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Ishak Pasha Palace
(قصر إسحاق باشا)

Title	Ishak Pasha Palace
Title Original	قصر إسحاق باشا
Publication Date:	1199/ 1784
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;31;ar
Library Location	Aqri, Türkiye
Date	1199/ 1784
Notes	Ishak Pasha Palace is considered one of the rare buildings in the Ottoman style of the late 12th / 18th century. The palace is located in the Dogubeyazit region, 97 km east of Akri, at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. It was founded by the descendants of a prominent statesman, and was built on a high surface facing east-west, in keeping with the natural orientation of the site. Some of its parts consist of one floor and others have two or three floors, including the lower floor. The palace was built in a way that makes it easy to defend. The layout of the palace is similar to the palaces of the Ottoman capital, but in a smaller size. Its most important sections from a practical point of view are distributed around two main courtyards. The section that was most damaged was the first courtyard, which was surrounded on both sides by collapsed rooms. It is believed that these rooms were intended for visitors to the palace and to house their horses and other transportation equipment, such as carts, for example, and that the right side of the courtyard was designated for the prison. The second courtyard, which can be entered through a relatively high entrance, contains the most important parts of the palace, such as the mosque, the sections designated for men, and the meeting hall. As for the harem suite, it is entered from here through a luxurious gate. The palace was built from brown and yellow stones transported from neighboring regions, as its general appearance bears the basic features of Turkish architecture, while the details highlight an eclectic style that reflects the influence of the artistic style of the Great Seljuks, the Anatolian Seljuks, and the Ottomans, and European styles such as Gothic and Baroque. Each of the palace’s entrances includes different details, and the stone decorations are worthy of attention. The entrance leading to the first courtyard is reminiscent of the Anatolian Seljuk style, through its diverse external form and low arches with concave surfaces decorated with muqarnas, and also suggests the influence of the contemporary French imperial style of construction of this building. The entrance leading to the second courtyard was designed in the form of a two-storey entrance with Gothic features. It has a relatively high, pointed arch, on which two typical cypress trees are carved in relief on both sides. The plastic appearance of the entrance is also noteworthy. The entrance leading to the harem wing contains rich stone decoration that reflects the influence of Baroque art. On either side of the building's relatively high gate are two statues of two lions facing each other, then a wide border of stereotypical flower patterns that steadily increases to form a frame around the gate. The inscription showing the date of construction of the palace was engraved above the entrance to the harem wing. The important prominent features of the palace from a decorative standpoint are the mosque, with its slightly bulging dome and the ornate neck on which the dome rests, its minaret decorated with interlaced bands of two colors of stone, and the Gulag Abdibasap mausoleum, with its bright decoration and enormous formations. Ishak Pasha Palace was subjected to great destruction over time, and in the late 19th - early 20th centuries it was transformed into a military barracks.
Sample Text	“Ishak Pasha Palace” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;31;ar

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Ishak Pasha Palace

(قصر إسحاق باشا)

Publication Date 1199/ 1784

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;31;ar

Library Location Aqri, Türkiye

Date 1199/ 1784

Notes Ishak Pasha Palace is considered one of the rare buildings in the Ottoman style of the late 12th / 18th century. The palace is located in the Dogubeyazit region, 97 km east of Akri, at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. It was founded by the descendants of a prominent statesman, and was built on a high surface facing east-west, in keeping with the natural orientation of the site. Some of its parts consist of one floor and others have two or three floors, including the lower floor. The palace was built in a way that makes it easy to defend. The layout of the palace is similar to the palaces of the Ottoman capital, but in a smaller size. Its most important sections from a practical point of view are distributed around two main courtyards. The section that was most damaged was the first courtyard, which was surrounded on both sides by collapsed rooms. It is believed that these rooms were intended for visitors to the palace and to house their horses and other transportation equipment, such as carts, for example, and that the right side of the courtyard was designated for the prison. The second courtyard, which can be entered through a relatively high entrance, contains the most important parts of the palace, such as the mosque, the sections designated for men, and the meeting hall. As for the harem suite, it is entered from here through a luxurious gate. The palace was built from brown and yellow stones transported from neighboring regions, as its general appearance bears the basic features of Turkish architecture, while the details highlight an eclectic style that reflects the influence of the artistic style of the Great Seljuks, the Anatolian Seljuks, and the Ottomans, and European styles such as Gothic and Baroque. Each of the palace’s entrances includes different details, and the stone decorations are worthy of attention. The entrance leading to the first courtyard is reminiscent of the Anatolian Seljuk style, through its diverse external form and low arches with concave surfaces decorated with muqarnas, and also suggests the influence of the contemporary French imperial style of construction of this building. The entrance leading to the second courtyard was designed in the form of a two-storey entrance with Gothic features. It has a relatively high, pointed arch, on which two typical cypress trees are carved in relief on both sides. The plastic appearance of the entrance is also noteworthy. The entrance leading to the harem wing contains rich stone decoration that reflects the influence of Baroque art. On either side of the building's relatively high gate are two statues of two lions facing each other, then a wide border of stereotypical flower patterns that steadily increases to form a frame around the gate. The inscription showing the date of construction of the palace was engraved above the entrance to the harem wing. The important prominent features of the palace from a decorative standpoint are the mosque, with its slightly bulging dome and the ornate neck on which the dome rests, its minaret decorated with interlaced bands of two colors of stone, and the Gulag Abdibasap mausoleum, with its bright decoration and enormous formations. Ishak Pasha Palace was subjected to great destruction over time, and in the late 19th - early 20th centuries it was transformed into a military barracks.

Sample Text “Ishak Pasha Palace” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;31;ar