Hacı Bektaş Veli Museum (Dervish Lodge)

Its story

The Hacı Bektaş Veli Complex is the dervish lodge founded in the 13th century by the Khorasan-born mystic Hacı Bektaş Veli, enlarged by additions in later periods. The three-courtyard complex includes the Pir Evi, which contains the tomb of Hacı Bektaş Veli, the Tomb of Balım Sultan, the Meydan Evi, the Aş Evi (kitchen), the Mihman Evi (guesthouse), the Kiler Evi (pantry) and the Tekke Mosque; the Üçler Fountain and the Lion Fountain in the courtyards also carry symbolic meanings. After the closure of dervish lodges in 1925, the building opened as a museum on 16 August 1964. UNESCO added the complex to the World Heritage Tentative List in 2012; the commemoration ceremonies held every year in mid-August welcome thousands of visitors.

Event

Commemoration ceremonies every year on 16–18 August

Admission

Free

Visit duration

1–1.5 hours

Opened as a museum

1964

Trip purpose

• Photography
• Rainy day

Location

38.94278, 34.56222

Where to eat nearby

27 venues within about 2 km

• Dergah

  Restaurant

  100 m

• Hacıbektaş Mahzuni Dostluk Parkı

  Café

  30 m

• Gülzem Yiyecek ve içecek

  Restaurant

  70 m

• Hacıbektaş kahveci baba

  Café

  70 m

• Ege Cafe

  Restaurant

  80 m

• PARE Kahve&Kitap

  Café

  90 m

• Mihman Restaurant & Pastane

  Patisserie / desserts

  100 m

• Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli

  Restaurant

  100 m

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