Konya pictures - Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Konya pictures - Turkey

One of those "must see" cities. Famous for the burial site (and thus place of pilgrimage) of Mevlana, but otherwise also a rich city, full of great mosques, many of them from the Selcuk period. Some wonderful museums, nice people. Very religious, but it never bothered me. If you are here for some days, pay a visit to nearby Beyşehir for its wonderful mosque. I added pictures from a December 2010 visit, and feel bound to reorganize the gallery soon, inserting the pictures that now are in the "New Konya pictures" but are no longer the newest.

KONYA

Mutlaka görülmesi gereken şehirlerden biri. Mevlana’nın kabristanıyla ünlü (bu yüzden dini ziyaretlerin yapıldığı bir yer), ama bunun dışında da zengin bir şehir. Burası, birçoğu Selçuklu döneminden kalma olağanüstü camilerle dolu. Harika müzeler ve hoş insanlar. Çok dindar bir yer ama beni hiç rahatsız etmedi.
Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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Konya's Mevlana Museum	Konya Independence War Museum	Konya's Karatay museum of Seljuk ceramics	The Ince Minare Medrese museum in Konya	Sahib Ata Vakıf Müzesi and mosque
Konya archaeological museum	The Kule Site - Konya - and surrounding area	Sille pictures - at the edge of Konya	Konya sept 2008 3865.jpg	Konya Selimiye Mosque front 2003 september
Konya sept 2008 3869.jpg	Konya Selimiye Mosque interior 2003 september	Konya sept 2008 3871.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3873.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3874.jpg
Konya sept 2008 3875.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3878.jpg	Konya Graveyard 1 2003 september	Konya sept 2008 3863.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3864.jpg
Konya Graveyard 2 2003 september	Konya sept 2008 3852.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3853.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3855.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3856.jpg
Konya sept 2008 3857.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3858.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3859.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3860.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3861.jpg
Konya sept 2008 3862.jpg	Konya Koyunoglu Museum 1 2003 september	Konya Koyunoglu Museum 2 2003 september	Konya Koyunoglu Museum 3 2003 september	Konya Koyunoglu Museum 4 2003 september
Konya street 2003 september	Konya parts of cart 2003 september	Konya Kids 1 2003 september	Konya Kids 2 2003 september	Konya Kids 3 2003 september
Konya Kids 4 2003 september	Konya Kids 5 2003 september	Konya Otogar 1 2003 september	Konya Otogar 2 2003 september	Konya covered uncovered 2003 september
Konya Sircali Medrese 1 2003	Konya Alaettin Mosque 1 2003	Konya Alaettin Mosque 2 2003	Konya Alaettin Mosque 3 2003	Konya Alaettin Mosque 4 2003
Konya Alaettin Mosque 5 2003	Konya Alaettin Mosque 6 2003	Konya sept 2008 3747.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3749.jpg	Konya sept 2008 3753.jpg
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Baltasar		13-Feb-2011 06:03
astonishing pictures of an astonishing place --- so many fond memories of Konya and its people ... thank you!

Juliet		30-Jan-2011 16:36
As an armchair traveller I must thank you for your wonderful photo galleries. Many dull cold winter afternoons are enjoyed with the ancient splendours, gorgeous scenery and delightful children on my virtual travels.

Dick Osseman		05-Jan-2011 22:25
Thanks Dr. Zubair. I will be publishing many new pictures of Konya in a couple of days, and then a bit later some more. I was there just a few weeks back.

muhammad zubair		05-Jan-2011 18:02
i am dr.muhammad zubair a.khan consultant gastroentrologist from pakistan these are adorable pictures of konya

halis		20-May-2009 14:18
akþehir'ide görmenizi tavsiye ederim. emekleriniz için tþk.ler

metin		13-Feb-2009 07:05
mr.osseman thank you...! wonderful kardeþim eline yüregine saglýk ne güzel bir aþk týr böyle karýþ karýp dolaþýp turkiyenin her cennetini görmüþsün ne mutlu sana konyada yaþýyorum tekrardan gelirsen müsafirim olmaný dilerim harika bir bakýþ acýsýyla cekilen fotograplar mutlu huzur dolu günler dilerim +90 0555 700 13 54

nevin		19-Dec-2008 10:37
gerçekten çok güzel fotoðraflar.Konyalý olup konya da yaþyamamak çok ötü. kýsa zamanda dinmeyi temenni ediyorum. teþekkürler mr.osseman

