The construction of the madrasah, which has survived until today with its perfect structure, started in the Artuqid Period and was completed in 1457-1502 during the reign of Akkoyunlu Ruler Cihangiroğlu Kasım Padishah. Smooth cut stone was used in the construction of the two-storey, domed, single and open courtyard madrasah. The structure, which attracts attention in terms of its plan features, stonework and ornament motifs, is located in the complex together with the mosque and tomb. There is a fountain and a large pool in the courtyard of the madrasah. The madrasah, which has an open front to the plain in the south, is one of the largest structures in Mardin. It is open madrasah type, arranged around a single courtyard, has two floors and a single iwan. It is made of cut stone and bricks.
Kasımiye Madrasa – Mardin
It is entered from the south side by passing through a barrel vaulted corridor connected by a crown door. There is an independent masjid place on the west, which has the same entrance as the other parts. There is a mosque rising on two floors in the east. It consists of cells lined up between the cloisters on two floors, around the large courtyard with a portico, which is entered through the portal. To the north of the courtyard, there is a large iwan that cuts the second floor and a pool in front of it. This place should have been thought of as a complex, not as a madrasah on its own. The zawiya-shrine next to it is proof of this.
Where is Kasımiye Madrasa?
You can reach Kasımiye Madrasa after passing the Mardin City Stadium in the southwest of Mardin, turning right from the Fire Station and going 250 meters.
Source: Mardin Governorship, “City Map and City Plan”, 2013