Külliye
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A külliye is a complex of buildings associated with Turkish architecture centered on a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf and composed of a madrasa, a Dar al-Shifa,
Süleymaniye Mosque and Külliye in Istanbul
A model of Yeni Valide Mosque complex with Külliye structure.
The former Kavala Imaret, now hotel, in Greece
Imaret
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Imaret, sometimes also known as a darüzziyafe, is one of several names used to identify the public soup kitchens built throughout the Ottoman Empire from the 14th to the 19th centuries. These public k
The imaret of the Hagia Sophia complex in Istanbul, built in 1743
Interior of the imaret of the Şehzade complex in Istanbul (16th century)
The imaret of the Mihrişah Sultan Complex, completed in 1796 and still operating today
Courtyard of the imaret of the Süleymaniye complex in Istanbul (16th century)