Things to do in Battalgazi

Eski Malatya Şehir Surları

Battalgazi ilçesinin merkezinde bulunmaktadır. Miladi 1. yüzyılın sonlarına doğru Roma İmparatoru Titus (79-81) zamanında Lejyon Karargâhının (XII. Lejyon) inşası ile başlayan sur inşaatı Traianus, tarafından genişletilerek devam ettirilmiştir. I. Constantius (363) saltanatı döneminde surun yapımını hızlandırmış, Justinianos (Jüstinyen) zamanında (527-565) ise en son şeklini almıştır.

30 minutes

Aslantepe Höyüğü

It was inhabited from 5000 B.C. until the 11th century A.D. and completed its settlement as a Byzantine cemetery. As a result of the excavations carried out in the mound, a temple dated to 3600 and 3500 B.C., a mudbrick palace belonging to the years 3300-3000 B.C., more than two thousand seal impressions, corridor decorations, a royal tomb and many works, as well as spears and swords made of arsenical copper, were found.

30 minutes

Beş Konaklar

These mansions, located on Sinema Caddesi in Saray Mahallesi, bear the construction characteristics of traditional Malatya mansions. They are fine examples of civil architecture and were built in the early 1900s. These buildings, consisting of five adjacent mansions, are two-storey houses facing the street.

60 minutes

Silahtar Mustafa Paşa Kervansarayı

It was commissioned in 1637 by Bosnian Mustafa Paşa, the sword-bearer of IV. Murat, in Alacakapı Neighborhood of Battalgazi District. It was built on a rectangular area measuring 68x76 meters, as an open courtyard and a covered hall. A room can be seen on both sides of the arched entrance gate. Above this gate, one reaches a section thought to be a masjid, accessed by stairs within the wall.

60 minutes

Yusuf Ziya Paşa Camii

The mosque, located on Mücelli Caddesi in İzzetiye Mahallesi, was built on a rectangular plan measuring 14,50 x 7,50 metres. The main space, whose side walls were built of stone, is covered with a wooden roof carried by four wooden columns. In the middle of the south wall is its simply made mihrab. The son cemaat mahalli is also covered with a wooden roof over the arches connecting six columns.

45 minutes

Ulu Camii

This mosque, located in Battalgazi district (Old Malatya), was built in 1224 during the reign of the Seljuk ruler Alaaddin Keykubat. According to its inscription, its architects are Yakup bin Ebubekir el-Malati and Mansur bin Yakup. The parts made of brick show the form of the first mosque, while the stone parts indicate additions made later. With its four-iwan plan, it is the first and only example in Anatolia of the great Seljuk mosques in Iran.

30 minutes

Orduzu Çınar Ağacı

The plane tree, known as Battalgazi’s Plane Tree, is located 7 kilometers from Malatya in Orduzu Town, in Çarşıbaşı Neighborhood, Çınarçeşme Mevkii. The trunk thickness of the tree has been measured as 7.20 meters. Although the exact age of the old tree, which is approximately 15 m tall, is not known for certain, it has been observed that the tree, which has become hollow over time, has split from the main trunk into two branches. The branches have side shoots grown from the trunk shoot, measuring 8–10 meters in length.

45 minutes

Orduzu Pınarbaşı

Orduzu Pınarbaşı is the best-known picnic area in the center of Malatya. It is in Orduzu Town, on the Malatya-Elazığ highway, 5 kilometers from the center. The lake formed by damming the spring waters and the pine trees and other trees on both slopes of the lake create a very beautiful منظر. The people of Malatya and guests in Malatya show great interest in this picnic area, which is beautiful in every season, especially in the summer months.

45 minutes

Atatürk Anıtı

It is located at the four-way intersection where Kışla Caddesi and Tandoğan Caddesi meet. Construction of the monument began in 1945 and it was completed and opened in 1947. The monument was made by the sculptor Hakkı Atamulu. The monument consists of a combination of a stone pedestal and bronze statues. The statues consist of Atatürk and a young athlete.

45 minutes

İstanbulluoğlu Konağı

The mansion is in Malatya city center. The structure, which has a stone foundation and two storeys, was built with adobe, but the projections were made as wooden infill. The building is entered from the street side through a double-leaf door with a wooden ogee-arched overdoor panel. On the first floor there is one hall and four rooms; on the second floor there is also one hall and four rooms. The mansion has gained a multifaceted beauty with the projections on its upper floor and the spaces left between the projections. The structure has a hipped roof.

