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Sultan Mosque
Sultan Camii
The Sultan Mosque is the centrepiece of Manisa and the reason the city has a festival.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Manisa
Historic monuments in Şehzadeler, Manisa
Şehzadeler is the historic half of Manisa, on the lower slopes of Mount Spil. The Sultan Mosque, the Muradiye and the archaeological museum stand within a few h...
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Şehzadeler is the historic half of Manisa, on the lower slopes of Mount Spil. The Sultan Mosque, the Muradiye and the archaeological museum stand within a few hundred metres of each other here, and the bazaar streets run downhill from them. It is the district a visitor walks.
Checked 2026-08-23
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
Planning a visit
Seasonal closures come from recorded opening hours.
- January: seasonal closure recorded
- February: seasonal closure recorded
- March: no seasonality data recorded
- April: seasonal closure recorded
- May: seasonal closure recorded
- June: seasonal closure recorded
- July: seasonal closure recorded
- August: seasonal closure recorded
- September: seasonal closure recorded — this month
- October: seasonal closure recorded
- November: seasonal closure recorded
- December: seasonal closure recorded
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- The current month
Top things to see
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02 2 hoursMuradiye Complex
Muradiye Külliyesi
The Muradiye Külliyesi is the walled compound Sultan Murad III endowed in Manisa, and it is the reason three of the city's sights sit within a few steps of each other.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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03 1 hourSandıkkale Citadel
Sandikkale
Sandıkkale is the inner citadel of the Byzantine-era Manisa Kalesi, on the north slope of Spil Dağı immediately above Manisa city centre, in the Turgutalp neighbourhood.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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04 15 minTomb of Saruhan Bey
Saruhan Bey Türbesi
The tomb of Saruhan Bey is the oldest dated monument in Manisa's historic quarter, built in 1345 by his grandson İshak Çelebi.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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05 45 minHafsa Sultan Hospital Museum
Manisa Hafsa Sultan Şifahanesi
The Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum is the surviving hospital wing of the Sultan Camii complex, the külliye Ayşe Hafsa Sultan — wife of Selim I and mother of Süleyman the Magnificent — commissioned in Manisa in 1522, where she lived…
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Steam engine 56507 06 45 minSteam engine 56507
Tarihi Lokomotif 56507
Tarihi Lokomotif 56507 is a preserved steam locomotive displayed beside Manisa railway station in Şehzadeler. Henschel & Sohn of Kassel built the engine in 1943, and its builder’s construction number is 27741.
- Must see
- Historic monument