AYASOFIA COMPLEX SULTAN II. SELİM TOMB ARCHITECTURE ANDARTISTIC FEATURES

Abstract

Son of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan, II. Sultan Selim lived between 1524 and 1574, also known as Sarı Selim, he was the 11th Ottoman sultan and the 90th Islamic caliph. He is the first sultan who was born in Istanbul and became the sultanate.He died in 1574. Selim is one of the sultans who did not descend from the throne until his death in the Ottoman Empire. He was buried in the Hagia Sophia Mosque after his death. His tomb is also located here. II. The construction of the Sultan Selim Tomb was started by Mimar Sinan in 1573-1574 by the sultan's own order. However, the sultan, who died before the construction of the building was completed, was first buried in the tent built on the same site, and then transferred here after the construction of the tomb was completed in 1576-1577. In this study, the Tomb of Sultan Selim II will be examined in terms of both its architectural features and its ornamental features; At the same time, 3 different sample drawings of the architectural plan drawings and tile decorations of the building will be added to the study.