Voyage Anatolia

Ceramic glaze tiled niche in Seljuq Mosque Esrefoglu Camii in Beysehir, Turkey. With the end of the Seljuq Empire in the 14th century, the Ottoman Empire took over some of the traditions of the Seljuqs, especially in the early stages of İznik pottery.

Shrine of Aladdin & Seljuq Sultans , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Night at Konya. Shrine of Aladdin and medieval sultans of Anatolian Turks, Seljuqs (Sultanate of Rum: Seljuq Sultanate of Eastern Rome) who stopped Crusades in Anatolia. Mesud I, Kilicarslan II, Rükneddin Süleyman II, Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev I, Alaeddin Keykubat I, Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev II, Kilicarslan IV, Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev III... All eight under the characteristic medieval Seljuq style polygonal tented roof kümbet, decagonal in this case, at the courtyard of Alaaddin Mosque at Konya, Turkey.

Detail of polygonal dome kümbet of Seljuq architecture, continuation of the Turkish customs of Central Asia. PHOTO: Seljuq Architecture by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com

Seljuq Mosque at Beysehir Konya , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . The Great Mosque of Beyşehir built by the Seljuq Beys of Eshrefoghlu dynasty between 1296-1299, also called Eşrefoğlu Mosque, is considered one of the masterpieces of the intermediate period of Anatolian Turkish Beyliks between the Seljuk and Ottoman architecture styles.

PHOTO: Photographing Seljuq Architecture by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com

Photo: Man weaving at traditional handloom in his workshop in Buldan, Denizli, near travertine terraces of Pamukkale, and ancient sites Hierapolis, Aphrodisias in Turkey. Hand weaving has been a traditional craft since Seljuq times in 13th century in Buldan, an old Aegean town in Turkey.