Selimiye Foundation Museum
Dar'ül Kurra Madrasa, Sultan II. The Sultan Selim Kulliye, which was built in the name of Selim in Edirne, the second capital of the Ottoman Empire, and considered as a masterpiece of Turkish-Islamic architecture; It is one of the structures in the Selimiye Complex, as it is commonly known. The building, which was built between 1569-75 with a double madrasah plan together with the Dar'ül Hadis Madrasa, serves as the Selimiye Foundation Museum today. Dar'ülKurra Madrasa is located in the Selimiye Complex, in the southwest corner of the Selimiye Mosque. The complex, which consists of a mosque, Dar'ül Hadis and Dar'ül Kurra Madrasahs and the Sıbyan School, was built by the Chief Architect of the Ottoman Empire, Koca Sinan, between 1569-75 by Sultan II. It was built in the name of Selim. The Dar'ül Kurra Madrasa, which has a rectangular plan close to the square, is entered through a monumental door with muqarnas. They have a row of cells facing an inner courtyard. The cradle-vaulted cover of the cloisters carried by columns was kept lower than the cells. While the walls of the madrasa building facing the courtyard are lined with stones, the walls that open to the outside have an alternate use of stone and brick. The building, which was restored in 2006 by the General Directorate of Foundations, serves as the Selimiye Foundation Museum. In the museum, examples of donations obtained from mosques and masjids affiliated to the General Directorate of Foundations, which have gained the quality of historical artifacts (Religious aids, carpets allocated for religious services, items used in places of worship such as rugs, oil lamps, prayer rugs; blessed goods), repairs of Ottoman period structures Pieces of tiles, pipe bowls, calligraphy plates from Foundation mosques and masjids, Qurans, candlesticks, hilyes, astrolabes, lecterns, pieces of tiles and various objects found during the excavations are exhibited. In addition, a animation reflecting the original function of the building was included in the large room used as a classroom, and Mimar Sinan was tried to be explained under the porticoes.
