In the lower courtyard: an antique (Roman) sarcophagus, turned into a fountain.
The calligraphic inscriptions in Arabic script date from the Ottoman period.
In the background: the apse of the former Byzantine monastery (10th century). The monastery was transformed into a medrese (school) by the Seljuk in 1208. As this happened on request of Ümmühan Hatun, the mother of the Seljuk sultan Allaeddin Keykubat I, the building is generally called the ‘Ümmühan Hatun Medresesi’. Her ‘türbe’ (grave monument) was installed inside the apse.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Türkye Tarihi Yerler Kılavuzu’ – M.Orhan Bayrak, Inkılâp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1994.
Leaflet of the Seyitgazi Külliyesi (1995) , ‘Guide Fodor: Turquie’ - Edition 1988
& Personal visits (1995 – 1996).