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Aziziye Mosque
I have now visited Konya twice. Back in 2019, I spent five weeks travelling around Turkey. I started my journey in Istanbul before visiting Bursa, Izmir, Kuşadasi, Aydın, Antalya, Konya and Ankara.
I returned to Turkey in 2025 for another three weeks. Once again, I started in Istanbul before travelling to Kayseri, Aksaray, Konya and Alanya. Since the route from Kayseri to Alanya passes through Konya, ...
In my previous posts, I wrote about the vast Seljuk heritage in Konya, including the Alaeddin Mosque, the Karatay Madrasa and the fascinating Mevlana Museum. But there is also Ottoman Konya to consider. It is another important historical layer of the city, covering the centuries after the Seljuks, when Konya became an important Ottoman administrative, cultural and religious centre.
In fact, this was ...
