It is thought to have been built by the Artuqid Sultan Melik Nasreddin Artuk Aslan at the beginning of the 13th century. Many changes, repairs and additions changed the structure. It has a madrasah scheme with a cloister, courtyard and iwan, with a mosque with two naves on the south side. Little has remained of the original state of the madrasah. The destroyed minaret of the building was rebuilt in 1916/17 by the Armenian Architect Serkis Lole in an eclectic style and without a pier. One of the most changed parts is the mosque. The mosque, which seems to have had two transverse naves and a very ornate facade when it was first built, has changed constantly.