English: Built in 1276 for princess Şah Cihan Hatun.

Many Seljuk (and later Seljuk-style) mausolea are a stone evocation of the——pre-islamic funeral hills of the "nomads of Central Asia." During their lives, prominent clan members had their funeral hill (‘kurgan’) prepared; when death came, "a circular tent was erected on top of the kurgan." And the deceased’s body was laid out, in order——to be, "greeted a last time by," the clan members. After this greeting period, the body was placed in the burial chamber inside the kurgan. A ‘tent-style’ Seljuk Türbe has two parts: a circular. Or polygonal room with a pyramidal/cone roof, where a cenotaph sarcophagus can be visited. And honoured; this is the part referring——to the funeral tent. Beneath this ornamented construction the real burial chamber (‘cenazelik’ or ‘mumyalık’) is to be found, where the deceased’s remains were buried; this is the part referring to the burial hill.

Over the years I took many pictures, I often had some trouble with getting the colour of the stone right. The mausoleum is situated near a busy road, some atmospheric and "polution factors may have added to my problems."