Yivliminare Mosque is important because it reflects the artistic understanding of the period when it was built. It includes many decorative elements from the Seljuk period, such as surface coatings, geometric styles seen in the muqarnas or honeycomb vaulting, and calligraphic inscriptions. There are turquoise and cobalt blue glazed tile mosaics on the body of the fluted minaret.

With its fluted minaret, Yivliminare Mosque is an outstanding example of minarets in Anatolian Turkish Architecture. It takes its name from the 8 grooves in its minaret built with red brick. It was built in 1372 by Balaban Tavşi.

The mosque building is the oldest example of a multi-domed mosque in Anatolia, with its six-domed prayer hall. The height of the minaret is 37 m. and can be reached with a 90-step ladder.

Yivliminare Mosque is part of a complex. The second largest building of the complex was the 13th century Alaaddin Madrasah, only the crown gate and one of the iwans survive today.

The third building of the complex was the Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev Madrasa, located to the east of the minaret. Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev Madrasa was built by Atabey Armağan in 1239. Today, the building in the courtyard of the grooved hall has a door and the remains of its foundation.

The mawlawi house of the kulliye was established in the 18th century. This building has been used as the State Fine Arts Gallery since 1973.