Kayseri Neighborhood

How would you like to take a journey through time in the heart of Kayseri? Then we should turn our route to Kayseri Neighborhood without even thinking about it. It’s like a bridge from the past to the present... This area, formerly known as Tavukçu Neighborhood, is not only one of the first settlements of Kayseri, but also one of the rare places that has been home to different cultures over time, bearing traces of each period and still managing to preserve its colorful past today. The moment you start walking the stone streets of Kayseri Neighborhood, each step takes you deeper into the past.Kayseri Neighborhood is like an open-air museum that carries the traces of the past to the present day with its stone buildings and courtyard mansions, which contain the most elegant examples of Ottoman and Seljuk architecture. These 2-3 storey mansions with courtyards and gardens reveal not only their architectural beauty but also the cultural richness and daily life of an era. As you walk around this neighborhood, you can smell the bakery bread around the corner and feel the warm atmosphere of the neighborhood culture.

The buildings in the neighborhood have been home to Armenian, Greek and Turkish communities in the past and each community has left its own cultural traces. Ottoman mosques, Armenian churches and old mansions coexist. Some of the mansions are now used as museums, boutique hotels or restaurants, offering the comforts of modern life in these historical places. Kayseri Neighborhood is located at the intersection of commerce and culture and is notable for its proximity to Cumhuriyet Square and the historic Grand Bazaar. It has also been recognized internationally with prestigious awards such as the Europe Nostra Award and the Grand Prize of the Union of Historic Cities.