The tomb stands inside the Yeni Camii complex at Eminönü, and it is not one building but three: the tomb of Hatice Turhan Valide Sultan together with the Havatin and Cedid Havatin tombs beside it.
The group is treated as an unusual case in Ottoman tomb architecture, and its motifs, inlay and proportions are what the restorers worked to keep. The restoration ran for six years and was carried out by the provincial administration; the tombs reopened to visitors when it was finished.
At the reopening, the provincial director of culture and tourism described the building as the largest work of tomb architecture in İstanbul, and the minister of culture and tourism spoke of the group as holding a distinct place among Ottoman tombs. The restoration was carried out by the governorate with central government support. The governor, for his part, counted Hatice Turhan among the women of the dynasty who founded charitable works such as mosques, fountains, hospitals, medreses and libraries.
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).
