It is located by the side of the Urgup-Soganli road in the village of Damsa (Taskinpasa) 20 km south of Urgup. The Medresse, built by the Karamanids (a fourteenth-century dynasty in Konya, that dominated this part of Anatolia for almost 250 years) is 22.60 m by 23.85m.
Its portal, the mihrab in its mescid, its door and windows were laid using stone cut into blocks whereas rough stones were used in building the walls. Although its upper story has completely collapsed, it is understood from the flight of stairs to the left of the entrance that it had at least two storys. The impressive stonemasonry seen on the portal on the western side is in classical Seluk style. The portal is decorated entirely with geometrical and floral designs. The inscription, that should be found above the entrance, has been lost. To the rifht of the entrance with a basket-handled arch is the mescid of the medresse. Its mihrab, like the portal, is decorated with embellished floral motifs. The upper part of it is embellished with lines of palm leaves whereas floral designs are used with the double lined border. Surrounding the rectangular planned open courtyard are a number of unconnected rooms.
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