45 minutes

Atatürk Evi Müzesi

Atatürk Evi Müzesi is a 19th-century Ottoman building made of cut stone. Atatürk used this building when he came to Malatya in 1931 and 1937. The building, which was previously used as a community center and public education center, was converted into a museum with the arrangements made.

60 minutes

İnönü Heykeli

Construction of the monument located in the square in front of the Vilayet Konağı began in 1946 and was completed in 1947. Its sculptors are Nejat Sirel and Hakkı Atamulu. Antique white stone was used in the pedestal part.

45 minutes

Zeynel Abidin Türbesi

It is thought that the tomb belongs to Imam Zeynel Abidin Hazretleri, the son of Hz. Hüseyin. It is narrated that Imam Zeynel Abidin Hazretleri received the sacred relics from his father Imam Hüseyin in Kerbelâ. The tomb does not have any inscription. Zeynel Abidin Tomb was moved and rebuilt near Atabey Pier in Battalgazi District of Malatya, its current location, so that it would not remain under the waters of Karakaya Dam.

45 minutes

Yeni Cami

It was commissioned in 1843 by Hocazade Hacı Yusuf, one of the ulema. It was damaged and destroyed in the Great Earthquake of 2 March 1893. Of that mosque, only its minaret, which remained intact up to the balcony, has survived to the present day. The present mosque was built in place of the destroyed mosque. Construction began immediately after the mosque was demolished; however, when the aid proved insufficient, construction stopped for a while. Later, the sultan of the period, II.

20 minutes

Karakaş Konağı

It was built between 1875-1880 by Hacı Mustafa Efendi, the son of Karakaşlı Mehmet Efendi. In the first years after the mansion was built, a large family lived there: Hacı Mustafa Efendi, his mother, his elder brother’s two sons and their two wives, and his seven children born later. Later, only Hacı Mustafa Efendi and his family remained in the house.

30 minutes

İnönü Müzesi

The museum, arranged in memory of İsmet İnönü, a statesman, soldier, 2nd president and one of the former prime ministers from Malatya, is located on the entrance floor of the rectorate building of İnönü University. The museum exhibits a collection consisting of İnönü’s personal belongings, photographs and documents.

60 minutes

Hasan Basri Türbesi

It is located next to Kırk Kardeşler Şehitliği in Karahan Mahallesi of Battalgazi District. Since the tomb was moved to its current location from Korucuk Village, which remained under the waters of Karakaya Dam Lake, it is also sometimes referred to as Korucuk Tomb (Korucuk Ziyareti).

30 minutes

Turgut Özal Müzesi

The museum, opened in memory of Turgut Özal, a statesman from Malatya, one of the former prime ministers, and the VIIIth President, is located on the entrance floor of İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center. Photographs and personal belongings of Özal are exhibited.

45 minutes

İspendere İçmeler

It is 25 kilometers from Malatya city center. Its water is believed to be good for the digestive system, urinary tract and liver diseases. In the summer months, there are bus services from the ring road stop opposite the courthouse building every 1.5 hours from 06.00 until 21.30. At the place where the drinking water is located, there is a facility belonging to a business, offering room and villa-type accommodation and food and beverage services.

45 minutes

Arslantepe Örenyeri Açık Hava Müzesi

Arslantepe Archaeological Site is an important archaeological area reflecting the historical and cultural richness of Malatya. It has been continuously inhabited from 5000 BC to the 11th century AD.

120 minutes

Etnoğrafya Müzesi ve Geleneksel Malatya Evi

The Ethnography Museum and Traditional Malatya House showcases the architectural features of traditional Malatya mansions. It is currently closed due to damage from an earthquake in 2023.

Malatya Arkeoloji Müzesi

The Malatya Archaeology Museum is an important museum showcasing historical artifacts from the region. It presents a variety of items from the Neolithic period to the Ottoman era.

120 minutes

Battalgazi (Roma) Surları

In the Battalgazi district, known as Old Malatya, mosques, tombs and mausoleums, especially Ulu Cami, are visited within the scope of faith tourism.

60 minutes