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a dar-ül hadis (Hadith School), a dar-ül kurra (school for
learning the Quran), imaret (public kitchens), a
(hospital) and a hammam (public bathhouse). n modern
times the buildings of the comple have become separated
by streets.
The central building of the comple is the mosque with
its marble carved minber (the imam’s pulpit for delivering
sermons in the mosque) and mihrab (the niche in the wall
indicating the qibla, the direction of Kaaba in Mecca)
decorated with hand-painted tiles the hand-painted
decoration of the dome and the mother-of-pearl inlaid
gates are also equisite eamples to enjoy. The dar-ül kurra
stands before you when you leave the mosque. Although
it is not allowed to visit this building, a glance from the
outside still reveals its features. Across from the northern
entrance of the mosque is the area which is used as the
Centre of Decorative Arts. t was once the khankah, the
buildings for the dervish lodge containing the cells of the
dervishes. Today it is used for the production and ehibition
of traditional decorative arts and also for giving education
in this eld. t is also used for cultural events and there is a
gift shop where you can buy items of traditional arts such
as hat (calligraphy), tezhip (gilding and illuminating), and
ebru (marbling).
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