Mimar Sinan built this complex at Belen for Kanuni Sultan Süleyman in 1553, while the sultan was on campaign. It stands on the old silk route, and the metropolitan municipality credits it with opening the surrounding area up to settlement.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Hatay as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 8.1 °C in January to 27.9 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, June and October; rainfall is heaviest in January (197 mm) and lightest in July (16 mm). Long-term means for 1940-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
