Guide
The tomb stands east of the Seljuk cemetery in the town of Gevaş. The inscription above its door records that it was built in 1335 by Melik İzzeddin Şir for Halime Hatun, and that the builder was Esed, son of Pehlivan of Ahlat. Notable for its ornament of plant and geometric patterns and of inscriptions, the tomb was restored between 2014 and 2018 by the directorate general of foundations.
The building has two levels. The burial chamber below is square in plan and reached down a stair to its door on the east. Above a square base with chamfered corners rises a twelve-sided body, covered by a pyramidal cap, and the whole is built of neatly cut stone.
A portal opens in the north face of the body and windows in the other three, with the surfaces between them enlivened by triangular niches. All the faces carry ornament of plants, geometry and writing, set out in bands and in medallions.
Running around the tomb is a band carrying verses one to thirteen of the sura al-Fath from the Qur'an, written in celî sülüs script.
