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District guide · Manisa

Places to visit in Şehzadeler, Manisa — page 2

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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Plan Şehzadeler

Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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.

  1. January: seasonal closure recorded
  2. February: seasonal closure recorded
  3. March: no seasonality data recorded
  4. April: seasonal closure recorded
  5. May: seasonal closure recorded
  6. June: seasonal closure recorded
  7. July: seasonal closure recorded
  8. August: seasonal closure recorded
  9. September: seasonal closure recorded — this month
  10. October: seasonal closure recorded
  11. November: seasonal closure recorded
  12. December: seasonal closure recorded

Top things to see

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

  1. Grand Mosque of Manisa Grand Mosque of Manisa
    07 30 min

    Grand Mosque of Manisa

    Ulu Camii

    The Ulu Camii is the oldest important mosque in Manisa and the one that predates the Ottomans here.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  2. Sandıkkale Citadel Sandıkkale Citadel
    08 1 hour

    Sandıkkale 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
  3. Hatuniye Mosque Hatuniye Mosque
    09 20 min

    Hatuniye Mosque

    Hatuniye Cami

    The Hatuniye Camii was built in 1490–91 by Şehzade Şehinşah, a son of Bayezid II, in honour of his mother Hüsnüşah Hatun.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  4. Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum
    10 25 min

    Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum

    Manisa Mevevihane Müzesi

    The Manisa Mevlevihane is a Mevlevi dervish lodge built in 1368-69 by İshak Çelebi, grandson of the Saruhanoğlu ruler Saruhan Bey, on a slope at the foot of Spil Mountain.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  5. Tomb of Saruhan Bey Tomb of Saruhan Bey
    11 15 min

    Tomb 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
  6. Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum
    12 45 min

    Hafsa 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
  7. Muradiye Mosque Muradiye Mosque
    13 45 min

    Muradiye Mosque

    Muradiye Cami

    The Muradiye is the mosque Mimar Sinan designed for Manisa, built between 1583 and 1586 for Sultan Murad III. It replaced a smaller mosque begun on the site in 1571 and is the finest Ottoman building in the city.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  8. Steam engine 56507
    14 45 min

    Steam 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
  9. Atatürk Anıtı Atatürk Anıtı
    15 45 min

    Atatürk Anıtı

    Atatürk Anıtı, officially named Atatürk ve Milli Egemenlik Anıtı, stands in Cumhuriyet Meydanı in Manisa’s Şehzadeler district.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  10. Çeşnigir Mosque Çeşnigir Mosque
    16 20 min

    Çeşnigir Mosque

    Çeşnigir Cami

    The Çeşnigir Camii of 1474 is one of the oldest mosques in Manisa, built by Çeşnigir Sinan Bey — a man who had been enslaved and was freed by Mehmed II, the sultan who took Constantinople.

    • High
    • Place of worship
  11. Kırtık Cemetery
    17 20 min

    Kırtık Cemetery

    Kırtık Mezarlığı

    Kırtık Mezarlığı is the largest cemetery in Manisa, a Muslim civil burial ground of 333,000 m² in Şehzadeler, still in use. It is also known as Kırtık Asri Mezarlığı or the Manisa Municipality Asri Cemetery.

    • High
    • Place of worship
  12. Manolya Meydanı
    18 1 hour

    Manolya Meydanı

    Manolya Meydanı is a named public square in central Manisa where everyday movement, meetings and civic activity come together.

    • High
    • Nature site
  13. Yeni Han (Şehzadeler) Yeni Han (Şehzadeler)
    19 45 min

    Yeni Han (Şehzadeler)

    Yeni Han

    Yeni Han is a two-storey trading inn in Şehzadeler, Manisa, organised around an internal courtyard. Its identity comes from this inward-facing arrangement: rooms and businesses meet the open centre, creating a compact architectural space within the city’s everyday commercial fabric.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  14. Park Otel (Demokrat Parti Lokali) Park Otel (Demokrat Parti Lokali)
    20 45 min

    Park Otel (Demokrat Parti Lokali)

    Park Otel (Demokrat Parti Lokali) is a compact two-storey masonry heritage building at the corner of Atatürk Bulvarı and 1205 Sokak in Manisa’s Nişancıpaşa neighbourhood.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  15. Kurşunlu Hanı Kurşunlu Hanı
    21 45 min

    Kurşunlu Hanı

    Kurşunlu Hanı is a late-fifteenth-century Ottoman han in Manisa, built in 1488 as part of the Hatuniye Külliyesi beside Hatuniye Mosque. Hüsnüşah Sultan, the wife of Sultan Bayezid II, commissioned the building.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  16. Müftü Alim Efendi Evi
    22 45 min

    Müftü Alim Efendi Evi

    Müftü Alim Efendi Evi is a registered historic residence in Çarşı Mahallesi, within Manisa’s Şehzadeler district, at the junction of Dr. Sadık Ahmet Caddesi and Dumlupınar Caddesi.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  17. Sultan Hamamı Sultan Hamamı
    23 45 min

    Sultan Hamamı

    Sultan Hamamı is a protected Ottoman double bathhouse in central Manisa, built in 1539 according to the official cultural inventory.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  18. Rum Mehmet Paşa Hanı
    24 45 min

    Rum Mehmet Paşa Hanı

    Rum Mehmet Paşa Hanı, also known as Rum Mehmet Paşa Bedesteni, is a restored historic covered commercial building in Manisa’s Çarşı Mahallesi.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  19. Turan Bayraktepe Seyir Terası
    25 20 min

    Turan Bayraktepe Seyir Terası

    Turan Bayraktepe Seyir Terası is a mountain viewpoint in the summit area of Spil Dağı Milli Parkı above Manisa. Its character comes from the open mountain setting and the elevated outlook, rather than from an enclosed exhibition or built collection.

    • Notable
    • Viewpoint

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·