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etkilenen elçi İstanbul’a gittiğindegördüklerini III. Selim’e anlatır.İshak Paşa Sarayı’nı TopkapıSarayı ile karşılaştırarak sarayınmuhteşemliğini anlatır ve İshakPaşa’nın padişah tahtına bile gözdikebileceğini belirtir. Bununüzerine III. Selim, İshak Paşa’yıDoğubayazıt’tan sürer, Hasankalezindanına gönderir. İshak Paşada buna dayanamayarak buradahayatını kaybeder.Doğubayazıt ve saray geçmişteburayı birçok kez işgal etmiş olanRuslar tarafından büyük zararauğratılmış. Doğubayazıt ilk kez1828’de Ruslar tarafından işgaledilmiş. Savaş Rusların aleyhinesonuçlanınca, geri çekilen Ruslarsarayda ele geçirdikleri her türlükıymetli eşyayı yağmalamış.Haremin altın kaplamalı kapılarısökülerek Moskova’ya götürülmüş.Saray kütüphanesi yağmalanarakçok sayıda kitap Moskova ve St.Petersburg (Leningrad) müzelerinegötürülmüş.İshak Paşa sarayı her zaman gözdebir saray olmuş. Hem mimari hemde tarihi açıdan çok önemli olanbu yapı, restorasyon çalışmalarıylaartık çok daha iyi durumda.Doğu’nun bu gizemli sarayınımutlaka görün.Turkish architecture, combines thearchitectural features of the Turkestan,Seljuk and Ottoman styles. The domesof the mosque bear the features ofthe Turkestan architecture, whereasits doors are in the Seljuk style. Thisbey’s fortress is the best example ofEuropean Châteauesque buildingsthat do not exist in our country. In thissense, it is the answer of the East to thechateau architecture.The first palace with heating radiatorsWhen the palace covering an areaof 50 m x 115 m was built, initially,the Harem section was two-storied,and the rest single-storey. Today,the second floor does not exist anymore. This magnificent palace has aninteresting feature. The palace canonly be entered through the gate onthe hill in the east. Other sides of thepalace are surrounded with 30-meterhigh,firm walls. The gate leads to theouter courtyard. The outer courtyardis surrounded with the rooms ofservants and grooms, and stables.The inner courtyard has variousrooms and dormitories. The walls ofthe Harem section in the middle aredecorated with inscriptions praisingİshak Pasha. There are two lionstatues on the two sides of the gate.Another interesting feature of thispalace is that it was the world’s firstpalace in which heating radiatorswere installed.Although the palace seems to be aloneon top of a rock, once, this region wasa crowded settlement area. Therewere houses towards the plain, andmosques, a cemetery, and otherbuildings on the other sides. However,in the course of time, all of thesebuildings fell into ruin. The palace aswell aged, like other buildings, butit was rescued from breaking downthrough restorations.İshak PashaSome sources narrate a rumorabout the palace. According to it, onhis journey to İstanbul, an Iranianambassador was hosted by İshakPasha. İshak Pasha, who acted likea sultan, showed him the treasuresin the palace, and threw banquettesfor several days in honor of him.Impressed by this show, he told whathe had witnessed to Sultan SelimIII, in İstanbul. He compared theİshak Pasha Palace with the TopkapıPalace, told how magnificent thepalace had been, and added thatİshak Pasha could even aspire to thethrone. Thus, Selim III expelled İshakPasha from Doğubeyazıt, and senthim to the dungeon of Hasankale.İshak Pasha, who could not endureCaminin kubbeleri Türkistanmimarisi özellikleri taşıyor, kapılarıise Selçuklu stilinde inşa edilmişThe İshak Pasha Palace combinesthe architectural features of theTurkestan, Seljuk and Ottoman stylethese events, lost his life here.Doğubeyazıt and the palace wereheavily damaged by the Russians,who occupied this region severaltimes in the past. The first occupationof Doğubeyazıt by the Russians wasin 1828. When the Russians lostthe war, the Russians plunderedall the valuable items they found inthe palace. The gilded doors of theHarem were dismantled and broughtto Moscow. The library of the palacewas plundered and many books werebrought to the museums in Moscowand St. Petersburg (Leningrad).The İshak Pasha palace was alwaysa favorite palace. This building,which is very important in terms ofboth architecture and history, is in amuch better condition now, thanks torestorations. This mysterious palaceof the East is a must-see sight.TÜRSAB DERGİ | OCAK 2013 47