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 | | Once the property of the Danýþmendids and later of the Seljuk Turks, the city was named after the Karamanoðlu, of Turcoman origins, who had conquered the city ruled during a short period by the Latins and the Armenians. |
 | | The seljuks rewarded the Karamanoðlu with a dominion and a city which became the capital of the Karamanid Emirate in 1256. |
 | | The citadel date from Seljuk times, although the town's most significant buildings, the Yunus Emre Mosque and Tomb, the Araboglu and Aktekke Mosques and the Hatuniye Medrese (which has been transformed into a restaurant serving Turkish traditional cuisine), were all built during the Karamanid period. |
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