The Nasuhpaşa complex in the Köprülü quarter of central Aydın consists of a bath, a medrese, a mosque and a han. The inscription above the han entrance shows that it was built in 1708 by Nasuh Pasha. Stone, brick and reused material were all used in its buildings.
The medrese is made up of single-storey, square rooms with wooden doors, built of rubble stone and brick and ranged around a nearly square courtyard; local people also call it the Osman Ağa Medrese. The classroom and mosque were placed at the northeast corner of the complex. The bath has the usual sequence of changing room, warm room and hot room, with its water tank. The han belongs to the group of urban Ottoman hans with a courtyard, has two storeys, and is also known as the Zincirli Han. The complex has been thoroughly restored, renewed in keeping with its original form, and is open for prayer. It stands north of the Atatürk sports hall.
Getting there
- Access
- North of the Atatürk sports hall; city transport reaches it.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Aydın as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 8.2 °C in January to 28.4 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (126 mm) and lightest in August (6 mm). Long-term means for 1940-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
