Amasya Sights

  1. Burmalı Minare Camii

    The Burmalı Minare Camii was built by the Seljuks between 1237 and 1247, with elegant spiral carving on the minaret.

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  2. Büyük Ağa Medresesi

    The impressive octagonal Büyük Ağa Medresesi was built in 1488 by Sultan Beyazıt II's chief white eunuch Hüseyin Ağa. It still serves as a seminary for boys who are training to be hafız (theologians who have memorised the entire Koran) and is not open to the public.

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  3. Mehmet Paşa Camii

    The pretty Mehmet Paşa Camii was built in 1486 by Lala Mehmet Paşa, tutor to Şehzade Ahmet, the son of Sultan Beyazıt II. Don't miss the beautiful marble mimber (pulpit). The complex originally included the builder's tomb, an imaret (soup kitchen), tabhane (hospital), hamam and handan (inn).

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  4. Sultan Beyazıt II Camii

    The graceful Sultan Beyazıt II Camii (1486) is Amasya's largest külliye (mosque complex), with a medrese , fountain, imaret and kütüphane (library).

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