The ‘Ibrahim Bey Imareti’ dates from 1433. To the right side of the mosque there is the türbe of the founder, Karamanoğlu emir Ibrahim Bey. The name ‘Soup kitchen of Ibrahim Bey’ could be somewhat misleading, since it was founded as a külliye (complex) for the poor and the travellers, including a mescid (small mosque), a çeşme (fountain), a tabhane (hostel), a medrese (school) and the founder’s tomb, apart from the name giving aşevi (kitchen).
The main building (this is: without the mausoleum) measures 20 x 26 m, and has two floors. The complex was last restored in 1964/65 and in 2007.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Karaman (Tarihi ve Kültürü)’ (Ilhan Temizsoy & M. Vehbi Uysal) – Konya 1981