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Sacred Tomb of Tabduk Emre and Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre was a mystic and minstrel who is recognized as the pioneer of Turkish poetry in Anatolia. The 13th-century philosopher's life is the subject of numerous rumors and legends. The most well-known and acknowledged of these is that Yunus Emre initially resided in the Islamic monastery of Bektaş-Veli before being sent by Bektaş-Veli to Tapduk Emre's Islamic monastery, where he reached maturity. According to the story, Yunus Emre wished to rest next to the grave of his mentor Tapduk Emre. Although Yunus Emre's birthplace and death date are disputed and undefinable, just like his birthdate, it is believed that the graves of both Yunus Emre and his teacher Tabduk Emre are nearby.

In his poems, Yunus Emre conveys ideas like love, peace, and brotherhood that reach far beyond his generation. It is acknowledged that his poetry carries a universal value in this regard, not just for Anatolia but for the entire human race. UNESCO proclaimed 2021 the Year of Yunus Emre in honor of the 700th anniversary of his passing. The tomb, which sees a lot of visitors each year, is crucial for cultural heritage.

Carullah Bin Süleyman Mosgue

Numerous historic mosques from the fifteenth century can be found in Kula. The Caurullah Bin Süleyman Mosque is the most distinctive and fascinating of these. In contrast to the typical patterns and ornamentations found in Islamic motifs and structures, the walls of the mosque were decorated at the time of construction with bowls of fruit, rarely seen apartments, and piano figures in addition to portrait views of cities.

The mosque is a part of an Islamic-Ottoman social complex that was constructed in Emre Village between 1547 and 1548. The mosque was all that was left of the social complex, which also included classrooms, student housing, a food bank, and an ottoman bath. The mosque known as the "illustrated mosque" serves as an illustration of tolerance. Calligrapher Banazl Mustafa Demni created the calligraphy on the mosque's wall.

Ancient Kollyda (Gölde) Village Architecture and Cisterns

Gölde village is a one-of-a-kind hotspot for geology, history, culture, architecture, and archaeology. The settlement is built on a marble foundation surrounded by Quaternary volcanites. Greeks used to live in the Gölde settlement until the twentieth century. Because of the population exchange between 1923 and 1930, the Greeks were replaced by Turks from the Balkans. As a result, the architecture of the settlement reflects both Greek and Turkish traditions.

Aside from its historical and cultural relevance, karstic lithology has a profound influence on rural building style. In the village, marble was commonly used to construct houses and pavements. This settlement is distinguished by an abundance of cisterns and subterranean water conduits as a result of its broken karstic basement. It is uncertain whether these subterranean water canals are connected to subterranean cave systems. Two of such cisterns have most likely been in use since the Roman period.

Saraçlar Horseshoe Volcanic Cone

The Saraçlar cone (also known as Kocada) is a product of the Kula region's second-stage Quaternary volcanism, which began about 300,000 years ago. The cone's basement circle is one kilometer, and its relative height is 100 meters. The horseshoe-like shape of the cone is remarkable. The destruction of the lateral portion of the cone by lava flow resulted in the formation of this horseshoe shape.