Trabzon Museum

Trabzon


The Kostaki Mansion was constructed in 1917 for a Greek banker and briefly hosted Atatürk in 1924. The Ottoman Black Sea-style building, with its fine neo-rococo interiors, has been used as an archaeological museum for many years but at the time of research was closed for long term reconstruction, until at least 2023.

When it reopens, the collection's main glory is a flattened bronze statue of Hermes unearthed at Tabakhane in 1997.


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1. Trabzon Şehir Müzesi

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This professionally presented ethnographic museum tells the main points of the city's history three times over, once in film, once in artefacts and once…

2. Konak Camii

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This small 1883 mosque is fronted by a pair of spindly columns, supporting arches that partly mask a fine calligraphic inscription above the door.

3. Taş Han

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Typical of the Ottoman caravanserais of its time (1533), Taş Han was built in two storeys around an open courtyard. Today most of the spaces inside are…

4. Tabakhane Camii

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Classic in style with some fine carvings on its frontage, the Tannery District's current mosque actually only dates to the 1980s, but there were earlier…

6. Alaca Han

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This single-domed han (caravanserai), built in the 18th century, is fronted by a cute little 1807 mosque. It gives its name to Çarşı's best-preserved…

7. Tabakhane Köprüsü

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Crossing the 'Tannery Bridge' from Trabzon's main commercial centre, allows you a first glimpse of the once massive walls of the Ottoman citadel.

8. Çarşı Camii

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Recently restored with intricate ceiling paintings and back-lit panels in the spired minbar (pulpit), Çarşı Camii was till recently the largest mosque in…