Abstract:
Decorative tiles are encountered mostly in mosques in Diyarbakır, which is known as one of the tile production centres of Ottoman period. Hüsrev Pasha Mosque, Iskender Pasha Mosque, Ali Pasha Mosque, Behram Pasha Mosque, Melek Ahmet Pasha Mosque and the work of Akkoyunlu, Nebi Mosque are the examples decorated with the tiles of period in question. The only Ottoman tile example of funerary monuments is located in the Mausoleum of the Companions (Sahabeler Mausoleum). In this article, the tiles mostly in the interior side of the buildings, under-glaze technique, will be examined in terms of colour, pattern and composition and an assessment will be made in accordance with the data that shows the tiles produced in İznik also used in the city as well as the locally produced tiles.

Keywords: Diyarbakır, Ottoman, Tile, Mosque, Tomb

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