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“There is a lake at four thousand two hundred meters on the slope of Mount Ararat, they call it the Küp lake. The lake is the size of a threshing floor. It's very deep. A well, not a lake. All around the lake, namely the mouth of the well, the swivel is surrounded by red, sharp, sparkling rocks like a knife blade. Then the blue of the lake begins. This is a completely different blue...
Gülbahar lost Ahmed in Cube Lake. Since that day, those who pass by Küp Lake see Gülbahar sitting on the shore of the lake, with her long black hair flowing like light on her back, her head between her two hands, staring into the deep blue water. Every now and then, Ahmet appears in Gulbahar's eyes in the waters of the lake, Gulbahar opens her arms and walks to Ahmed and says, "Ahmet, Ahmet!" he shouts. His voice echoes all over the mountain.
The lake boils, Ahmet disappears, Gülbahar disappears, a small white bird comes and dips its wing into the deep blue of the water, and then the black shadow of a horse comes over the water."
In his book The Legend of Mount Ararat, Yaşar Kemal describes the epic love between Gülbahar and Ahmed, who could not reunite, in İshak Pasha Palace.
As soon as I enter through the door at the northwest corner of the magnificent building of the Ishak Pasha Palace, and descend the 21-step stairs, the dungeon appears before me. As I wander through the cell sections, I feel my body trembling under the icy coldness of the stone walls. My eyes fixate on the light filtering in through the small crenellated window at the top of the wall level. It was as if it was not the light, but the lines in Yaşar Kemal's book floating on the walls of the dungeon...
8 km from Doğubayazıt, on a steep hill overlooking the plain, İshak Pasha Palace, which amazes those who see it with all its grandeur, as if it came out of a fairy tale world, wraps my soul with its fascinating atmosphere and legends from the moment I enter it. The palace, as it can be understood from its inscription, in 1784 from Çıldıroğulları II. It was built during the reign of Ishak Pasha. It is considered to be the only palace structure of Ottoman architecture that has survived to the present day in Anatolia.
Sitting on a 7600 m2 plane, the palace was built on a steep hill with three sides. Some parts of the palace are single, some parts are two, and some parts are three-storey and are made up of sections formed around two large courtyards. The palace has 366 rooms. The palace is so big that it is like a small city with its mosque, divan room, oven, kitchen, stables and bath… There are some who compare it to Topkapı Palace. It is a monument of art with its location, magnificent architecture, monumental plug gates and motifs that give life to stone.
There are characteristic features of Seljuk art in every frame of this stone structure. However, experts say that a different and impressive character emerged by being kneaded with the influence of Iran as well as the Western influence of the period, such as Baroque-Rococo.
One of the remarkable features of the palace is the heating method in the palace. Namely; By circulating the hot water heated in the furnaces through the earth pipes, a kind of central heating system was created and the interior spaces were heated. Considering the climatic conditions of the region, it is still surprising and admirable how advanced the heating system was at that time.
The palace has two large courtyards. From the first courtyard to the second courtyard is passed through the monumental portal in Gothic style. Various figures made with the relief technique, such as the cypress tree motif, which is frequently used in many parts of the palace and in the cemetery, especially the crown door, and represents longevity, are beautiful examples of traditional Turkish-Islamic art.
Although it is not known who it belongs to, the octagonal planned tomb, which is thought to be where İshak Pasha was buried, draws attention with its moving facade. In addition, there is a fountain in the courtyard known as the 'milk fountain' among the locals, and it is said that milk flows from one of its taps and water from the other. One of the most interesting details is the rose motif embroidered with curved branches and leaves in a drop motif, which symbolizes the love between water and rose.
Located 500 meters from the palace, the tomb of Sheikh Ahmedi Hani, one of the great Islamic scholars, the owner of the work named 'Memu Zin', and the mosque next to it are also one of the most visited religious tourism centers in the region.
I am fascinated and fascinated by history at every step we take, art in every corner we look at, and traditional examples of Seljuk art blended with Turkish-Islamic culture in every motif we examine. From the moment I enter the palace, the drizzle begins to gradually increase. Since the color of the stone used in the palace is a red-earth tone, I can capture wonderful color tones in my photo frames with the effect of overcast weather and rain.
