With 18th Century Ottoman architectural features, the Sipahi Carpet Bazaar located on the western wall of Gümrük Han is where you will find colourful carpets, rugs, furs, and felts. Look out for Urfa kilims, a pile-less, flat-woven rug –...
Lying along the slope of Tılfındır Hill to the east of Şanlıurfa Museum Complex are the Kızılkoyun Rock Tombs which were used as housing by the local people until recently. Excavations undertaken by the Metropolitan Municipality subsequently...
Sheikh Dede Osman Avni Mausoleum Sheik Dede Osman Avni was the sheikh of the Kadiri sect for 70 years in the lodge at the Mevlid-i Halil Mosque and passed away in 1883. Some of Dede Osman Avni Efendi’s books and personal belongings are on...
Köy Yatı School (Village Boarding School): Located on Atatürk Street, this magnificent structure serves as the Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism. It is estimated to have been built in the early 20th century.
Zincirli Street is one of the most beautiful historical Urfa streets. In the middle of the basalt parquet paved street, there are four bay windows on the north wall and a bay window sitting on stone consoles on the south wall which give a very...
The mansion, currently serving as a leisure centre of the Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality, was built by Sakıp Efendi, a renewed poet from Urfa. It occupies quite a wide area consisting of separate portions for both women and men. There is a...
The most famous historical square is Haşimiye Square. It is located in the centre of an area commonly known as Downtown Bazaar, at the end of Divanyolu Street. The square is surrounded by Attar Bazaar, İsotçu (red pepper sellers) Bazaar...
Narlı House which takes its name from the pomegranate trees in its garden, is one of the beautiful examples reflecting the traditional architecture of Şanlıurfa. This Urfa house has been restored by ŞURKAV and serves as a boutique hotel with 22...
Mencek Inn is located near Kazaz Bazaar. Even though its actual buildingdate is not known, the first mention refersto a foundation record dated 1716. Constructed in square shape, the entrance has the shape of a tunnel, covered with crosswise and...