Esma Ova		11-Dec-2008 22:15
Mr.Osseman Great photos of a mystical city. Makes you want to experience the beauty and antiquity. I couldn't believe the wonder of the modern shopping mall in the midst of all the history. It's amazing how the ancient can co-exist with modern buildings and not be despoiled. Kudos to the people of Turkey. And to you Dick for such a great documentary. Great captions too!

Dick Osseman		11-Oct-2008 08:31
Mert, You will find I have been to Sille and show it.

Mert Soyluoglu		01-Feb-2008 21:32
Sir, You have captured wonderful details, thank you very much. Konya is indeed one of the most religious cities in Turkey, but they are not as easily offended as in other regions and are truly kind people. If you visit the city once more, may I recommend Sille? It is an old small town very close, in fact it has become a suburb of Konya. There you will find and old abandoned mosque, converted from a church, which was once a pagan temple. And the still occupied cave houses you may find interesting as well. Kind regards,

Guest		09-Jan-2008 08:34
Very nice pictures. Congratulations. You can find more informations about Mevlana and the ceremonies visit the page www.mkm.gov.tr . There are very much other historical and culturel places near of Konya which can be visited by daily tours. Come and enjoy it.

Dick Osseman		25-Jun-2007 12:02
To me museums are very important. And with the great Selcuk things they have ýn that cýty that is an ýmportant reason why i went to see it. But maybe someday i may show some more (old or new pictures) Konya.

Guest		24-Jun-2007 23:39
you don't show anything about the city. for you, only museum is life?

Özden		20-Jun-2007 09:22
Dear Mr. Dick Osseman Thanks a lot for your effort ; and thanks for reminding me the beautiest side of Konya : the marvellous history of the city ; i was born in there and now living in another historical marvellous city ; Ýstanbul... Hoping you had find the chance to read about us and our history & culture before you visit ; then it is amazing for every humanbeing ; unfortunately photos or the buildings cannot talk at all... Pls keep in your mind to see the Archaeological museum for the next time ; it is a very big museum if you are interested in before Selcuk period... all my best

mehmet		15-Jun-2007 07:26
bu çok güzel bir þey. kendi memleketimiz için bizler böyle hizmet yapamýyoruz, veya getiririsi olmadýðý için herhalde bizi ilgilendirmiyor. helal olsun sizi tebrik ediyorum...

guest		31-May-2007 12:38
thx Dick for the photos of my lovely home town ps; sorry mate but people are coming to Konya for the things in these photos; for Mevlana, for other historical places not for paintball or modern face of Konya nushin; ceremonies takes place in december the main ceremony is on 17 th of december

Guest		28-May-2007 20:16
thank you for those nice pictures and mentioning the different places to visit. next week I will be there with my Iranian boyfriend, so Holland and Iran will meet in Konya and we are looking forward to feel its spirit. fennie

Abdullah		24-May-2007 20:18
Ellerinize saðlýk gerçekten harika elinize yüreðinize saðlýk. Saygýlarýmla

Guest		24-May-2007 13:22
hiya im dusty from uk . i like to thankyou for all photos , i have a special friend in Konya .i will meet him soon . i have visited alanya 20 times in 2 years , i have many turkish friends there . they gave me turkish name sevda . i hope to visite Konya next time mmmmmmm

From Konya		17-May-2007 23:57
Hi, I was born in konya. The pictures are nice, however I have some comments on the pictures on Konya Kids. The kids seem to be from financially limited families. Anyone who has no idea on Konya may feel that most of the kids are living in such conditions. Obviously it is not true. It would be good to have some explanations on those pictures. It is like taking some pictures of poor kids from Harlem and presenting themas kids in Manhattan. Thanks

Nicki		04-May-2007 13:49
hello,I'm Nicki from China, It's really nice to see these beautiful and attractive pictures, I hope I can be there one day!!! ^-^

