Hasan Pasha Han
A Black And White Striped Basalt Caravanserai Of 1572 With A Courtyard, Upper Galleries And A Cafe, Used For Breakfast And Tea, And A Calm Break From The Old City Bazaar. A Traditional Meeting Place In The Centre Of The Sur District · Sur, Diyarbakir
Hasan Pasha Han is a caravanserai of about 1572 (confirm) in the old walled city of Diyarbakir, built for merchants and their animals on the trade road between Anatolia, Iraq and Syria. Its front is striped in black basalt and pale limestone, the banded stonework that gives the old city its look, and the heavy gate opens into a square courtyard with a fountain, arcades and an upper gallery of rooms that once held goods and sleeping quarters. Today the courtyard is used as a place for breakfast and tea, with tables under the arches and a few shops, and it works as a cool pause between the bazaar lanes of the Sur district. Gazi Street, the Great Mosque, the Four-Legged Minaret and the long basalt city walls are all within a short walk, so the han fits well into a day on foot. The city is known for its breakfast, its watermelon and its liver kebab, and it is hottest in July and August. Most visitors need one to two hours here.
Hasan Pasha Han, a 16th-century caravanserai in the old walled city of Diyarbakir, on Gazi Street near the Great Mosque; coordinates approximate, Sur, Diyarbakir, Turkiye
The han is normally open daily from about 08:00 until the evening, with the breakfast service busiest from about 08:00 to 11:30 and the courtyard staying open for tea until about 20:00 or later in summer (confirm). The upper gallery and some rooms may be closed or used for events, and the shops follow bazaar hours of roughly 09:00 to 19:00, closing earlier on Sunday and on a holy day. Entry to the courtyard has traditionally been free, with payment only for food and drink (confirm). Hours shift in Ramadan, when daytime cafes can be quiet and evenings busy, so check before a special trip.