Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Müzesi
The birthplace of Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, a celebrated Turkish poet. This 1820 basalt mansion is a classic Diyarbakır home, showing the layout of a traditional courtyard house.
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı (1910–1956) was a modern Turkish poet, best known for his widely recited poem “At Thirty-Five” (Otuz Beş Yaşında). The house is a two-story basalt building with a central courtyard containing a pool. The summer terrace (eyvan) and the winter rooms sit on either side, making it a model of traditional Diyarbakır dwellings. Inside are displays of the poet's personal belongings and folk household furnishings. Admission is low-cost or free. It is located in an alley northwest of the Grand Mosque, a short walk away, and takes about 30 minutes to tour.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Great Mosque of Diyarbakır
- Hasan Paşa Hanı
- Four-Legged Minaret
- Mar Petyun Chaldean Church
- Dengbêj House
- Behram Pasha Mosque
- Surp Giragos Armenian Church
- Hazreti Süleyman Mosque