Historic Sites in Karaman

Hatuniye Medrese, is a historical medrese in Karaman, Turkey, built in the 14th century. The like-named Hatuniye Külliyesi in Tokat is a century younger, and refers to another woman.

Can Hasan 1 Mound is an archaeological site located near the village of Alaçatı, formerly known as Can Hasan, approximately 12–15 km northeast of the city center of Karaman province, Turkey. It is situated about 750 meters southeast of Can Hasan 3 Mound. Among the trio of mounds known by the same name in the vicinity of Can Hasan Village, Can Hasan 1 is attributed to the Chalcolithic Age, Can Hasan 2 to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, and Can Hasan 3 to the Neolithic Age settlement.

Kerti Höyük, also known as the ancient city of Derbe, is a historic mound located 3 km north of Ekinözü village in the Karaman Merkez district. The mound measures 250x150 meters and is 30 meters high. Surface surveys have uncovered pottery fragments from the Bronze Age, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Derbe is considered an important pilgrimage site for Christians, having been visited three times by Saint Paul.

Karaman

Karaman

Karaman

Karaman

Karaman

Karaman

Karaman

Ilistra was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times. It was on the road from Laranda to Isaura, which is still in existence. Ilistra became a seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishopric, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.