Leni		14-Dec-2006 08:47
Merhaba :) My name is Leni. I am from Czech republic and my boyfriend lives in Antalya but i have many friends all around Turkey. I love this country so much. My best friend is from Konya and he invited me there to see historic places and he sent me link for this page. I hope I ll see soon this place. All photos are very wonderfull. Thanks for these photos also if here is somebody who wants to meet me or who likes talking with people from different country...pls send me mail. Have a nice time for everybody. My mail: lenkagottvaldova@gmail.com Bye bye

Guest		29-Oct-2006 22:54
DEAR SIR THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO. I ERSIN FAIKZADE AND TURKISH VOLEENTRY IN ENGLAND. CULTURE VOLEENTRY. I WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU. FOREVER TURKEY

Tuba		16-Oct-2006 08:20
I like your preperation very much and I'm planning to use this page as a resourse to our foreign students who are going to come to Turkey from abroad for comenius 2.1 REBELS project. It is an international project and I am sure this page will be very useful for them. I like the pictures very much and I am planning to make them visit those places and it will be so nice to show them these photos before they come to Turkey. Tuba

Guest		09-Oct-2006 07:14
assalamualaikum... i'm jarot wijanarko from indonesia. The pictures from Konya's gallery are fantastic

nushin		02-Oct-2006 09:04
hi . I live in tehran and I am planning to visit konya specially jalaleddin mohammad balkhi ( mowlana ) shrine. I have heard that there is a ceremony held every year. if any body knows the exact date and place of the ceremony , please be so kind and let me know.

arif		10-Sep-2006 20:42
hý mr osseman. that'great.thank you for thýs wonderful fohotos .by the way we appreciate to you for introducing hýstorýcal place of our countries to the world.

Guest		06-Sep-2006 02:50
perfect!

Guest		14-Jul-2006 20:22
Poor work. Here is an old capital with lots of buildings. Its name is derived from Iconia. Iconia was a famous Pagan city. So you lost very much.

Rivergirl		07-Jun-2006 07:27
I just met one guy, whos family lives in Konya. That's why i had to find something knowledge about Konya.It seems so pretty and interesting place. I just love history and museums. Thank You for those pretty pictures!

Dick Osseman		22-May-2006 18:45
Hi, Ps or what's your name, Are they still paintballing in Konya? I mean, it is 36 years since James Hale of Daisy Manufacturing invented the gun, and I remember playing it in the mid 80's. I thought people would have thought up something new, but well, this is good old-fashioned Konya of course. I try and keep my lenses clean, so ... I didn't write the city is small, but I found many of its suburbs depressing, and it's traffic just horrifying, so I concentrated on the centre, and by habit I concentrate on things that have some culture attached. . As I wrote on many occassions, shopping centres in my mind are hell on earth, fit for a thoughtless kind of consumerism that seems to give the Ps's of this world a sense of belonging, of culture even. A colleague described today his experiences in Shanghai and Peking, cities that also seem to want to throw their history out of the window as fast as they can. Now those are big cities .....

Ps!kozY		22-May-2006 14:20
I don't like that, I'm living in Konya but Konya isn't a small city. You can see very beautiful places. Shopping centers, paintball courts, parks etc. I mean we aren't living 1980s Bunu sevmedim, Konyada yaþýyorum ama Konya küçük bir þehir deðil. Çok güzel yerler görebilirsiniz. Alýþveriþ merkezleri, paintball sahalarý, parklar vs. Kastettiðim þey 1980lerde yaþamýyoruz

bekir		10-May-2006 23:15
Merhaba.önemli ve güzel bir eser meydana getirilmis.bize sadece tesekkür etmek kalir.basarilar dilerim...

