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Last Updated: 02/06/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SNT557 - Studies on Anatolian Seljuk Cities I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ SELMA MANAZ
Mode of Delivery This course is conducted exclusively through face-to-face instruction.
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Prerequisites There are no recommended courses associated with this course.
Courses Recomended There are no other recommended courses related to this course.
Recommended Resources Acun, H. (2007). Anadolu Selçuklu Dönemi Kervansarayları, Hakkı Acun (Editör). Ankara, 13-17.Akşit, A. (2014). Selçuklular Devrinde Kent İskânı ve Mahalleler. Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 5(1), 67-88.Altınsapan, E. (2005). 13-16 Yüzyıllarda Ahilik ve Ahi Zaviyelerine Bir Bakış. Prof. Dr. Neşet Çağatay’a Armağan, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 27-52.Barkan, Ö. L. (1942). “Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Bir İskân ve Kolonizasyon Metodu Olarak; Vakıflar Ve Temlikler, İstila Devirlerinin Kolonizatör Türk Dervişleri ve Zaviyeler”. Vakıflar Dergisi (II). 279–386.Baykara, T. (1996), Ulu Camii. Selçuklu Şehrinde İskânı Belirleyen Bir Kaynak Olarak. Belleten, LX / 227, 33-57.Eskikurt, A. (2015). Türkiye Selçuklu Devleti’nde Kent Yerleşmeleri ve Çevresi. Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Çevre ve Şehir İçinde T.C. Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı ve İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Yayınları, 55-65.Günel, G. (2010). Anadolu Selçuklu Döneminde Anadolu’da İpek Yolu-Kervansaraylar-Köprüler, Kebikeç, (29), 133-146.Koray, Ö. (2005). Anadolu’da Selçuklu Dönemi Yerleşme Sistemi ve Kent Modelleri, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi. Konya: Selçuk Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü.Koray, Ö. (2006a). Anadolu-Türk Kent Tarihinden Bir Kesit: Selçuklu Dönemi’nde Anadolu-Türk Kent Model(ler)İ. Bilig, 38, 161-184.Koray, Ö. (2006b). Erken Dönem Anadolu–Türk Kenti Anadolu Selçuklu Kenti ve Mekânsal Ögeleri”, Bilig, 55: 193-220.Koray, Ö. (2006c). Anadolu’da Selçuklu Kentler Sistemi ve Mekânsal Kademelenme (1). ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi (METU JFA), 23: 2, 21-61.Koray, Özcan. (2007). Anadolu’da Selçuklu Dönemi Yerleşme Sistemi ve Kent Modelleri. İTÜ Dergisi/A Mimarlık, Planlama, Tasarım, 6, (1), 3-15.Koray, Ö. (2011). Anadolu’da Erken Dönem Türk Kent Morfolojisi-Selçuklu Başkenti Konya. Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi. 4 (19), 176-189.Kuban, D. (1968). Anadolu-Türk Şehri. Tarihi Gelişmesi, Sosyal ve Fiziki Özellikleri Üzerinde Bazı Gelişmeler. Vakıflar Dergisi, Ankara, (VII), 53-74.Ramsay, W. M. (1960). Anadolu’nun Tarihi Coğrafyası. (Çev: M. Pektaş). İstanbul: MEB Yayınevi.Mortan, K. Ve Küçükerman, Ö. (2011). Çarşı, Pazar, Ticaret ve Kapalıçarşı. İstanbul.Tanyeli Uğur (2021). Anadolu- Türk Kentinde Fiziksel Yapının Değişimi (11-15. Yüzyıllar).Ankara: İdeal Kent Yayınları.Turan, O. (2010). Selçuklular Zamanında Türkiye. İstanbul: Ötüken Yayınları.Ünver, S. (1967). Anadolu’da Selçuklu Devleti, Beylikleri Resmî Daireleri ve Toplantı Yerlerine Dair. Ankara: Vakıflar Dergisi, (VIII), 323- 329.
Work Placement This is not applicable to this course.
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Week - 1 Settlement Systems of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Cities established upon former Byzantine urban centers • Cities developed around Byzantine settlements • Frontier (march) cities • Open cities • Walled (enclosed) cities
Week - 2 Administrative Structure of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: Palaces: Imperial (sultanate) palaces, seasonal (summer and winter) residences, and pavilions (kiosks)
Week - 3 Defense Systems of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • City walls (fortifications) • Inner citadel (iç kale)
Week - 4 Religious Architecture of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Masjid, Mosque, Great Mosque (Ulu Mosque)
Week - 5 Religious Architecture of Anatolian Seljuk Cities • Tekkes (dervish lodges) • Zaviyes (small dervish convents)
Week - 6 Religious Architecture of Anatolian Seljuk Cities • Mausolea (kümbets) • Cemeteries
Week - 7 Midterm Examination
Week - 8 Commercial Structures of Anatolian Seljuk Cities • Caravanserais • Hans (urban inns)
Week - 9 Commercial Structures of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Bazaars • Markets and fairs
Week - 10 Social and Cultural Service Structures of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Külliyes (architectural complexes)
Week - 11 Social and Cultural Service Structures of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Primary schools (mektebs) • Madrasas
Week - 12 Social and Cultural Service Structures of Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Hospitals (şifahanes) • Turkish Bath (Hammam) • Bridges
Week - 13 Formation of Neighborhoods in Anatolian Seljuk Cities: • Squares, bazaars
Week - 14 Final Examination

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