Places to visit
Things to do in Sur
20 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 20 described destinations within Sur, Diyarbakır. The themes that come up most: Faith heritage, Local culture, History, Museum, Culture.
Şeyh Mutahhar Camii
It is one of the most important monumental works of the Akkoyunlular. It was built on the plot where Şeyh Mutahhar’s tomb is located. Among the public it is known as Şeyh Matar Camii, but in the sources its name is also mentioned as Kasım Bey Camii or Kasım Padişah Camii.
20 minutes
Behram Paşa Camii
The structure was commissioned by Behram Paşa, the 13th Ottoman Governor of Diyarbakır, in 1564-1572. The structure is listed as a work of Mimar Sinan in the book Tuhfetül Mi’marin, in which the works of Mimar Sinan are compiled.
20 minutes
Dicle Köprüsü
The Dicle Bridge, called On Gözlü Köprü, connects the two banks of the Dicle with blocks built on ten pointed arches. From the two-line floral kufic inscription on the south façade, located between the arches and the parapet, it is understood that it was commissioned by Kadı Ebü’l-Hasan Abdülvâhid during the time of Nizâmüddevle Nasr of the Mervânoğulları and built by an architect named Ubeyd in 1064 - 65.
45 minutes
Deliller Hanı
The structure, located inside the city walls near Mardin Kapısı, is also called Hüsrev Paşa Hanı. The han was commissioned in 934 (1527-28) by Deli Hüsrev Paşa, the second Ottoman beylerbeyi of Diyarbakır. The reason the building came to be called Deliller Hanı is that the guides who led pilgrimage candidates stayed here. The large area opposite the han was also called Hacılar Harabesi.
45 minutes
Cahit Sitki Taranci Müzesi
The house where our famous poet Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı was born and spent his childhood years was built in 1733. Bearing all the characteristics of Diyarbakır’s traditional residential architecture, the house, consisting of four wings arranged around a central courtyard, was built as a ground floor plus one upper floor entirely using basalt stone.
45 minutes
Atatürk Müzesi
There is no information about the construction date of the building or who built it, but it is thought to have been built in the same period as the buildings in the inner castle. According to sources; the unrest that had emerged in the country before the proclamation of the First Constitutional Monarchy also showed its effects in Diyarbakır, reconstruction activities started again with the proclamation of liberty in 1906, and the General Inspectorate office in the inner castle was built on this date. This building was the residence of the General Inspector and in 1916 it became the headquarters of the 2nd Army command.
45 minutes
Ziya Gökalp Müzesi
Ziya Gökalp Museum is the house where the Diyarbakır-born sociologist and writer Ziya Gökalp was born. It was opened to visitors as a museum on 23 March 1956. Collections consisting of the writer’s personal belongings and documents, as well as the region’s ethnographic works, are exhibited. This two-storey house, one of the typical examples of Diyarbakır's civil architecture, was built at the beginning of the 19th century using black basalt stone. It consists of harem and selamlık sections joined around the inner courtyard.
45 minutes
Hazreti Süleyman Cami
The structure is known by many names, namely Hazreti Süleyman Camii, Nasiriyye Camii, Meşhed Camii, Murtaza Paşa Camii and Kale Camii. As understood from the inscriptions on its minaret, it was commissioned by Nisanoğlu Ebul Kasım between 1155-1160. The most important feature of the mosque, located on the edge of the bastion to the south of Oğrun Gate in the Inner Castle, is that the conquest of Diyarbakır began here during the period of Hz. Ömer.
20 minutes
Melik Ahmet Paşa Cami
The mosque was commissioned by Melik Ahmet Paşa, the Governor of Diyarbakır, between 1587-1591 on the avenue bearing his name. The name of Melik Ahmet Paşa Camii is also mentioned in Tuhfetül Mi’marin, in which the works of Mimar Sinan are compiled. The structure, with storage below and spaces formerly used as shops, was elevated and turned into a mosque reached by stairs.
