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TRANSPORTATION RAILWAY T.C. Amasya is located on Sivas-Smasun Railroad, 261 km to Sivas and 134 km to Samsun. THE GOVERNORSHIPAMASYA VALİLİĞİ Within the city there are two terminals (Amasya and Hacıbayram) and six railroad OF AMASYA - TÜRKİYE stations (Kızılca, Kayabaşı, Eryatağı, Boğazköy, Suluova, Hacıbayram). The train and local Express schedules are as follows.) (Turkish Railways Phn: 218 12 39) Departure from Amasya Arrival in Samsun Departure from Samsun Arrival in Amasya Daily 04.55 08.02 18.00 21.00 Departure from Sivas Arrival in Amasya Departure from Amasya Arrival in Samsun Daily 08.50 14.21 14.25 17.24 Departure from Samsun Arrival in Amasya Departure from Amasya Arrival in Sivas Daily 08.20 11.32 14.25 16.50 Local Express Amasya-Samsun: Amasya, Boğazköy, Suluova, Hacıbayram, Bekdiğin, Havza, Ladik, Kavak, Çukurbük, Meşelidüz, Samsun. Departure from Amasya Arrival in Samsun Departure from Samsun Arrival in Amasya Daily 08.40 14.04 14.09 17.08 RAILBUS Departure from Amasya Arrival in Havza Departure from Havza Arrival in Amasya Daily 08.00 09.13 09.30 10.42 15.00 16.12 17.00 18.12 Departure from Amasya Arrival in Hacıbayram Departure from Hacıbayram Arrival in Amasya Daily 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.51 AIRWAYS MARITIME LINES Closest airport and seaports to Amasya are in Samsun, 130 km to Amasya Airways Phn: 0.358.535 10 16 - 1015 Maritime Lines Phn: 0.362.435 16 05 İstanbul-Merzifon Flight Hours TOURISTIC GUIDE Monday Departure from İstanbul Arrival in Merzifon Departure from Merzifon Arrival in İstanbul Wednesday Friday 16.40 18.10 19.10 20.25 FOR AMASYA Amasya is connected to the neighboring cities Samsun, Çorum and Tokat via the state highways. Transit highway route through 100-17, 100-18 and 100-19 section checkpoints is on Europe-Iran International state highway. All settlements have connection to motorways and the roads to most villages are asphalted. Transportation runs without problems in all seasons. PRESENTATION The main difficulty in the preparation of this guide was to decide which objects to include in this guide and which not. Inclusion With a documented history of 7500 years, Amasya is a typical of every item in the guide would make it too voluminous and Turkish city. This beautiful city, where you can find artefacts difficult to use. We eliminated some and compiled information belonging to a time span of thousands of years, is an authentic about the others. The problem at this next stage was the place with its historical buildings, cultural legacy and artistic description of the artefacts. All artefacts deserved a description elements that have survived to this day. that would last many pages, while we had to summarize each Generous waters of Yeşilırmak not only enrich the already fertile one to a few sentences. The space available for the photographs lands but also create an environment available for cultural were limited but the high quality visual material at hand was development. Lives led along the riverside, social structure abundant. We had difficulty choosing among these as well. of the city and the legacy of the surrounding region turns into Finally we came up with the guide you are holding in your hands a treasure in Amasya. Traces of this legacy can be seen in now, although we feel unsatisfied because of what we had to every aspect of life in the city from music to architecture, arts to leave out. science and food to notion of living. In this guide, which is intended to include the most important This land of the Shahzadah, who has cradled and nurtured the historical and cultural values, we made use of the information greatest sultans of history, has been a safe heaven all through from the most reliable resources in the briefest way possible. history. With he artistic and architectural inheritance of its long history, Amasya is an important center of culture and tourism There might be occasional mistakes which we would be happy today. Having stood out among other cities with the recent to correct in the coming issues. studies, aiming to exploit the touristic potential Amasya will We hope this guide to be of use for those who would like to get continue its progress. to know Amasya and would also like to thank everyone involved Our primary aim in this study was to provide a guide to meet the in the preparation of this guide which is prepared in both Turkish demands of the growing number of visitors coming to Amasya. and English 6 TOURISTIC GUIDE FOR AMASYA TOURISTIC GUIDE FOR AMASYA 7 CONTENTS Yalıboyu Houses ................................................................................ 52 Lake Borabay .................................................................................... 56 Yedikır Dam / Yedikuğular Bird’s Haven ............................................ 