MIRZA MUHAMMET TURBE

Abdürrahim Şerif Baygu mentioned about this turbe and publicitied its photographs but didn’t give a name.Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kafesoğlu mentions as “Mirza bey Turbe” It is in the İkikubbe Neighbourhood.It has no epitaph.As it was dated to the ıs tor 2nd half olf the 14th century, it was also dated to the end of 14th century, to 16th and 17th century. The floor of the turbe has remained below because of the way passing near.Square planned turbe which doesn’t have a funerary floor, is 6.20x6.20 meters sized.In the middle of the North front there is the entrance door inside a niche.Door narrows with a muqarnas adorment anf it was adorned with two rosettes.Above the place became octagonal with triangular chamfers on the upper corners of the walls of square planned turbe.In the upper parts of the body is passed to the upper cover with the protruding triangle chamfers.Octagon pyramid cone which constitutes the upper cover sits like a hat on the body.On the octagon pyramid cone there is the gnarled Stone finial.Above the entrance on the North direction there is muqarnas basket ornamented in worn case. From the body walls which are supported with pointed arches on the four side inside passes to the dome with Stone pendants. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kafesoğlu indicated in his Ahlat report that he prepared in 1945 that most of Stones of the turbe were stolen.But it was repaired in accordance with original by General Directorate for Foundations.