The tomb of Sultan Baba stands on a raised platform on a hill ringed with cypresses at Orcun village, in the Değirmendere area of Gölcük, and it is the only Ottoman-period tomb structure there.
Inside are Sultan Baba's wooden cenotaph and a patent of 1787, from the reign of Selim III. He was a member of the Şemsi branch of the Halveti order. In the burial ground to the right of the tomb entrance is an Ottoman grave dated 1879. Go to Değirmendere from the city centre and take the local buses from there.
Getting there
- Access
- Go from the city centre to Değirmendere, then take a Değirmendere public bus to the tomb.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Kocaeli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.3 °C in January to 24 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (108 mm) and lightest in August (42 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
