Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken (Apr 2012)

THE CHARITY OF KÖSE MUSTAFA PASHA IN DİVRİĞİ

  • Sultan Murat TOPÇU

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 83 – 97

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In this scientific research paper, the founder personality of Köse Mustafa Pasha who took part in large scale construction and repair activities in Divrigi district of Sivas in 18. Century and after has been focused on. Starting from Pasha's Foundation and archive documents, structures he built in the region were identified and as a result of the field work, whether these works reached today or not was determined. The structures which have been identified to reach today have been presented in detail with photographs and drawings and their positions in the Ottoman Architecture have been evaluated. The main resources of the study consist of the foundations, belonging to Köse Mustafa Pasha, in the archives of Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives and General Directorate of Foundations.

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