In Anatolia, a türbe complete in its elements, consists of the following: a basement containing the Crypt, a space above it con- taining the symbolic sarcophagus, the shaft, and the super-structure. The basement which is sometimes called the “mummery” (mumya- Iık) since the bodies are usually mummified, remains below ground. Its outer form, related to the part above it, is either rectangular or cubical, the cubical one being the more common. In the interior, they n ay be again rectangular, cubical even in cross form in some cases. They are covered with barrel or cloister vault and sometimes-though rarely- with a low dome.

In Anatolia, a türbe complete in its elements, consists of the following: a basement containing the Crypt, a space above it con- taining the symbolic sarcophagus, the shaft, and the super-structure. The basement which is sometimes called the “mummery” (mumya- Iık) since the bodies are usually mummified, remains below ground. Its outer form, related to the part above it, is either rectangular or cubical, the cubical one being the more common. In the interior, they n ay be again rectangular, cubical even in cross form in some cases. They are covered with barrel or cloister vault and sometimes-though rarely- with a low dome.