A MONUMENT FROM MEDIEVAL TO PRESENT: MARDİN ULU CAMİ (GRAND MOSQUE) - Ortaçağ’dan Günümüze Bir Anıt: Mardin Ulu Cami-

Abstract

Mardin Ulu Mosque is one of the first double minaret mosques at 12th century in Anatolia. The Mosque is located parallel to the direction of qibla with a rectangular planned scheme as similar monuments of early Islamic period seen in the Middle East. The researchers’ arguments and local legends comprise contradictions. In the study, it was tried to eliminate the inaccurate information by making analytical studies. The study aims to evaluate the authentic artifacts that survived with regard to conservation science. The study is derived from the dissertation, “Problems of Authenticity and Transformation in the Monumental Buildings of Mardin”, which has been prepared in Istanbul Technical University Graduate School of Science Engineering and Technology, Restoration Program of Department of Architecture with thesis advisor Ph.D. Gülsün Tanyeli. The authenticity and reconstitution problems of Mardin Ulu (Grand) Mosque were researched, therewith acquiring new data.