Must-see attractions in Erzurum

  • Çifte Minareli Medrese

    Erzurum

    Erzurum's most iconic medieval landmark features twin fluted minarets with detailing in blue glaze on brick. There's a beautifully carved main portal and…

  • Yakutiye Medresesi

    Erzurum

    Dominating Erzurum's central park, this handsome 1310 medrese (seminary) building features a minaret whose superb mosaic tile work wouldn't look out of…

  • Erzurum Kalesi

    Erzurum

    Though it's raised just a few metres above the surrounding city centre, Erzurum's castle site nonetheless offers panoramic views of the mountains and…

  • Kongre Binası

    Erzurum

    If you're waiting for an Artvin or Yusufeli bus, it's worth nipping across the road to this elegant if very heavily restored 1864 mansion, home to an art…

  • Ulu Cami

    Erzurum

    This restrained but elegant mosque was built in 1179 by Erzurum's Saltuk Turkish emir. Seven aisles run north–south and six run east–west, resulting in a…

  • Üç Kümbetler

    Erzurum

    The name means 'three mausoleums' though in fact there are four, or five if you count another some way south across the park. The biggest is believed by…

  • Lala Paşa Camii

    Erzurum

    Erzurum's first Ottoman-era mosque was built in 1562 by Lala Mustafa Paşa, general and grand vizier under Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Its plan is the…

  • Caferiye Camii

    Erzurum

    This 1645 stone mosque is distinctive for the triple-stepped appearance of is low-slung central dome.

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