58 History of Amasya ......................................................................................... 6 Geography and Climate ................................................................................ 6 Economy........................................................................................................ 7 BRIDGES Alçak Köprü (Low Bridge).................................................................. 60 Science, Culture and Arts .............................................................................. 7 Çağlayan Köprü (Waterfall Bridge) .................................................... 61 Where to Stay?.............................................................................................. 8 İstasyon (Meydan) Köprüsü (Station (Square) Bridge) ..................... 62 What to Eat?.................................................................................................. 9 Künç Köprü (Künç Bridge)................................................................. 63 MOSQUES and KULLIYYAH Other Bridges (Magdinus and Helkıs Bridges) .................................. 64 II. Bayezid Külliyesi (The Kulliyyah of Bayezid II) ..............................11 Beyazid Paşa Mosque ....................................................................... 15 MEDRESELER (Medresseh – Theological School) Kapı Ağası (Büyük Ağa) Medresesi (The Medresseh of Büyük Ağa) ..... 65 Burmalı Minare Mosque and Cumudar Tomb ................................... 16 Çelebi Mehmet Medresesi (The Medresseh of Çelebi Mehmet)....... 66 Çilehane Mosque............................................................................... 18 Gök Medrese (Gök Medresseh) ........................................................ 67 Fethiye Mosque ................................................................................. 19 Haliliye Medresesi (Haliliye Medresseh) ........................................... 69 Merzifon – Kara Mustafa Paşa Mosque ............................................ 20 Darüşşifa (Hospital) - Bimarhane (Asylum) ...................................... 70 Hatuniye Külliyesi (The Kulliyyah of Hatuniye).................................. 21 Hatuniye Mosque ....................................................................... 21 TOMBS Primary School .......................................................................... 22 The Tomb of Halifet Gazi ................................................................... 73 Yıldız Hammam ......................................................................... 23 The Tomb of Halkalı Evliya ................................................................ 75 Küçük Ağa (Ayas Ağa) Külliyesi (The Kulliyyah of Küçük Ağa) ......... 24 The Tomb of Hamdullah Efendi ......................................................... 75 Kilari Selim Ağa Mosque ................................................................... 25 Kadılar Tomb ..................................................................................... 75 Mehmet Paşa Mosque ...................................................................... 26 The Tomb of Şadgeldi Paşa ............................................................. 75 Saraçhane Mosque ........................................................................... 27 Kurtboğan Tomb ................................................................................ 76 Şirvanlı (Azerbaijanis) Mosque .......................................................... 28 The Tomb of Pir Sücaeddin İlyas ...................................................... 77 Yörgüç Paşa Mosque ........................................................................ 29 The Tomb of Sultan Mesud ............................................................... 77 Gümüşlü Mosque .............................................................................. 30 Torumtay Tomb .................................................................................. 77 Hızır Paşa Mosque ............................................................................ 32 The Upper Tomb (The Tomb of Şirvanlı İsmail) ................................ 79 Sofular Mosque and Dar-ül Hadisi (Abdullah Paşa Mosque)............ 32 Abide Hatun Mosque ......................................................................... 34 TURKISH BATHS (HAMMAMS) Gümüş Yeni Mosque (Maden Mosque) ............................................. 35 Kara Mustafa Paşa Hammam ........................................................... 80 Kumacık Hammam ............................................................................ 81 COVERED BAZAARS AND INNS Mehmet Paşa (Mustafa Bey) Hammam ............................................ 81 Bedesten (Covered Bazaar) of Amasya ............................................ 36 Bedesten (Covered
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