Hasan Pasha Han

Hasan Paşa Hanı (Hasan Pasha Han) is a historic caravanserai in Diyarbakır, Turkey, built from 1573 to 1575 during the Ottoman period. It is located near the center of the Sur district, the old walled city, across from the Great Mosque of Diyarbakır. Commissioned by Hasan Pasha, the oldest son of Ottoman grand vizier Sokollu Mehmet Pasha, the building was designed primarily to host shops and store goods, but also served as an inn for travelers and could stable horses. In 1613, the Polish traveler Simeon described the building and claimed it could house some 500 horses. Along with the nearby Delliler Han to the south, it is one of the best preserved Ottoman caravanserais in eastern Turkey. Following restoration work that began in 2006, the caravanserai now serves as a social meeting place containing breakfast cafés, restaurants, and shops. The building is noted for its alternating layers of light-coloured limestone and dark basalt, an imposing street façade, and a large rectangular courtyard with a domed shadirvan at its center, surrounded by a two-story gallery of broad arches. Both levels are now occupied by commercial establishments.

The Hasan Pasha Han was built from 1573 to 1575 in Diyarbakır, Turkey, during the Ottoman period. Its construction was commissioned by Hasan Pasha, the oldest son of Sokollu Mehmet Pasha, the Ottoman grand vizier. The building was likely designed primarily to host shops and store goods, but historical sources attest that it also served as an inn that hosted travelers staying in the city overnight and that it could stable horses. In 1613, it hosted the Polish traveler Simeon, who described the building and claimed it could house some 500 horses. Along with the nearby Delliler Han to the south, it is one of the best preserved Ottoman caravanserais in eastern Turkey. Following restoration work that began in 2006, the caravanserai now serves as a social meeting place that contains breakfast cafés, restaurants, and shops.

• 2006

  Restoration work begins, leading to the building's current use as a social meeting place with cafés, restaurants, and shops.

• 1613

  Polish traveler Simeon visits and describes the building, claiming it could house some 500 horses.

• 1575

  Construction of the caravanserai is completed.

• 1573

  Construction of the caravanserai begins, commissioned by Hasan Pasha.

A restored historic caravanserai functioning as a social and commercial hub in Diyarbakır's old city.

• Breakfast cafés

• Restaurants

• Shops

1. 1Hasan Paşa Hanıwikidata.org
2. 2Hasan Pasha Han, Diyarbakıren.wikipedia.org