Tokat Clock Tower is the clock tower located in the central district of Tokat province. II. It is one of the Clock Towers built in honor of the 25th anniversary of Abdulhamid’s accession to the throne and is one of the important symbols of the city. It was built by a master named Hristo. The Tokat Clock Tower, which was built as a 3-storey tower in 1902, reached a height of 33 meters by adding 1 more floor in 1915. The tower is made of cut stone.
It was built by Governor Bekir Pasha and Mayor Mutevelli’s son Enver Bey, with the help of the public, and was built in the Behzat district in a way that can be seen from all over the city. The tower has 4 dials on a single mechanism, and it rings at full speed every half hour and every hour, every two minutes, and its sound can be heard easily from all over the city. This tower is known as the greatest witness of the time. Clock towers in many places are not working, but this tower in Tokat has been working for 117 years.
It was built in 1902 in the Behzat District, visible from all over the city. Its gate is in the south direction and its height is 33 meters. It is made of cut stone. II. It was built by Governor Bekir Pasha and Mayor Mütevelli’s son Enver Bey, with the help of the public, for the 25th anniversary of Abdulhamid’s becoming sultan. It chimes at full speed every half hour and every two minutes on the hour, with large dials in four directions. Its voice can be easily heard from every district of the city.
Tokat Clock Tower is the clock tower located in the central district of Tokat province. II. It is one of the Clock Towers erected in honor of the 25th anniversary of Abdulhamid's accession to the throne and is one of the important symbols of the city.
It was built in 1902 in the Behzat District, visible from all over the city. Its gate is in the south direction and its height is 33 meters. It is made of cut stone. II. It was built by Governor Bekir Pasha and Mayor Mütevelli's son Enver Bey, with the help of the public, for the 25th anniversary of Abdulhamid's becoming sultan.
Although there are many clock towers today, the number of towers that are noteworthy is one hundred and twenty-six. The city with the most clock towers is Istanbul with twenty towers, followed by Izmir with seven towers. In terms of region, the Central Anatolia Region is the region with the most clock towers.
The first clock tower in the Ottoman geography was the clock tower of the Ferhad Pasha Mosque in Banja Luka, built in 1577, while the first clock tower in Anatolia was the Safranbolu Clock Tower, erected in 1797.
Clock towers in many places are not working, but this tower in Tokat has been working for 117 years.
The clock tower located in the center of Old Tokat was built in the 1910s. The clock tower located in Behzat District was built to be visible from all over the city. Its height is 33 meters and it is made of cut stone.
It chimes at full speed every half hour and every two minutes on the hour, with large dials in four directions. Its voice can be easily heard from every district of the city.
The Tower, located under the clock tower, is installed and maintained by a clock repairman every eight days.
It is one of the clock towers built in 25 different cities on the 25th anniversary of Sultan Abdulhamid II's accession to the throne. One of the others is the Izmir clock tower. It is a well-preserved tower with a shop underneath. You can't climb on it, you watch from the side or opposite.
Even though the city is a completely historical city, I was very surprised that there were no tourists around. For example, while we were taking photos near the clock tower, the grandfathers waiting for prayer in the shadow of the clock tower stared at us a lot. I think they thought, "Well, the clock tower, which has been around for years, is here now."
I think Tokat still does not receive the attention it should receive. History literally gushes from every corner of the city. Old houses on every street, madrasahs on every corner and Tokat Castle visible from every point of the city. What can I say, I liked it very much..
Oh, and before I forget, there is a small shop under the clock tower, which is a clock repair shop.
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