Routes
On the Trail of Art and Science: Artuqids
Artuqids are quiet and proud guests of the Middle Ages. After a unique period at the pinnacle of Art and Science, centuries of silence with the invasion of the Mongols. Our route invites you to see this extraordinary story. Our journey, which started with the unique Great Mosque with its curved minaret in Harput, Elazig, continues with Diyarbakir. Artuklu Palace, Walls (Ulubeden and Yedikardesler Bastions), Zinciriye and Mesudiye Madrasa, On Gozlu Bridge, Silvan Grand Mosque, Mardin and Kiziltepe Grand Mosques, Eminuddin Complex, the first social complex in Anatolia, Mardin Kasimiye Madrasa, Hasankeyf, Malabadi Bridge, plastic human figures and animal-plant reliefs on the walls and bridges, automatons made by Al-Jazari in the Artuqid Palaces allow you to rediscover this extraordinary civilization.