Examination of Early Ottoman period "Miletus" pottery and ceramic plates

The arts made for centuries have remained as a legacy to us and shed light from the past to the present. We can say that the arts of ancient civilisations are the expression of their culture. Among these arts, tile and ceramic art, which has an important place, has been used in every field and has not lost its value until today. In the archaeological excavations, it is known that the pots and pans used as daily use items in the Early Ottoman period were first found in the "Miletus" region, where they were first found. Miletus ceramics with red mud and white slips use colours such as cobalt blue, turquoise, manganese purple, green and black, and their patterns are a folk art in which geometric lines, floral motifs and animal figures are used. Produced intensively in the 14th and 15th centuries, these ceramics were used in architectural structures; however, it was determined that they were mostly used in religious buildings in Central Anatolia. It was observed that they were applied on seven mosque mihrabs in Ankara and two in Karaman. In this study, the ceramic plates unearthed as a result of archaeological excavations and used in architecture have been discussed and applied in terms of colour, composition, infrastructure, design and usage areas. Miletus ceramic bowls and plates, which are historical artefacts in many museums and used as architectural elements in mosque mihrabs, have survived to the present day and have been studied as a research subject in this context. These ceramic bowls and plates, which were used in various fields, were examined and analysed one by one. These 14th and 15th century ceramics are an indication that they are the basis for the art of the next period.