Turkish Studies eISSN: 1308-2140 INTERNATIONAL BALKAN UNIVERSITY www.turkishstudies.net/turkishstudies Research Article / Araştırma Makalesi Sponsored by IBU Cite as/ Atıf: Erarslan, A. (2020). Mimar Sinan’in dörtlü baldaken sistemli tek kubbeli camilerinde görülen farklı mekan kurguları, Turkish Studies, 15(2), 943-958. https://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.41660 Received/Geliş: 07 February/Şubat 2020 Checked by plagiarism software Accepted/Kabul: 25 April/Nisan 2020 Published/Yayın: 30 April/Nisan 2020 Copyright © MDE, Turkey CC BY-NC 4.0 Mimar Sinan’in Dörtlü Baldaken Sistemli Tek Kubbeli Camilerinde Görülen Farklı Mekan Kurguları Different Space Organization In The Square Baldachin Single-Domed Mosques Of Architect Sinan Alev Erarslan * Abstract: The Ottoman Empire’s Master Architect (Mimar) Sinan produced close to 400 works of different types, including mosques, hammams or bath-houses, madrasahs, masjids (prayer rooms), khans (inns), caravanserais, hospitals (darüşşifa), imarets, guest houses (tabhane), Koranic schools (darülkurra), primary schools (sıbyan mektebi), waterways, lodges (tekke), fountains and palaces. The works of Mimar Sinan that he attached great importance to and produced the greatest in number were mosques. Sinan built mosques at different locations throughout the Empire, particularly in the capital city of Istanbul but he never used the same layout plan in any of these, never repeated himself, choosing instead to experiment continuously with different schemes. The dome is the fundamental building element that Sinan uses in his mosques. The dome is the principal component that determines the plan of the mosque, where it appears as an architectural feature that dominates the entire inner space as well as the outer plastic form. The dome is also a symbolic element that defines the city silhouette, standing at the center of the structure, becoming a significant part of the architectural landscape. With his mosques, Sinan has given the tradition of the domed structure a new identity and has developed a distinctive architectural style. The principal structural element that Sinan employed in his mosques was the dome. The construct of Sinan’s mosque plans determined the structural characteristics that would constitute his domes. Mimar Sinan used use of multiple-support systems such as 4, 6 and 8-baldachins in his dome structures, planning the layouts of his domed structures around the framework of these systems. In this article, we will attempt to examine five of Mimar Sinan’s square baldachin, single-dome mosques (Edirnekapı Mihrimah Sultan, Eyüp Zal Mahmut Pasha, Lüleburgaz Sokullu Mehmet Pasha, Fatih Bali Pasha and Manisa Muradiye) in an effort to offer an analysis on the organization of the domed principal and auxiliary spaces in these structures. Structured Abstract: The Ottomans’ Master Architect Koca Sinan produced a wide range of works in a variety of typologies that included mosques, hammams or bath-houses, madrasahs, masjids (prayer rooms), caravanserais, hospitals (darüşşifa), imarets, guest houses (tabhane), Koranic schools (darülkurra), and primary schools (sıbyan mektebi), leaving behind an expansive legacy. Mosques were the constructions that Mimar Sinan attached the most importance to and it was these that he planned in the greatest number. Sinan * Doç.Dr., Istanbul Aydın Universitesi, Mimarlık ve Tasarım Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü Assoc.Prof. Dr., Istanbul Aydın University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture 0000-0003-2458-8788 aleverarslan@gmail.com