Close-up of a detail of the minber (pulpit) inside the Allaeddin mosque. Dated 1178, and made from carved hardwood (walnut).

On the picture: some larger panels, which give the pulpit the stability needed.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Türkye Tarihi Yerler Kılavuzu’ – M.Orhan Bayrak, Inkılâp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1994.
& Website of hacitekin.8m.com (ağaçoymacılığı).