Odunpazarı
The soul of Eskişehir: hundreds of colourful Ottoman timber houses on a hillside, stone-paved lanes, cafés, and craft workshops.
The old district takes its name from a former firewood market. On the hillside stand 300 to 400 Ottoman-era houses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. Their timber frames are painted in bright colours such as blue, yellow, and pink, and the bay windows that jut out from the upper floors are a signature feature. The lanes are lined with cafés, gözleme (savoury pancake) shops, meerschaum and glass craft shops, and you can buy souvenirs at the Atlıhan Handicraft Market. Walking is free. The atmosphere is best in the evening under the lights, and it gets busier on weekends.
Opening hours
All day (shops about 10:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum
- Kurşunlu Mosque Complex
- Meerschaum Museum
- Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM)
- Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
- Contemporary Glass Art Museum
- Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum
- Porsuk River & Gondola Rides