The centuries-old well, where leeches were once believed to cure diseases, now hosts a cafe and terrace.

The historical Sülüklü Han, built in 1683 by Hanilioğlu Mahmut Çelebi and his sister Atike Hatun, was restored and put into service for visitors as of 2010. It is among the popular places of recent times, such as Hasan Pasha Inn. There is an old well inside the inn. It is known that doctors once extracted leeches from the well located here. The inn was named Sülüklü Han because the leeches collected for healing purposes were collected here. The inn, where the upper floors were used as rest rooms and the lower warehouses were used as accommodation for animals, was used as the headquarters of the cavalry units during the War of Independence. It currently hosts a public tourist attraction and cafe.

Sülüklü Han Sülüklü Han took its name from the well located in the garden of the inn, which was built in 1683. According to the story, leeches lived in the well in the garden of the inn. Physicians of the period were healing patients with these leeches. That’s why the inn started to be called “Sülüklü”.  Today, the restored Sülüklü Han is operated as a cafe. If you are tired while visiting this unique city, Sülüklü Han can be an ideal resting point.

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This is a single-storey Ottoman inn with a square plan. It has porticoes, arches, rooms and also three basements with independent entrances. The cellar below is famous for its aged Assyrian wine. Its courtyard is famous for its Turkish coffee and melengic coffee with milk, which are famous all over Turkey.

Sülüklü Inn took its name from the leeches extracted from the well in the courtyard for therapeutic purposes. The ground floor of the inn, which was once a three-storey building with eighteen rooms on each floor, was used as a stable, but today the inn is a single-storey building.

The annual plane tree inside and the leech wells that come from its name also offer breezes of history.

It got this name because of the well in its garden. According to the story, leeches lived in the well in the garden of the inn. Physicians of the period were healing patients with these leeches.  That's why the inn started to be called leeches. A place that historical inn lovers will love

You can drink drinks such as wine, coffee or tea at the tables under the mulberry tree in the middle of the inn. Assyrian wine is a single variety and tastes very good. The customer base is of very high quality. If you are on the mountain gate side of Diyarbakır, be sure to stop by.

Built in 1683 by Hanilioğlu Mahmut Çelebi and his sister Atike Hatun, the inn was made of black basalt, the local stone of Diyarbakır. Sülüklü Inn took its name from the leeches extracted from the well in the courtyard for therapeutic purposes.

You can find peace under the shade of the mulberry tree and sip your wine with pleasure. Since it is generally very crowded, the service speed is slow.

2 Reviews for Sülüklü Han

memo31

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Prices are affordablecoffee 30 TL.

3.0/ 5

The environment is nice, you can drink tea, coffee and wine in this historical place under the mulberry tree. In general, it is a busy place, there may not be any free space. Affordable coffee costs 30 TL. We drank terebinth, it wasn’t bad. The employees were very indifferent, we had difficulty ordering. Our order also arrived late. There is no payment by card, I recommend you have cash with you.

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derya22

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5.0/ 5

You can drink drinks such as wine, coffee or tea at the tables under the mulberry tree in the middle of the inn. Assyrian wine is a single variety and tastes very good. The customer base is of very high quality. If you are on the mountain side of Diyarbakır, I recommend you to definitely stop by. Wine is 100 TL, if you buy a bottle it is 300 TL, coffee is 50 TL and tea is 20 TL. In general, the prices are also nice. They do not accept credit card or IBANA payment, they only work in cash.

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