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District guide · Manisa

Akhisar

A photograph of Akhisar
Photograph · Barisgezici · CC BY-SA 4.0

Akhisar is a district of Manisa Province in western Turkey, situated on the site of the ancient city of Thyatira. The Akhisar Müzesi displays local history, while Tepemezarı and Hastane Höyüğü preserve archaeological remains from antiquity. The district contains religious structures, several viewpoints across surrounding hills, and numerous establishments serving traditional Turkish cuisine.

Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Practical information

Language spoken
Turkish
The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
Dialling code
+90 236
Manisa landlines; drop the leading 0 of 0236 when calling from abroad
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
European two-pin · 220 V
The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Akhisar Museum Akhisar Museum
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Akhisar Museum

    Akhisar Müzesi

    Akhisar Museum, in the Paşa neighbourhood of Akhisar district, opened on 6 August 2012 in a building with a longer history than the museum itself: built in 1932 as the Ali Şefik Hospital, endowed by Ayşe Aloğlu, it later became…

    • Must see
    • Museum
  2. Or Yehuda Agriculture School Or Yehuda Agriculture School
    03 20 min

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School

    Or Yehuda Tarım Okulu

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School is the surviving building of a Jewish agricultural colony and school founded near Akhisar in 1899, in what is today the Kayalıoğlu neighbourhood of Akhisar district.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Hospital Mound Hospital Mound
    04 20 min

    Hospital Mound

    Hastane Höyüğü

    Hastane Höyüğü, the Hospital Mound, is an archaeological tell within the same site area as ancient Thyatira, in Akhisar, Manisa province.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Dombaycıoğlu Han Dombaycıoğlu Han
    05 10 min

    Dombaycıoğlu Han

    Dombaycıoğlu Hanı

    Dombaycıoğlu Han is a former Ottoman caravanserai in the middle of Akhisar's market district, built in 1823 by a local merchant, Dombaycıoğlu Mehmet Ağa, as trade through the town grew.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  5. Akhisar Jewish Cemetary Akhisar Jewish Cemetary
    06 20 min

    Akhisar Jewish Cemetary

    Akhisar Musevi Mezarlığı

    This is the burial ground of Akhisar's Jewish community, a Sephardic congregation that at its peak numbered around 400 people and no longer exists in the town.

    • High
    • Place of worship
  6. Necdi Şentürk Şehir Parkı
    07 1 hour

    Necdi Şentürk Şehir Parkı

    Necdi Şentürk Şehir Parkı is an urban recreation area in İnönü Mahallesi, within Akhisar’s central Kültürpark area in Manisa province. It is also referred to as Kültürpark and Şehit Yüzbaşı Necdi Şentürk Parkı.

    • High
    • Nature site
  7. Sasa Bey Hammam Sasa Bey Hammam
    08 1 hr 30 min

    Sasa Bey Hammam

    Sasa Bey Hamamı

    Sasa Bey Hammam is a historic Ottoman public bathhouse on 47. Sokak in Ulu Camii Mahallesi, Akhisar, Manisa.

    • High
    • Family attraction
  8. Apollonis
    09 45 min

    Apollonis

    Apollonis is an ancient settlement in Manisa Province’s Akhisar district, identified with the rural remains around Konurca Kalesi. The site is reached from the vicinity of Mecidiye/Palamut village, with the archaeological area lying approximately 2 kilometres north of the village.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  9. Akhisar Kalesi
    10 45 min

    Akhisar Kalesi

    Akhisar Kalesi is the separately mapped castle feature that gives a physical focus to Akhisar’s name in central Manisa.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  10. TEPE MEZARI
    11 45 min

    TEPE MEZARI

    Tepe Mezarı is a compact archaeological site in Ragıpbey Mahallesi, at the heart of Akhisar in Manisa. Its remains belong to Thyateira, the ancient city whose name survives in Akhisar’s historical identity.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  11. Merkez Çarşı'yı Canlandırma Projesi (Özhan)
    12 45 min

    Merkez Çarşı'yı Canlandırma Projesi (Özhan)

    Merkez Çarşı'yı Canlandırma Projesi (Özhan) identifies an urban redevelopment project in Akhisar’s Merkez Çarşı, within Şeyhisa Mahallesi, rather than a completed visitor attraction. The project concerns an excavation area in the town centre where commercial renewal intersects with archaeological history.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  12. Dağdeviren Höyüğü
    13 45 min

    Dağdeviren Höyüğü

    Dağdeviren Höyüğü is a registered archaeological mound in the Kayalıoğlu area of Akhisar, Manisa Province. It is also known as Dağdeviren Çiftliği Höyüğü, while older references call it Akırbey Çiftliği.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  13. Şeyh İsa ve Şeyh İlyas Çelebi Türbesi Şeyh İsa ve Şeyh İlyas Çelebi Türbesi
    14 45 min

    Şeyh İsa ve Şeyh İlyas Çelebi Türbesi

    Şeyh İsa ve Şeyh İlyas Çelebi Türbesi is a compact religious heritage site at Şeyh İsa Mosque in Şeyhisa Mahallesi, Akhisar, Manisa.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  14. İStasyon binası ve lojman
    15 45 min

    İStasyon binası ve lojman

    İStasyon binası ve lojman is a railway heritage complex in central Manisa, at Fabrika Tımarı Mevkii in 2. Anafartalar Mahallesi. Its identity comes from the relationship between historic architecture and a working station, rather than from a separate museum function.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  15. Akhisar Sinagogu Akhisar Sinagogu
    16 45 min

    Akhisar Sinagogu

    Akhisar Sinagogu is a surviving Jewish-heritage fragment in Paşa Mahallesi, Akhisar, rather than a complete synagogue preserved as a conventional attraction. Historical material identifies it with Akhisar’s former Jewish community, while the visible survival is chiefly the historic doorway.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·