20 minutes
Süryani Kadim Yakubi Mezhebi (Meryem Ana) Kilisesi
The building complex consists of a church, the sacred area of Mar Yakup, 4 courtyards, a classroom and a lodging. Although the construction date of Meryem Ana Church cannot be determined with certainty, based on the information that Mar Afrem of Nusaybin, who settled in Diyarbakır in 282, was baptized in this church in 303, it is estimated that it was built at the latest at the very beginning of the 3rd century.
30 minutes
Saint George Kilisesi
The church is located at the northeastern corner of the inner castle. Due to its architectural style and the materials used in the structure, the church is thought to belong to the Roman Period, and during the Artuqid period it was converted into a bath with the domed section added to its western side.
30 minutes
Ali Paşa Cami
The mosque was commissioned by Diyarbakır Governor Hadım Ali Paşa between 1534-1537. The mosque is one of Mimar Sinan’s works in Diyarbakır. The Şafiler section, which is not in use today, was added between 1769-1770. In addition, the complex includes the Ali Paşa Medresesi, a zikirhane, a bath, and a fountain in the middle of the courtyard.
20 minutes
Hüsrev Paşa Cami
It was built between 1521-1528 by Hüsrev Paşa, the 2nd Governor of Diyarbakır. The work is located in Hüsrev Paşa Neighborhood. When the masjid section of the structure, which was built as a madrasa, was continuously used as a place of worship, a minaret was added to the structure in 1728 and it began to be used as a mosque.
20 minutes
Surp Giragos (Ermeni) Kilisesi
Surp Giragos Armenian Church, considered to be the largest church of the Armenian community in the Middle East, was built in the 16th century. It is stated that after Sen Teodaros Church was converted into a mosque in 1518, Surp Giragos Church was built within the cemetery belonging to the church. The church underwent an extensive restoration in 1722 by the metropolitan of the period, Bedros Vartabed.
30 minutes
Hazreti Süleyman Türbesi
The structure is known by many names, namely Hazreti Süleyman Camii, Nasiriyye Camii Meşhed Camii, Murtaza Paşa Camii and Kale Camii. As understood from the inscriptions on its minaret, it was commissioned by Nisanoğlu Ebul Kasım between 1155-1160. The most important feature of the mosque, located on the edge of the bastion south of Oğrun Gate in the Inner Castle, is that the conquest of Diyarbakır during the period of Hz. Ömer began here.
20 minutes
Mesudiye Medresesi
Mesudiye Madrasa, located to the north of Ulu Camii and adjoining the mosque, is the first large madrasa built in Diyarbakır.
30 minutes
Fatih Paşa (Kurşunlu) Camii
It is a mosque built in Diyarbakır by Bıyıklı Mehmet Paşa, the city’s first Ottoman Governor, between 1516-1520. It is the city’s first Ottoman Mosque and is considered the largest and most elaborate of the structures in Diyarbakır. Because the people of Diyarbakır gave Bıyıklı Mehmet Paşa, who had conquered Diyarbakır on behalf of the Ottomans, the title “Fatih Paşa,” it is also called Fatih Paşa Camii; and because its dome and roof were completely covered with a layer of lead, it is also known as “Kurşunlu Cami”.
20 minutes
Diyarbakir Ulu Cami
Diyarbakır Ulu Cami is one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia. Its construction date is not known for certain, and it was formed by converting Mar Toma Church, the largest church in the city, into a mosque in AD 639. Ali Düzdemir Great importance was attached to Ulu Cami by all the states that ruled in Diyarbakır.
45 minutes
Diyarbakir Arkeoloji Müzesi
Diyarbakır Archaeology Museum In this museum, where works obtained from Diyarbakir and its surroundings, the majority of which belong to the Hittites, Assyrians, Romans, Byzantines, Artuklu, Akkoyunlu and Ottomans, are exhibited, works from the Neolithic age found in the region are also exhibited. The number of archaeological and ethnographic works in the museum exceeds 10,000.
45 minutes
Hasan Paşa Hanı
Hasan Paşa Hanı is to the east of Ulu Camii. It was commissioned in 1573 by Vezirzade Hasan Paşa, one of the governors of the Ottoman Period. It was built as a two-storey structure with a courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a fountain with columns and a domed top.
45 minutes