe (district) of Konya Province at 38°21′16″N 31°24′50″E It is in Çay neighborhood of Akşehir.

In Turkish, unlike in Arabic, the word mescit refers only to small mosques The name of the mescit probably refers to a tombstone in the yard of the mescit which is believed to be the commissioner of the mescit.^[4]

Museum. Akşehir Museum, a.k.a. Nasrettin Hoca Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, is a national museum in Akşehir district of Konya Province, central Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts and ethnographic items. Established in 2007, it is dedicated to Nasrettin Hoca, a satirical figure in Turkish history and folklore, whose tomb is in Akşehir.

The museum is on Ulucami Street in Akşehir at 38°21′24″N 31°24′40″E. Its distance to Konya is 135 km (84 mi).

The museum was formerly housed in a historic building named Taşmedrese, which was inadequate. The museum was moved later to a mansion, built in 1914 and was owned by a local coroner. The building was acquired by the Ministry of Culture in 1989. After restoration in 2006, it was opened during the International Festival of Nasrettin Hoca on 5 July 2007.

The ground floor is reserved for the administrative offices and the stock rooms. The archaeological exhibit halls are in the first floor. There are various items and coins from Neolithic Chalcolithic era, Bronze and Iron Ages, Classical antiquity, Roman and Byzantine periods. The ethnographic items are exhibited in the second floor. In this floor there are sections about a bridal room and Nasrettin Hoca.^[5]