Change transformation and continuity in Anatolian Seljuk architecture after Mongol invasion

Due to its geographical location, Anatolia has always been the focus point of migrations. After 1071, Turks settled in Anatolia and started architectural activities about 100 years later. When the construction tradition in Anatolia came together with the architectural tradition brought by the Turks, a new style emerged. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mongolian Invasion, which affected the entire medieval world, also affected Anatolia. This research aims to reveal the change, transformation and continuity of architectural activities and style in Anatolia after the Mongolian Invasion. In the first phase of the study, the political, social and cultural environment is examined by comparing before and after 1243 in order to understand the emergence and interactions of these concepts correctly. In the second part, the factors that play a role in the emergence of the architectural style are discussed again in a comparative way. Headings in this section; building types, the cities where the buildings are built, the construction organization and the endowments. Under the title of building types, the changes between the two periods are to be revealed through the types of buildings built before and after 1243 such as mosques, madrasas, lodges, dervish lodges, khankah, tomb, hospital, castle, hammam, bridge, fountain, cistern, icehouse and public fountain is being studied. Under the title of cities where the buildings were built; the development activities in Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Bayburt, Bitlis, Denizli, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Iğdır, Isparta, Karaman, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Mardin, Nevşehir, Niğde Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Tunceli ve Uşak before and after 1243 and the changes in these cities after the invasion are examined. In the title of production organization; Constructors, patrons and artists are dealt with in a comparative way. In the third part of the study, it is revealed how the buildings built before and after 1243 were affected by the Mongolian invasion with their building inscriptions, plan, material and decoration features. In the conclusion part, all findings are evaluated with the concepts of change, transformation and continuity.