Ince Minaret Madrasa Museum

Address: Ince Minare Mahallesi, Aziziye Caddesi, Konya, Turkey

Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm (may vary seasonally)

Admission: ~TL 30-100 depending on combined museum passes (prices fluctuate)

The Ince Minaret Madrasa is a 13th-century Seljuk-era madrasa in Konya Province, Turkey, notable for its finely carved stone portal and the slender minaret that gives the complex its name.

Erected in the 1200s during the Seljuk period as an educational and religious institution, it served as a madrasa and later entered state care; surviving elements have been conserved and exhibited. Over time the building has been repurposed to display architectural fragments and examples of period stone and woodwork.

Positioned in the historic core of Konya in south-central Anatolia, the madrasa sits among other Seljuk monuments and is accessible from the city’s central districts.

• Current use: Now functions as a museum space displaying architectural fragments and examples of stone and wood carving from the Seljuk period.
• Date and significance: Constructed in the 13th century during the Seljuk era and noted for its finely carved stone portal, which is the building’s most distinctive element.

What to See#

• Portal: The stone entrance portal features dense vegetal and geometric relief carving typical of Seljuk monumental stonework.
• Minaret: The madrasa’s thin minaret gives the complex its name and is a visible vertical feature of the façade.
• Courtyard: An interior courtyard organized the original teaching and residential spaces typical of medieval madrasas.

The madrasa is in central Konya, a short walk from Alaeddin Hill and the Mevlana Museum. From Konya’s main bus station (Otogar) or the city center, take a short taxi or a city bus toward Alaeddin Park; the site is within easy walking distance once in the historic center.

• Visit early morning to avoid Konya's tour buses; the courtyard and tile work show best in soft light.
• Look closely at the finely carved minaret shaft - its lacy stonework (the 'ince' or thin minaret) is what gives the madrasa its name.
• Combine with a visit to the nearby Mevlana Museum and Alaeddin Hill to see varied facets of Seljuk Konya.