Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Muratpaşa, Turkey

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 32 m

Explore Muratpaşa in Turkey with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Yivli Minare Camii

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The Yivli Minaret Mosque, also known as the Alaaddin Mosque or simply Grand Mosque, in Antalya is a historical mosque built by the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Kay Qubadh I. It is part of a külliye which includes the Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev Medrese, Seljuk and Dervish lodge, and the vaults of Zincirkıran and Nigar Hatun. The mosque is located in Kaleiçi along Cumhuriyet Caddesi, next to Kalekapısı Meydanı. The mosque's fluted minaret called the Yivli Minare, which is decorated with dark blue tiles, is a landmark and symbol of the city. In 2016 it was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.

Wikipedia: Yivli Minaret Mosque (EN)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Clock Tower

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Antalya Clock Tower is a clock tower located in the Castle Gate area of the city of Antalya.

Wikipedia: Antalya Saat Kulesi (TR)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: II. Attalos

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II. Attalos

Attalus II Philadelphus was a ruler of the Attalid kingdom of Pergamon and the founder of the city of Attalia (Antalya).

Wikipedia: Attalus II Philadelphus (EN)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Camii

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The Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque is a mosque in the city of Antalya, Turkey. The mosque takes its name from Lala Mehmed Pasa.

Wikipedia: Tekeli Mehmet Pasha Mosque (EN)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Hadrian's Gate

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Hadrian's Gate Joe Wallace / CC BY-SA 2.0

Hadrian's Gate is a memorial gate located in Antalya, Turkey, which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited the city in 130 CE. It was later incorporated in the walls that surround the city and harbor, of which it is the only remaining entrance gate today.

Wikipedia: Hadrian's Gate (EN)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Mediterranean Civilizations Museum

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Kaleiçi Museum is a private museum located in two buildings in Kaleiçi, Antalya, both of which are registered as cultural assets that need to be protected. One of the buildings is an orthodox church and the other is a traditional Turkish house.

Wikipedia: Kaleiçi Müzesi (TR)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Kesik Minare

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The Kesik Minare Cami, Korkut Cami or Cumanın Cami standing in the streets of Kaleiçi in southern Turkey, was originally built as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD. In the 7th century, it was converted into a Byzantine church in honor of the Virgin Mary, but it was heavily damaged in the 7th century during the Arab invasions. In the 9th century it was repaired again. The minaret was added in the early 13th century when the Sultanate of Rum established their rule in Antalya and converted the church into a mosque. In 1361, when the crusader king of Cyprus took Antalya from the Seljuks, it was consecrated a church again, only to become a mosque once more during the rule of Şehzade Korkut, son of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II. The main building was destroyed in a fire in 1800, but the surviving minaret, located today on Kaleiçi Hespçi Street, is known as the Kesik Minare.

Wikipedia: Kesik Minare (EN)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Hıdırlık Tower

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Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioğlu Park.

Wikipedia: Hidirlik Tower (EN)

537 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Ataturk museum

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Ataturk museum

Atatürk's House Museum is a national museum in Antalya, Turkey dedicated to the visits of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to this city.

Wikipedia: Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya) (EN)

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