Best of Amasya

Amasya’s historical landscape is defined by its position along the Yeşilırmak River and the towering Mount Harşena. This collection highlights the city’s architectural evolution, from the Hellenistic rock tombs of the Pontic kings and the hilltop Amasya Castle to the 19th-century Hazeranlar Mansion. It features the 14th-century Bimarhane, now a medicine museum, and the Saraydüzü Barracks, central to the Turkish War of Independence. These sites showcase the transition from ancient kingdom to Ottoman administrative center and modern republic.

Amasya Castle

Perched on Mount Harşena, this fortress features Hellenistic foundations with Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman modifications. It contains ancient cisterns, dungeons, and the remains of a mosque.

Pontic Kings Rock Tombs

Five monumental tombs carved into limestone cliffs during the 3rd century BC. These Hellenistic structures served as the necropolis for the kings of Pontus and are a UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site.

Hazeranlar Konağı

An 1865 Ottoman mansion showcasing traditional civil architecture. The interior serves as an ethnographic museum with period furniture, costumes, and 19th-century household items.

Medicine museum

Housed in the 14th-century Ilkhanid Bimarhane, this museum honors physician Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin. It displays historical surgical instruments and illustrates early psychiatric treatments using music and water.

Saraydüzü Barracks Building National Struggle Museum and Congress Center

A reconstruction of the building where the 1919 Amasya Circular was signed. It features wax figures, historical documents, and artifacts related to the Turkish War of Independence.

Minyatür Amasya Müzesi

A 1/250 scale model depicting Amasya as it appeared in 1915. The exhibit includes synchronized lighting and sound effects to simulate day and night cycles across the historic city layout.

Ferhat and Şirin Lovers Museum

Dedicated to the legendary tragic love story of Ferhat and Şirin. The museum is located near the ancient water tunnels that, according to folklore, Ferhat dug to win his lover.