Antalya · Turkey

Yivli Minare

Historic photo spotgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

Antalya's symbol is the Yivli Minare, a handsome and distinctive 'fluted' minaret erected by the Seljuk Sultan Aladdin Keykubad I in the early 13th century. The adjacent mosque (1373) is still in use. Within the Yivli Minare complex is the heavily restored Mevlevi Tekke (Whirling Dervish Monastery;