The fountain was built by Canfeda Kethüda Kadın, in the reign of Murad III. The inscription it carries today is not hers but a repair inscription: it records that the fountain was repaired in 1826 by Su'ada, the treasurer mistress of Mahmud II.
It is in the Orhan quarter of İzmit, a short drive from the city centre.
Getting there
- Access
- A short drive from the city centre.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Kocaeli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.3 °C in January to 24 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (108 mm) and lightest in August (42 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
