We will present to you unique examples from the Ottoman period, which has endured the destruction of time, succeeded in bringing the past to the present and conveyed an invaluable message to us, so that we can go learn, experience and have fun.
1. Akseki-İbradı, Antalya:
The region, which is one of the oldest transit points of the Silk Road, bears traces of that period. Located on the plains of the Taurus Mountains, the traveler will find exquisite natural landscapes such as plateaus, wild horses running freely, and geographical formations such as Altınbeşik Cave. Akseki and İbradı houses are unique in that they are built on a barbed structure, in which no binding materials such as reinforced concrete or sherbet are used, but rather stones are supported by these beams. Due to the corners whose wooden spikes can be seen even from the outside, the residents of the neighborhood have started to call them "buttoned houses", their houses.
2. Cumalıkızık, Bursa:
Cumalıkızık is one of the first places where the Ottomans settled in Bursa, their first capital city. Therefore, the houses of Cumalıkızık are about 700 years old! 180 of the 270 residences dating to the early Ottoman period are still in use, while the others are under protection and renovation. If you want to take a glimpse of civilian life at the dawn of one of the most powerful empires of the past, you should come and see this sight.
3.Amasya Yaliboyu Houses:
The houses here are usually adjacent, and the interior design was made to divide the apartments into harem and selamlık respectively, with partitions for women and men. Since houses are mostly wooden, some houses have an indoor pool as a firefighting measure. These houses usually have a courtyard and a garden; On the second floor, there is a bay window and a jet, which provides a wider area as a feature of Turkish houses.
When you come to Amasya, these riverside houses will delight you with their beauty and of course there are accommodation options too!
4. Safranbolu Town of Karabuk:
Perfecting its final form between the 17th and 18th centuries, Safranbolu now has 2000 traditional Turkish houses, 800 of which are legally protected. And similarly, some of the houses here have internal pools placed for fire protection. With its cobblestone streets, magnificent architectural refinement and urban space still retaining some of its traditional lifestyles, Safranbolu is definitely a treat for a traveller!
It is not only an important cultural location, but also a city full of greenery; For more information about Karabuk, you can visit our website.
5. Eskişehir's Odunpazarı District:
Odunpazarı, which is similar to Amasya houses with its attractiveness and attached style, but is much more colorfully painted, is located on the southern hills of Eskişehir. The neighborhood, which has a full urban texture with its traditional houses, where a winding street, white walls and brown beams are harmoniously blended with other pastel colors from place to place, while preserving one of the most beloved examples of traditional Turkish Anatolian architecture. , mosques, complexes, caravanserais, fountains and old hostels.
6. Ankara's Hamamönü District:
Hamamönü is an old historical neighborhood in Ankara's Altındağ district. All of the houses we will visit here are examples of 19th century Turkish civil architecture and share the spirit of Amasya and Odunpazarı. Also, did you know that the poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who wrote the National Anthem, wrote the poem here, in the park that bears his name? You can also visit his house in Hamamönü.