Erzurum Yakutiye Madrasa

It was built in 1310 AD by Cemaleddin Hoxha Yakut.  Madrasa occupies a separate and special place  with its muqarnas design  (System of projecting niches used for zones of transition and for architectural decoration) among  another 150 madrasa built in the same period .  It is one of the  rare structure remained today from the Ilkhanid period.

Yakutiye Madrasa is a masterpiece that must be seen . It is used  as  the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Works and Ethnography  and variety of ethnographic  works are exhibited in the museum.