ORTAÇAĞ İSLAM DÜNYASINDA MEDRESELERDE AÇILIŞ DERSİ GELENEĞİ: KAYSERİ PERVANE BEY MEDRESESİ ÖRNEĞİ
THE OPENING LESSON TRADITION OF MADRASAS IN MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD ON THE MODEL OF KAYSERI PERVANE BEY MADRASA

Summary/Abstract: The Turks first began their reconstruction activities in Anatolia at the end of the 12th century even though they had entered this territory in the 11th century. By the end of the 12th century with the enrichment of the state, it was observed that many madrasas (Islamic theological schools) and other educational institutions were built. Thus, the sultans of Turkey Seljuk state firstly settled the merchants, clergymen and nomadic Turkic populations here upon the construction of mosques, madrasas and Islamic monasteries when they conquered a city in Anatolia. On the other hand these sultans led to the arrival of some important clerics and scholars in Anatolia by establishing and supporting wealthy foundations. Statesmen and rich benefactors who took pattern themselves on Sultans and Emirs of Seljuk’s, built up charities and worked for the Islamization and Turkification of this geography. Pervane Madrasa which was built in Kayseri by Emir Pervane -one of Turkish Anatolian emirs- might be exemplified for this. Pervane assigned famous mathematics and astronomy scholar Kutbüddin Şîrâzî as mudarris. The most well-known figures and administrators of the era attended the first lesson of Şirazi and the tradition of opening lesson was fulfilled. In that article, scientific activities in Kayseri, which was an important city of Anatolian Seljuk Empire, and astronomy and mathematics scholar Şirazi’s works particularly in the field of medicine, will be mentioned in brief.

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