Gülþah Çalýþ		05-May-2006 19:52
Everyone should visit Mevlana Museum and also try to understand the philosophy of Mevlana and Hz. Þems. And it's a pity that if they don't feel anything inside, photos are good but can't reflect the sense of the Sufism so first of all you should be there by yourself and feel it, deeply inside. I tried and was a good experience:)

Guest		02-May-2006 06:42
GÜZEL BÝR SÝTE OLMUÞ EMEÐÝNÝZE SAÐLIK FAKAT BATI KARADENÝZ BÖLGESÝ ÝLE ÝLGÝLÝ FOTOÐRAFLARA RASTLAYAMADIM. BUNLARIDA DAHÝL ETMEYE ÇALIRSANIZ MÜKEMMELÝNDE ÜZERÝNDE BÝR SÝTE OLACAK.

edep		30-Apr-2006 15:50
resimler çok güzel konya resimlerine aþaðýdaki linkten de ulasabilirsiniz http://www.soneraydin.com.tr.tc

hasan selvi		26-Apr-2006 14:34
thanks for everybody they studied for these pictures. but I thýnk this work is limited for konya. because konya is a very big city and has people from every society. however you have used only pictures of mevlana two of museums and a few children and they have not almost any clothes or shoes. konya is not only these pictures. thanks

Guest		12-Apr-2006 05:51
emeðiniz için teþekkürler ancak Konya'yý neredeyse sadece mevlana ile sýnýrlý tutmuþsunuz...

NECMi TURKOZ		08-Apr-2006 10:16
GERCEKTEN SIZI TEBRIK EDERIM,GUZEL BIR CALISMA OLMUS,TURKIYEMIZI BUNDAN DAHA IYI TANITAMAZDINIZ,BASARILARINIZIN DEVAMINI DILERIM.

insane		08-Apr-2006 02:35
thank you mr. dick for your wonderful web page.

ismet ali		05-Apr-2006 07:54
helal olsun demeþten baþka kelime yok biz bile memleketimizi böyle sergileyemiyoruz

Emin		31-Mar-2006 18:57
melek=Angel it was nice to hear that you like Konya.The people in my city is a bit strange but that makes them different and difference is nice for me. Anyway i advice you (Andrea) to go Konya and see it yourself.i hope you enjoy.

Andrea		30-Mar-2006 15:17
Hi Judie.. I am from Slovakia and I have found boyfriend from Konya. I wanted to know how does that city look like... Hmmm... I have no words..It is not like in Europe. It is totaly other culture. I should visit him in may... Can You say me anything possitive?

Judie		29-Mar-2006 14:23
Hi my name is Judie and I am from Texas. I met a wonderful young man online from Konya in July 2000 and I went to meet he and his family and they live in Konya. It was nice to look at the pictures you have taken there an see places that I have been many times on my 6 trips over to be with he an his family. Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful pictures with us. I look forward to seeing many more in other cities that I have been to in Turkey. They even gave me a turkish name...Melek.

Guest		27-Mar-2006 18:40
Hi! I am from Norway and I love the pictures.

metin		18-Mar-2006 15:29
all of the pictures are very wonderful...thanks mr. Osseman.... the photos are very interesting really...as for you how is Tukey??ý wonder really... have you ever gone to the GALATASARAY's matchs???ý am supporter of the GALATASARAY....ý hope that you know GS but reall you know us because we won the uefa and super cup in 2000 year.:) never mind thank u for your work again...congrulatýons!!!

Guest		18-Mar-2006 15:24
gerçekten süper ya helal olsun dostum!!!

metin		18-Mar-2006 15:18
thanks my friend for your pictures...when did you visit to TURKEY???...ý am from konya but I live in istanbul...never mind thanks you again..congrutulatýons..:) ý hope to we'll see you in turkey again..tk cr of yourlsef see you bye...

kamil		17-Mar-2006 13:58
cooooook tesekur ederim.k örleþen ve çürüyen insanliga degerlerýný gosterdiginiz icin.

mevlut		02-Mar-2006 18:17
hi. they are very good working. ýi see everyday them but i am not attention.congrats...

Grifon		14-Feb-2006 17:25
Harika...Biz SORUMSUZ Turk'lere bi utanc olsun bu calisma.

ali kara		28-Jan-2006 09:51
tesekkurler arkadasim gercekten mukemmmel bir çalýþma

mustafa cakmak		22-Nov-2005 22:44
tesekurler kardesim ben bir hemsehrin hollandadan

yelda		24-Sep-2005 05:13
I am a Turkish teacher and I want to use your pictures in my presentation to the foreigners. I liked your pictures, will my attemp be a problem for you? Thank you

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