Three Tombs, located in Anatolia mausoleumIt is among the most beautiful examples of the tombs. The largest of the three tombs Emir SaltukIt is thought to belong to and to have been built in the late 12th century. While it is not known who the other tombs belong to, it is estimated that these were built in the 14th century.

There are different opinions about what the small square-shaped structure next to the tombs is. It is also stated that it is a tomb or a small mosque. The three tombs were repaired by the Ministry of National Education in 1956.

Emir Saltuk Tomb, made of cut stone. It has an octagonal body, a high drum and is covered with a flat cone, a mixture of a dome and a cone. The dome, made of two-colored cut stone, has reliefs of animals such as bulls, snakes, bats and eagles on its triangular pediments, round arches and drum niches. These reliefs, Central Asian Turk It resembles the zodiac signs in the calendars. The human head carving between the bull horns in one of the niches is noteworthy. There are pairs of windows on each of the eight facades of the Emir Saltuk Tomb. Geometric ornaments and flower and animal figures can be seen on the eaves of the entrance door on the north side of the tomb.

The lower part of the second tomb, located to the southeast of Emir Saltuk Tomb, has a square plan and twelve facades. This tomb is made of gray stone. It has one small window on top and three large windows with decorations on the bottom. The window on the south facade of this tomb also looks like a mihrab. The third tomb, 4 meters away from the second tomb, is made of local keyek stone. The third tomb has twelve facades and four windows. The tomb, which has an entrance door on the north side, has a very nicely decorated mihrab on its interior. The conical cone covering the tomb has decorations similar to those on Emir Saltuk Tomb.

Source: (Erzurum Travel Guide Book Tablet Communication Publishing House)

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