The tomb at Tillo belongs to Şeyh Hamza el-Kebir, who lived there in the thirteenth century. He was one of the leading saints of Tillo and is described as having reached the rank of Kutb'ul Aktab.
His grave is in the tomb built in his name, on İbrahim Hakkı Çalipkulu Bulvarı in the Saydanlar quarter. Minibuses and taxis run between the centre of Siirt and Tillo.
Getting there
- Access
- Take a minibus, a taxi or a car between central Siirt and the Tillo district.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Siirt as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.8 °C in January to 30.7 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May and October; rainfall is heaviest in March (112 mm) and lightest in August (2 mm). Long-term means for 1939-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
