The Seljuks Masjids of Konya That Couldn’t Reach Today

Konya, which came out of Byzantine rule in 1073 and met with the Turkish-Islamic civilization, became the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk State in 1097 and maintained this title for 235 years. This period caused Konya to be entertained enough in terms of development. For this reason, you can find a building identity such as a mosque, masjid, madrasah and tomb belonging to the original Seljuk in every street of Konya. The fact that many of these works show monumental features with their plan, architecture and decoration features should be seen as an emphasis on the capital of Konya.Undoubtedly, masjids constitute an important part of hundreds of works built during the Seljuk period in Konya. Some of these works have survived until today, they have been renewed with the repairs they have undergone and have a “long life”. Some of them, unfortunately, were destroyed consciously and unconsciously by local institutions, perhaps as an inscription or a piece of tile, and they keep their memory alive in museum displays; perhaps they only appear in an archive record. Here, in this article, Seljuk masjids in Konya, which can only be identified with their inscriptions or an old photograph, are discussed with contemporary and current sources. It is painful to know that these masjids, which have such a gentle and monumental characteristics in every street of Konya, which belong to the Seljuks, were sometimes demolished on the pretext of opening a road, but gives hope when compared with both the current legislation and the more conscious human infrastructure.