Abstract:

The Ottoman Empire's dominance in a wide geography enabled it to produce important and original architectural works that have been carried to the present day in different cities in the same period. The similarities or differences in these works lead researchers to follow the traces of the Ottoman Empire and the structural developments of civilizations today. This study aimed to be analyzed comparatively the architectural and structural features of the single-domed mosque structures belonging to the classical period of the Ottoman Empire in the cities of Edirne, which was an important capital for many years after entering the domination of the Ottoman Empire, and Konya, which came under the domination of the Ottoman Empire after the Seljuk Empire and hosted important Islamic artifacts. In this context, Keşan Hersekzade Mosque, Lari Mosque, Kadı Bedrettin Süle Çelebi Mosque, Hıdır Ağa Mosque, Defterdar Mustafa Paşa Mosque, Şeyh Çelebi Mosque, Yahya Bey Mosque in Edirne and Akşehir Hasan Paşa Imaret Mosque, Piri Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Yağmapınar Masjid, Karapınar Sultan Selim Mosque and Ilgın Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosques in Konya are among the single-domed mosques that are considered as the Ottoman Classical Period are discussed. These mosques were compared in terms of dome width, dome transition elements, dome drum shape, vertical structures of last prayer holl, building materials and wall construction techniques and arch types. As a result of the study, when the Classical Period mosques of the Ottoman Empire in Edirne and Konya were compared, it was seen that the mosques in Konya were more developed in terms of dome openings, materials and wall construction techniques. It has been determined that the biggest differences seen in the single-domed mosques are in the wall construction and dome diameters that built in the Classical Period of the Ottoman Empire in the cities of Konya and Edirne.

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