Getting To / Out of Hasankeyf

From Mardin / Midyat to Hasankeyf I came from Midyat to Hasankeyf and there are dolmush (shared public transport van) coming from b...

Accommodations in Hasankeyf

The shared van (dolmush) that I took from the town of Midyat stopped right at the center of the town, right before crossing the bridge....

The Cave Settlements of Hasankeyf - Turkey

Approaching the town of Hasankeyf, the one thing that immediately seized my attention are the cavities on the sides of the mountains wh...

El-Rizk Mosque, Koc and Suleyman Mosque Complex and Kizlar Mosque - Hsankeyf, Turkey

While I was on my way to the castle passing along the street of souvenir shops right at the town’s center, I immediately spotted the im...

The Tomb of Zeynel Bey - Hasankeyf, Turkey

I can’t help but feel like I have all the town by myself, aside of course from the local residents.  That feeling was augmented when ...

Eski Kopru - Hasankeyf, Turkey

The remnants of the old bridge or “Eski Köprü “ standing on the river probably is the icon and most famous sight of Hasankeyf after the...

Ali Aga Kasri (Ali Aga Mansion) - Hasankeyf, Turkey

Ali Aga Kasri or Aga’s Mansion is a historical mansion in a cave-style.  Rooms and several compartments in the interior is carved out o...