historical places and history of our province

HISTORICAL PLACES AND HISTORY OF OUR PROVINCEwith photos

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Zile CastleThe castle of Zile is a historical castle. In his book Geographica, Strabo claimed that Zela was founded by Semiramis, a legendary Assyrian queen.Later, the castle was built by Roman commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla, and it contained the Amanos temple, and was called Silla, meaning "respected". In this regard, it is claimed that the name "Zile" came from "Zela", stemming from "Silla". Zile is also the place where Julius Caesar sent his famous message to the Roman Senate: "Veni Vidi Vici", meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered".

Maşat Höyük (Tapigga) - ZileMaşat Höyük is a Bronze Age (14th century BC) Hittite archaeological site 100 km nearly east of Hattusa (the capital of Hittite), about 15 km south-west of Zile. It was first excavated in the 1970s. Cuneiform tablets from the site form a new archive of Hittite texts. Most tablets here are correspondence between the site and the Hittite king Tudhaliya III. One place-name mentioned in the texts is Tabigga/Tabikka, which is now generally considered to be the Hittite name of the Maşat Höyük site.

Hittite Ruins of nearly 3500 years ago in Zile

Roman Inscription I - Zile

Imp(eratori) Caes(ari)Caio Aur(elio) Val(erio)DiocletianoPio Fel(ici) Inv(icto) Augusto[et Imp(eratori) Caes]ar(i)Marc(o) Aur(elio)MaximianoPio Fel(ici) Inv(icto) Aug(usto)Et Flav(io) Val(erio)ConstantioEt Valer(io) Galer(io)Maximiano[Nob]ilissimisCaesaribusCiv(itas) Zel(itanorum)Aur(elius) PriscianusV(ir) P(erfectissimus) Praes(es) Prov(inciae) Pont(i)[D(evotus) N(umini) M(aiestate) Q(ue)] Eorum

Dated back to 284-305 BC during the reign of Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus

Roman Inscription II - Zile

Imp(erator) Caesar M(arcus) Aur(elius) Severus [ALEXANDER] Pius Felix In - - victus Aug(ustus) Pont(ifex) Max(imus) Trib(unicia) Potestas Co(n)s(ul) P(ater) P(atriae) Proco(n)s(ul) Per Q(uintum) Iul(ium) Procule - - ianum Leg(atum) Pr(o) Pr(aetorem) Mil(ia) I (Civitas) Zelit(anorum)

Dated back to 222-235 BC, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius Severus.

Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) - Zile

The mosque was firstly built by Seljuk Turks during the reign of Kayhusraw III, the son of Kilij Arslan IV in 1267. Then the mosque was restored by Nasuh Bey in 17th century. When an earthquake occured in the beginning of the 20th century, the mosque was reconstructed by Necmeddin Bey in 1909.

Boyacı Hasan Ağa Mosque and School - Zile

The mosque and school were built in 1479 during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror.

TURKISH BATHS IN ZILE

The entity of three Turkish baths are approved by Evliya Çelebi in 1649. In later periods, possibly between 17th-19th centuries, the number of hamams were increased from 3 to 5 in Zile.

ŞEHİR HAMAMI, ZILE

Şehir Hamamı, also called Taceddin Hamamı, was built in 1494 by Taceddin Ibrahim. The hamam was also mentioned in the book of Evliya Çelebi in 17th century.

TEKKE HAMAMI, ZILE

A few resources claim that Tekke Hamam might be built in 14th century, but it is not certain. However, the entity of Tekke Hamam was mentioned in the book of Evliya Çelebi, which was written in 17th century.

YENİ HAMAM, ZILE

It was possibly built in 17th century. The hamam is also famous for its bird house constructed on the wall.

KÜÇÜK HAMAM

IŞIK HAMAMI

Today, both Küçük Hamam and Işık Hamamı are unfortunately in ruins.

Both hamams are situated on the narrow and historical streets of Zile.

ŞEYH NUSREDDIN ZAWIYA, ZILE

Three inscriptions of endowments dated back to 1353, 1368 and 1389. The zawiya is an Islamic religious school. It was founded by Şeyh Nusreddin, the disciple, follower and student of Khoca Ahmad Yasawi, a Turkic poet and sufi from Turkestan in 11th century.

ELBAŞOĞLU MOSQUE

It was built by Elbaşoğlu Ahmed Ağa in 1801 during the period of Ottoman Turks.

TRADITIONAL HOUSES, ZILE

TRADITIONAL LIFE, ZILE

ZILE IN 1905

ZILE IN 1909

This photo displays the bazaar, Uzun Çarşı, in Zile. The photo was of 1909.

ZILE IN 1920

LATIFOĞLU MANSION, TOKAT

It has the features of 19th century architecture of Turkish traditional houses.

MEVLEVIHANE, TOKAT

It was built in 1638 during the reign of Sultan Ahmed.

ATATÜRK’S HOUSE, TOKAT

This traditional house hosted Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, for several times when he visited the

province of Tokat.

CLOCK TOWER, TOKATIt was built in 1902 during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II.

GÖK MADRASA, TOKATIt was built in 1277 by Seljuk Turks, who started to settle in Turkey after 1071. The building was also used as a hospital and educational institution in the past.

TAŞ HAN, TOKATIt was built in 1631 by Ottoman Turks.

ALI PASHA MOSQUE, TOKATThe mosque was built in 1572 by Ottoman Turks during the reign of Selim II.

ALI PASHA HAMAM, TOKATIt was built in 1572 by Ottoman Turks during the reign of Selim II.

TOKAT CASTLEPossibly, the castle of Tokat was built in 5th century.

MAHPERI HATUN CARAVANSARYThe caravansary was built in 1238 by Seljuk Turks. It takes its name from Mahperi

Hatun, who was the wife of Kayqubad I and built this caravansary for the merchants.

YAĞIBASAN MADRASAIt was one of the first traditional schools in Turkey dated to the period of Seljuk Turks. It

was built by Yağıbasan, the governor of Danishmend Turkmens in 1157.

YAZMACILAR HANIYazmacılar Hanı is dated back to the late 19th century, built by Ottoman Turks.

The two storey in was built of wood, sun-dried bricks and cut stones. It was constructed to provide a place where traditional hand-painted yazmas are produced and sold.

TOKAT BEDESTENIIt was a covered Turkish bazaar, which was built by Ottoman Turks in Tokat during the

15th century. It is now used as the museum of Tokat.

SÜMBÜL BABA ZAWIYA, TOKATIt was built by Hacı Sümbül in 1267 during the reign of Seljuk Turks.

Zawiyas were religious schools at that period.

MEYDAN MOSQUE AND HATUNIYE MADRASA, TOKAT

Both the mosque and madrasah (another educational institution like

Gök Madrasa and Yağıbasan Madrasa) were built in 16th century

by Ottoman Turks.

SULU HAN, TOKATIt is an aşevi (public soup-kitchen), which was built by Ottoman Turks. An aşevi is the a

place where food is offered to the hungry for free. Today, it is still used as a soup kitchen.

PAŞA HANI, TOKAT

It was built by Mehmed Paşa in 1752, who governed the province of Sivas and Trabzon.

DEVECILER HANI, TOKATIt was built by Ottoman Turks in 15th century.

ESENTIMUR, TOKATIt was built in 1313 for Esentimur oğlu Nureddin, a commander.

ALI TUSI TOMB, TOKATIt was built in 1233 for Ali Tusi, a statesman during the period of Seljuk Turks.

HALEF SULTAN ZAWIYA, TOKATIt was built in 1292 during the period of Seljuk Turks. It was used as a zawiya (religious school).