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THE CLOCK TOWER

The clock tower has been built by the grand vizier İzzet Mehmet Pahsa of Sultan Selim III, in 1797. It has the form of a square but has no spring mechanism. The building is restorated and may be visited on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.


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HIDIRLIK HILL

Is the place where the Turks settled down when they came to Safranbolu. It has the form of an open-air place for public prayers. The prayers for rain and the hıdırellez celebrations (begining of summer) are made here. On the hill there are the mausoleum of Hasan Pahsa, the Governor of Köstenbil (1845), two open-air places for public prayers, the grave of Hızır (Hıdır) Pahsa and the mausoleum af Dr.Ali Yaver Ataman, one of the heroes of the Independence War (1955). There are two ways going up to the hill and back down.



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THE PART OF BAZAAR FOR THE YEMENICI

It is the old guild market consisting of 48 wooden shops next to Köprülü Mehmet Pahsa Mosque, where the so called’’yemeni’’ shoes were made. The restorated bazaar is used for touristic reasons. The Ahmet Demirezen Yemenicilik Museum in the bazaar is open to visit also on weekwnds.



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THE SUNDAIL

The clock in the courtyard is an ordinary sundail. It shows the time between 06:40 and 17:20 on the shadow of the metal plate. It is assumed to be made in the mid of the 19th century.

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