The foundation of Saruhanoğulları Principality and its political organization

n SUMMARY Master Thesis THE FOUNDATDON OF SARUHANO?ULLARI PRİNCİPALİTY AND ITS POLITICAL ORGANIZATION Yasemin GEDİK The University of Fırat Social Sciences Institute Main Science Baranch of Islamic History 2004, Page : 104 Thanks to the Malazgirt Victory in 1071, doors of Anatolia were opened to Turks and the Miryakefalon Victory in 1 176 certainly proved Anatolia to be a Turkish country. The years between 1282 and 1300 were foil of disasters for Byzantium and the principalities which were the models of Turkish conquests in Western Anatolia were shaped in these years. SaruhanoğuUan Principality is one of these models which declared its independence by conquering Manisa in 1313. It sometimes lived under the sovereignty of other principalities, and sometimes lived freely till 2nd Murad's period. Saruhan Principals paid great attention to science and built medresses as many construction activities took place, played an important role in Turkifying Anatolia. Key Words: Saruhan Principals, Manisa, Science, Culture.