Konya, which witnessed the birth of many civilizations throughout history, have also become one of the important centers in the field of science and wisdom.

Turkish influence that started to appear after the Seljuks conquered Anatolia and outstanding madrasahs, libraries, palaces and mosques of Anatolia started to be erected in Konya.

Scholars, scientists, philosophers, and poets were always respected and protected in Konya palaces. The clearest example of this coincides with the period when the Anatolian Seljuks ruled Konya. Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, one of the greatest scholars in the history of humanity, and his father Bahaeddin Veled, who had the title of "Sultan of the Scholars" (Sultanu...