Aksaray Alay Han Restoration

Alayhan is one of the early Seljuk caravanserais on the Aksaray-Nevşehir route; with its two-part scheme of courtyard and covered hall, it is generally evaluated among Anatolian trade monuments dating to the reign of Kilij Arslan II or the first quarter of the thirteenth century.

The caravanserai was built using the load-bearing masonry technique with cut stone over an area of approximately 2,000 square meters. During its restoration, archaeological excavations were carried out to determine its boundaries, and the han was re-erected through reconstruction.