Abstract:

Tile has been preferred as a protective exterior coating material in the sixteen-segment dome of the Mevlana Tomb for many periods from the Seljuk period to today. As a result of atmospheric effects, the tiles that adorned the dome for 55 years have been damaged. For this reason, the restoration process was started on the Dome in June 2020 and the tiles of the dome were renewed in this process. This study discussed the tile restorations in the Kubbe-i Hadrâ (Green Dome) and presented the findings under headings following extensive research and document analysis. In conclusion, we found new information and documents revealing that the dome tiles manufactured in Kütahya in different periods were technically and physically different from each other of different periods, that the tiles were supplied in 1965 by the Taylan Ceramic Factory, not by the Metin Tile Factory. It was also found that the tiles used for the restorations in 1949 were manufactured by the Öz Tile Factory, not by Metin Tile Factory. In addition, we found that Armenian tile makers took part in the production of the tiles of the Kubbe-i Hadrâ; the oldest tiles of the Dome were produced by applying the color-glaze technique and are exhibited in world-famous museums today.

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