Karatay Madrasa, Konya

Karatay Madrasa
The ceiling of Karatay Madrasa
Basic information
Location	Konya, Turkey
Affiliation	Islam
District	Konya
Province	Konya
Region	Central Anatolia
Architectural description
Architectural type	Madrasa
Architectural style	Islamic, Seljuk architecture
Completed	1251
Minaret(s)	1

Karatay Madrasa is a madrasa (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) built in Konya, Turkey, in 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan.

Since 1955, the place serves as a museum where Seljuk tiles are united, while artifacts in stone or in wood are on display in Ince Minaret Madrasa, also in Konya. The collection of Karatay Museum was particularly enriched by the finds collected as of the 1970s in Kubadabad Palace royal summer residence on Lake Beyşehir shore, at eighty miles from Konya to the west.

A caravanserai, also built by Celaleddin Karatay in the outskirts of Konya, carries his name too.

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• Pictures of most of the collection and some of the building

Coordinates: 37°52′29″N 32°29′34″E / 37.87472°N 32.49278°E / 37.87472; 32.49278