This small tomb in Eyüpsultan belongs to Şeybe el-Hudri, one of the companions of the Prophet. According to the provincial director of culture and tourism, quoted by the İstanbul governorship, he is counted among the companions who transmitted few hadiths, and there are accounts that he was the Prophet's foster brother.
The tomb was closed to visitors while it was restored, and the governorship marked its reopening with a ceremony attended by the governor of İstanbul, the deputy minister of culture and tourism and the mayor of Eyüpsultan.
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).
