Malatya · Eastern Anatolia
Battalgazi
- History
Battalgazi is the old city centre of Malatya. The UNESCO-listed Arslantepe Mound and the Seljuk-era Great Mosque are here. The Great Mosque was damaged in the 2023 earthquakes, so check whether it is open before you go.
Places to see
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Arslantepe Mound
A UNESCO-listed mound bearing traces of early state formation.
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Museum
Beşkonaklar Ethnography Museum
An ethnography museum in Battalgazi made up of five adjoining mansions from the early 1900s.
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Old Malatya City Walls
The pentagon-planned city walls of ancient Malatya (Melitene), dating from the Roman period.
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Religious
Old Malatya (Battalgazi) Grand Mosque
A four-eyvan grand mosque built in the Seljuk period of 1224, in Old Malatya.
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Silahtar Mustafa Paşa Caravanserai
A large caravanserai built in 1637 in Battalgazi by the silahtar (sword-bearer) of Murad IV.
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Things to do
- Arslantepe
- Battalgazi Great Mosque