An end to a rumour

Tug A., Alakoc Y., Hanci I.

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, cilt.153, sa.2-3, ss.156-160, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 153 Sayı: 2-3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.022
  • Dergi Adı: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.156-160
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: forensic serology, blood stain, X-ray diffractometer, Mardin, Kasimiye Medresse
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mardin, is a city in the southeastern part of Turkey where people from different cultures and religions have been living together peacefully for centuries. The province hosted many valuable historical constructions representing different civilizations. Kasimiye Medresse, one of the most important educational centers of its times, has a sacred value for people in Mardin. The reason is that the stain on the wall of Kasimiye Medresse is considered to be Sultan Kasim's blood. Our study aims to analyze if the stain in question is blood. Serological tests are performed by using "Kastle-Meyer" and "Luminol" reactives on the scrapped samples taken from stained and unstained parts of the wall. At the end of the analysis, the stain is turned out to be a dye made of herbal roots ending the rumour of centuries. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.