The galleries of the recently reconstructed medrese (high school), laying north of the Hüsrev Paşa Mosque; the complex (which included also a ‘sibyan mektebi’/primary school), an ‘imaret’/kitchen for the poor, a ‘hamam’/bath and a ‘han’/kervanserail) was built in 1567 for Köse (Koca) Hüsrev Paşa, Beylerbeyi (Ottoman governor) at the time. The name of the architect is uncertain, but mostly the great Mimar Sinan is cited.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: Website of ‘van kulturturizm.gov.tr’ .