A Restoration Proposal On Antalya Yı̇vli Mı̇naret (Mevlevı̇hane) Bath
Abstract
Turkish baths and bath culture have a very special place in the social life of Turkish society. In addition, due to the importance given by the Islamic religion to cleanliness and especially to cleaning with rivers, our baths are one of the indispensable architectural monuments of our social life. As in all civilizations, baths have an important place in Anatolian culture. Baths are divided into two as public baths and private baths. Public baths are used by the public, while private baths are baths that serve a limited number of people. In this study, the Yivli Minaret (Mevlevihane) Bath, located within the Yivli Minaret Complex in Antalya Kaleiçi, is discussed. The construction date of the bath, which is included in the group of private baths, is not known exactly. In 2019, extensive excavation work was carried out in the bath by the Antalya Museum. After the excavations, it was determined that new units belonging to the bath emerged. In the light of these findings, different suggestions about the original plan of the bath will be put forward than those known so far.
Keywords
Antalya, Kaleiçi, architecture, Yivli Minaret, bath, restitution
Thanks
I would like to thank the staff of the Antalya Museum Directorate and my esteemed teacher Prof. Dr. Mustafa DENKTAŞ for their help in the examination of the Yivli Minaret (Mevlevihane) Bath, which is the subject of the research. This study was produced from the project titled Turkish Period Baths in Antalya, supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (AU, BAP, Project Number: SBA-2020-2425). For the building subject to the research, a work permit was obtained from Antalya Foundations Regional Directorate dated 01.08.2014 and numbered 37511079-051/3098. National and international research and publication ethics were followed in the article. Ethics committee permission was not required for the study.
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