2.selim Camii

It is located in Payas district. It is an inverted "T" planned mosque adjacent to the Sokullu Complex. It is the work of Mimar Sinan. Crown gate decorations attract attention. It was built between 1574- 1575. There is a madrasa around the courtyard and a mosque in the middle, and a historical olive tree.

Tremendous sweat clean beautiful manicured masterpiece

Perfect location in Payas district. An area loaded with history and aesthetics. A caravanserai and a bedesten bazaar. A huge castle on the other side. A place to visit. Taste of Ottoman sherbet in the bedesten bazaar.

Today II. The mosque named after Selim (Sarı Selim Mosque) has not been closed for worship since its construction. The last congregation area of ​​the mosque has seven porticoes. However, like all the porticoes surrounding the courtyard, the original porticoes in front of the mosque were completely destroyed on a date we did not know for a reason we did not find any information in the sources. The front porches of the mosque have recently been repaired using concrete, stone and iron, faithful to the reality. The pavilions of the porticoes destroyed in the courtyard of the mosque are also standing. The mosque has the opposite “T” plan seen in early mosques. The courtyard of the mosque is surrounded by a house consisting of 18 cells. The chambers of the households are arranged along the eastern, western and northern walls of the courtyard. Although the front parts of these cells are actually porticoes, these porticoes have not survived to the present day. The part below the porches was kept higher than the courtyard floor. All of the cells open to the courtyard with a door and a window and all have cupboards and hearths. Sufistic education was given in the households and it is thought that the education was mostly realized with boarding students. The mosque and hanekah rooms are arranged around a courtyard and inside the courtyard there is a sadirvan, water well and monumental olive tree.

A place where you feel historic. Isn't it interesting that such a place should always be open and the door is locked kilit.

It is a magnificent structure that contains an enormous history. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by earthquakes, but even the rest is worth seeing.

Sokollu Mehmet Pasha had Mimar Sinan built a complex of Mosque, Medrese, Primary School, Arasta, Han, Tabhane, Imaret, Hamam and Fountain in 1574. The large dome covering the mosque's place of worship is supported by two small domes. The bedesten of the building community is placed between the caravanserai and the mosque. It is understood from the five-line inscription here that it was built in 1574-1575. As the region is on the pilgrimage route, the complex is one of the most important accommodation points of its time. Covering almost the entire building community, the caravanserai completely covered the area to its east. It is a building attracting attention with its size among the Ottoman caravanserais and is surrounded by a square courtyard. The north and south are surrounded by cross-vaulted porticoes, each carrying eight, and the east, thirteen. There are accommodation cells behind these porticos. The bath, which forms a part of Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Complex, to the north of the mosque, was built between the covered bazaar and the caravanserai in the north of the mosque. XVI. It is in the style of classical Ottoman architecture of the century. The women's section of the building, which has a double bath plan, was demolished and could not survive. The Ottoman complex belonging to the golden age; It is a perfect building, from the primary school to the baths, from the soup kitchen to the lounge, from the shops to the inn rooms, from the courtyards to the gardens, where every need of the passengers is considered to the finest detail. Today II. The mosque named after Selim (Yellow Selim Mosque) has not been closed to worship since the date it was built. The last congregation area of ​​the mosque has seven porticoes. However, like all the porticos surrounding the courtyard, the original porticos in front of the mosque were completely demolished at an unknown date, for a reason that we do not find in the sources. The front porches of the mosque have recently been repaired using concrete, stone and iron, keeping it true to the truth. The pedestals of the destroyed porches are also standing in the courtyard of the mosque. The mosque has an inverted "T" plan seen in early period mosques. The courtyard of the mosque is surrounded by a dynasty of 18 cells. Hanegah's chambers are lined up along the east, west and north walls of the courtyard. Although the front parts of these cells are actually porticoes, these porches have not survived to the present day. The part under the porches is kept higher than the courtyard floor. All of the cells open to the courtyard with a door and window, and all contain cupboard niches and stoves. Mystical education was given in the Hanegahs and it is thought that education was mostly carried out with boarding students. Mosque and household rooms are arranged around a courtyard and there is a fountain, water well and monumental olive tree in the courtyard.