Historic & Cultural in Kayseri: Top Places

Mehmet Zengi Tomb, located in Melikgazi, Kayseri, was built in 1345 in the name of Emir Mehmet, one of the emirs of Eretna Bey. Constructed from cut stone with an L-plan, the tomb is an example of 14th-century Anatolian Turkish architecture. It has been restored and opened to visitors in recent years. It is within walking distance of Emir Şahap Tomb (596 m), Döner Kümbet (302 m), and Emir Ali Tomb (391 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Comana was a city of Cappadocia and later Cataonia. The Hittite toponym Kummanni is considered likely to refer to Comana, but the identification is not considered proven. Its ruins are at the modern Turkish village of Şarköy, Tufanbeyli district, Adana Province.

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Historic & Cultural

The İbrahim Tennuri Tomb, located in Melikgazi, Kayseri, is a historic site dedicated to the 15th-century Sufi poet İbrahim Tennuri. The tomb is considered one of the last examples of classical Seljuk cupolas, featuring a hexagonal plan and a single story. Inside, there are sarcophagi belonging to İbrahim Tennuri, his son and successor Sheikh Lütfullah, and his other son Ali Sultan. The tomb was built between 1484 and 1485 during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II. It is 455 meters from the Cumhuriyet Meydanı tram stop.

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Emir Şahap Tomb, located in Melikgazi district of Kayseri, is a historical structure built in 1327-1328. The tomb stands out with its simple and geometric decorations and contains three marble tombstones belonging to Emir Şahap and his relatives. The structure consists of mummy and prayer sections. It is located 402 meters from Hunat tram stop.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Kayqubadiyya, was a palace built by the Seljuk Sultan of Rum, Kayqubad I, between 1224 and 1226. Located northwest of Kayseri, the place is now called Kiybad Ciftligi and sits near the plain of Mashhad. As a place to review the troops, the road, which proceeds past the palace, has been in use since pre-Roman times.

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Silahtarmustafapaşa Caravanserai or Kara Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai was built as a complex in 1660 by the Ottoman vizier Merzifonlu Silahtar Mustafa Pasha. It is located in the İncesu district. From its waqfiyah prepared eight years after its completion, it is understood that five fountains, a tannery, an oil mill, a warehouse, a dye house, and a courthouse building were also once present in the complex.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural