THE USE OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS FOR TOURISTIC PURPOSES: THE CASE OF KARATAY MADRASAH

Abstract

Since Turkey has hosted many civilizations in the past, it has an important cultural and historical heritage. This heritage, which is tried to be kept very careful, includes also architectural works. These historical buildings are often used with different functions. While some of them have a social transformation such as restaurants and hotels, some of them are open to visitors with the function of the museum. The Karatay Madrasah was built during the Seljuk Empire period and added value to the capital, Konya. The madrasah, which is important in the historical process, is to use museum of tile works and accept visitors today. In this study, Karatay Madrasah was explained about the change in the historical process and its use after conversion to the museum, also number of visits by years. It has been determined that it is an important contribution to cultural tourism in Konya. 

Keywords

• Karatay Madrasah,Cultural tourism,historical heritage tourism

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