İskilip

Famed for its Ottoman timber houses and historic bazaar.

Redif Barracks (Redif Kışlası)
İskilip

Redif Barracks (Redif Kışlası)

Located in the İskilip district of Çorum and dating to the early 20th century, the Redif Barracks is a rectangular, thre…

İskilip Highlands (Yaylalar)
Highland

İskilip Highlands (Yaylalar)

Highlands 13 km from İskilip on the İskilip-Tosya highway, covered with pine and oak forests and used by locals for day-…

İskilip Castle
Castle

İskilip Castle

Built atop a roughly 100-metre-high natural rock mass in central İskilip, this historic castle was used in different era…

Historic Buildings

Hitit Köprüsü (Hittite Bridge)

A historic structure at Ambarlıkaya, discovered by Prof. Dr. N. Naumann, dated to the 13th-century BC Hittite period and…

İskilip Rock Tomb
Historic Buildings

İskilip Rock Tomb

Roman-era rock tombs carved into natural stone at the foot of İskilip Castle; a monumental example notable for its colum…

Bathhouse

Hacı Hamza Hamamı (Bathhouse)

An early Ottoman-period bathhouse in İskilip, built of rough-hewn stone and commissioned by Sinan Paşa in 1514.

Bathhouse

Sinan Paşa Hamamı (Bathhouse)

A classical Ottoman bathhouse in İskilip, Çorum, built by Sinan Paşa, vizier of Sultan Bayezid II, as part of the same e…

Bathhouse

Mihri Hatun Hamamı (Bathhouse)

An Ottoman-era double bathhouse in İskilip, built together with the Mihri Hatun Mosque. It survives today as thick-walle…

Mosque

Evlik Köyü Mosque

A square-plan, timber-roofed historic village mosque in İskilip's Evlik village, attributed to Akşemseddin's son and dat…

Mosque

Hanönü Mosque

A historic mosque in İskilip whose inscription has not survived, notable for its square-plan cut-stone and brick body an…

Mosque

Yeni Mosque (New Mosque)

An Ottoman-era neighborhood mosque in İskilip, built in the 18th century by Kazasker Cafer Efendi, with a square plan, a…

Mosque

Tabakhane Mosque

A historic mosque in İskilip, built in the 15th century by Şeyh Habib and known for its wooden dome and marble-framed en…

Mosque

Ulu (Büyük) Mosque (İskilip)

A rectangular-plan historic mosque in İskilip, built in 1839 by the master architect Çöcükçüoğlu Hasan Usta, modeled aft…

Şeyh Muhiddin Yavsi Mosque
Mosque

Şeyh Muhiddin Yavsi Mosque

A 15th-century mosque with two domes on drums, located in İskilip's Meydan Çarşısı and built by Şeyh Muhiddin Yavsi, the…

History of İskilip
İskilip

History of İskilip

The history and general character of İskilip, a town in the ancient land of Paphlagonia at the transition between Centra…