Exploring the History in Atabey Ertokuş Madrasah
Antal ya City B l og visited Ghazi Ertokuş Bey Madrasah in Atabey in Isparta. Who is Ghazi Ertokuş Bey? Once, stars, the sun and the moon were studied in the Madrasah. There were scientists studying medicine and besides rigious education mathematics, physics, philosophy and geography were teached as well. In the madrasah which was built upon the command of Seljukian uçbey (ruler) Atabey Ertokuş Gazi in 1224 many university professors were educated during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Seljuk Empire: The Seljuq Empire was a medieval Turkic empire ( 1037–1194) , originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks . The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf . From their homelands near the Aral sea , the Seljuqs advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainland Persia ...