IZNIK NECROPOLIS IN THE LIGHT OF RECENTLY DISCOVERED HYPOGEA

Due to its location at the crossroads of the trade and military routes, Iznik (Nikaia) has been one of the most important cities during the Roman and Byzantine Empires in Anatolia. Even though there have been numerous studies on Iznik (Nikaia), nevertheless the focus of scholarly interest has been mostly on the religious buildings and city walls. The aim of this study is to evaluate a rather neglected part of the city, namely the Late Antique-Early Christian necropolis

THE REUSE OF BYZANTINE SPOLIA IN THE GREEN MOSQUE OF BURSA

Publications on the Green Mosque, built by Sultan Mehmed I the Celebi, mention the use of spolia from the Byzantine period but do not give information on the definition or location of these pieces. Therefore, this paper points out the spolia from the Byzantine period used in the Green Mosque, a well-studied topic in the Ottoman architecture and is well known thanks to its inscriptions, and evaluates the pieces

Examples of Byzantine Ceramoplastic and Polychrome Tile Recently Found at Niksar

The aim of this paper is to introduce the new findings from Niksar dated to the Byzantine period. A small number of striking pieces found in the vicinity of Niksar are currently exhibited in the Yagibasan Madrasah. Among these are quatrefoil ceramoplastic decorations. These decorations were used to adorn building facades in Byzantine architecture. Their analogs are seen in the Balkans, Constantinopolis (capital of the Byzantine Empire), and Western Anatolia