@article{2017,title={LEFKE RÜSTEMPAŞA CARAVANSARY: A PLACE CONNECTED ISTANBUL TO ANATOLIA ON THE HISTORICAL ROAD},abstractNode={Together with the establishment of Istanbul in 330 AD, the Anatolian road system had very important changes. The road connected Istanbul to Anatolia, also known as “Diagonal Road” had become main arterial road which united Europe with Asia. The roads were a crucial symbol of civilization and government at the power, and at the same time determinant of the trade. When the roads had became that much important the facilities which provide needs of traders on the road started to be appear. The “Caravansaries” during Anatolian Seljuk time were very important to improve trade in Anatolia. These buildings besides some architectural changes continued to be available at the Ottoman era as well. As Lefke Caravansary we have examined; in Ottoman State initially the dynastic family and all the other high state officials consecrated their important part of incomes for charities. By this means foremost in Istanbul and the other parts of the Ottoman geography had important the architectural works. When we have a look chosen for zoning outside the Istanbul, it is easily seen that the travellers had preferred to use mostly “Pilgrim Road”, “Army and Trade Road”. Rustem Pasha who was grand vizier of Suleyman the Magnificent and his groom had left his behind many mosques, caravansary and public baths. Outside the caravansary we have subjected, Rüstem Pasha had had one mosque and one public bath in Lefke (Osmaneli), and also and he had another caravansaries at the Akbıyıklar location in between Iznik-Pazaryeri. Besides all these on the route of roads some other public buildings and mills as investment tool had constructed by Rustem Pasha. The caravansary constructed by Rüstem Pasha in Lefke is on the route of İznik-Eskişehir/Ankara. It is available on the entrance of Osmaneli which is a district of Bilecik from İznik side and named still Baghdad Road. Its south walls were reached today. With this work we are going to examine the technical specialties and the role of transport system of the caravansary which no work had done specially about it until now.},author={Refik ARIKAN-- Nurfeddin KAHRAMAN},year={2017},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}