Yemi？ Kapan？ In Edirne and Restitution Proposal

According to an archive document, construction of Yemi？ Kapan？ Khan which was suggested and requested by the great architect Mimar Sinan, and allowed by Sultan Selim II, according to another document was started under mastery of architecs Davud A？a and Hüseyin ？avu？ in 1588 on October 19. The structure was ruined by the earthquake in 1752, destroyed in 1937 and the area was stated as a public park in 1967. After being registered to inventory of cultural assets in 1976, after a great deal of time, important findings have been obtained via excavations through the area between 2014-2016. In this study, based on the findigs of the excavation and according to some photographs which shows the building during first quarter of the 20th century and also comparing to the well known examples of the Ottoman khans (city inns), it is deduced that: Yemi？ Kapan？ Khan is a courtyard khan with a fountain located at the center, and is a square planned building. Beside, based on those finding and evidencee, it is understood that the north side of the courtyard ground floor and the wholl courtyard sides of the upper floor were portico galleres (riwaq). Furthermore, it is understood that there were shop places open to the outside of the building. Finally, in the article, restitution plans for the original condition of the building also presenting