The Cedid Havatin tomb is the newest of the three tombs standing together at the Yeni Camii complex in Eminönü: square in plan, it was added to the north of the group in the nineteenth century.
The other two are older — the tomb of Hatice Turhan Valide Sultan, built in 1663, and the Havatin tomb beside it, which began as a room for Quran recitation and became a burial place for women of the dynasty. Eighty-two members of the Ottoman house are buried in the three together.
All three were restored in one campaign and reopened to visitors when it was finished.
When to go
- Climate
- Across İstanbul as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in January to 24.7 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (99 mm) and lightest in July (22 mm). Long-term means for 1950-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
