The “Darülmülk Konya Seljuk Palaces Exhibition”, prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Konya Metropolitan Municipality, meets the visitors at the Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that they are making serious efforts to explain Konya in every sense and said, “It is an important visitation center especially for tourists coming to Istanbul. Konya is a capital city, Istanbul is a capital city. An important exhibition combining these two capitals has emerged.” said. The exhibition, which consists of 140 works that have not been exhibited before, most of which were found in recent archaeological excavations, will be open to visitors.
"Darülmülk Konya Seljuk Palaces Exhibition", which aims to promote the art and architecture of the Turkish Seljuk State at national and international level, Darülmülk Palace located on Konya Alaaddin Hill, Kubadabad Palace built by Alaeddin Keykubad around Beyşehir Lake and Filobad Palace, which is estimated to be around Konya Akyokuş consists of artifacts unearthed during excavations.
Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur İbrahim Altay visited the exhibition held in Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum and examined the most outstanding works obtained from the palace ruins in Darülmülk Konya.
Noting that as the Metropolitan Municipality, they are making serious efforts to explain Konya in every sense, Mayor Altay said, “We are bringing the 'Darülmülk Seljuk Palaces Exhibition', which is currently on display in Istanbul, to our visitors in the heart of Istanbul. Many of the 140 selected works are on display here for the first time. This exhibition also constitutes an important stage in our efforts to explain the Seljuks and the Seljuk capital, Konya. It is an important visitation center especially for tourists coming to Istanbul. Konya is a capital city, Istanbul is a capital city. An important exhibition combining these two capitals emerged. We invite all our visitors to see our exhibition. Many thanks to those who contributed.” he said
The exhibition, where the repair inscription dated 1203, which is the only document belonging to the Konya inner castle, is exhibited for the first time, reveals many works of palaces and mansions that have survived from the magnificent legacy of the Seljuks, who made Turkey their homeland. Among the works in the Konya Museum Collection, which have never been exhibited before, there is also a coin belonging to each Seljuk sultan minted in the capital, Konya. Most of the exhibited artifacts consist of 140 artifacts that were found in recent archaeological excavations and that are in the museum warehouse and have not been exhibited before.”
