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hücre: a cell of a medrese where a student lives
hünkâr mahfili: raised and screened box or loge for the sultan and
his suite
imaret: public kitchen
kervansaray or han: inn or hostel for merchants and travellers
külliye: building complex forming a pious foundation (vakıf ) and
often including mosque, türbe, medrese and other buildings
kürsü: preaching chair used on ordinary occasions
kütüphane: library
medrese: a school or college sometimes forming the courtyard of a
mosque
mektep or sibyan mektebi: primary school
mihrab: niche indicating the direction of Mecca (kıble) towards
which all mosques are oriented; from Istanbul this is very
nearly south-east
mimber: tall pulpit to right of mihrab used at the main Friday
prayer
müezzin mahfili: raised platform for chanters
şadırvan: fountain for ritual ablutions
son cemaat yen: porch of a mosque (lit. “place of last assembly”)
tabhane: hospice for travelling drevishes
tekke: convent for dervishes
türbe: tomb or mausoleum, often in a mosque garden
Note:
the forms
camii, medresesi, türbesi
and similar forms for other
words are used when a noun is modified by a preceding noun; thus
Sultan Ahmet Camii
,
but Yeni Cami
,
New Mosque.
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