About Hıdılık Tower
Hıdırlık Tower is a mausoleum built next to the city walls, at the intersection of Hesapçı Street (regarded as the main axis of the city) with the sea, in honor of a Roman senator and his family...

The tower was conveniently located at a place visible by ships approaching the city and was perceived to be just a street monument, and until very recently kept this identity. However the latest research proves that it actually a mouseloum reaches 14 meters, with its circular tower rising on a square pedestal...

Kesik Minare

The most important church in the Pamphylia Region in the sixth century was buid at the intersection of Hesapçı Street and Sakarya Street, where the old Roman Agora was located. The east side of the cross shaped church, was cowered by a wide abcissa... During excavations in 1974, a part of the round cult podium of the Roman Agora came to light. This building, used as a church until the beginning of 16th century, was transformed into a mosque during the governance of Shahzadah Korkut, when a minaret was added. The wooden parts of the mosque where destroyed by a fire in the 19th century, and since then, the mosque has been known as the "Kesik Minare"(the Cut Minaret)
The Groowed Minarette Complex

The Grooved Minarette, the symbol of the city, was build during the period of Alaeddin Keykubad, the Seljuk Sultan... It is brick tower built on a pedestal made of ashlars and was once covered by faiance. The second most important building of the Groowed Minaret complex, is the Ulu Mosque, which is also known as the Groowed Minaret Mosque. The mosque was built at the north of Groowed Minaret, by Alaeddin Keykubad I. Ulu Moaque is covered by six domes on 12 columns with two entrances to the north and to the west. Another building in the complex is a lodge used by the Mevlevi Dervishes. The Mevlevi order, mainly accepted by governmental officials, notables of the city and the rich, is an order working in accordance with the ideas of Mevlana Cela-leddin, who was an important name in Anatolian Humanism in the 13th century. This building, built during the reign of the Seljuks, was converted into a lodge in 18th century by the governor. The building was covered with four brick domes. The old bath, with three domes and interesting architecture, is located near this building, and serves as an art gallery today... The tomb of Zincirkiran Mehmet Bey, located in the complex of the Grooved Mi-narette, is near Cumhuriyet Avenue. The epitaph on the tomb, which was built in Another tomb in the complex was built in the memory of Nigar Hatun, the wife of Beyazid II and the mother of Shahzadah Korkut, who died in 1502. It is located between the Mevlevi lodge and the Grooved Minaret Mosque. Not much remains of the Medresseh of Atabey Armagan, in the complex of the Grooved Minaret. The medresseh, known as the Grooved Minaret Medresseh, was restored and now functions as a Turkish Bazaar.

Karatay Medresseh

Another important historical building is the medresseh, established by Celaleddin Karatay, who worked as the regent of the palace in 13th century. This medresseh, built in 1250, is registered to the foundation deed of Celaleddin karatay...

The Karatay Medresseh, respected as one of the most important examples of medressehs with double iwans, has been restored in recent years.

İskele Mescidi

This small building, with a hexagonal plan and two floors, was built in the old port. When this masjid was built and two built it is unknown. The small spring under the masjid, which was used as drinking water until the end of the first half of 20th century, is used as a fountain. The spire surmounting the minarette has its base on the banister of the balcony. The mihrab of the mesjid has the characteristics of gothic architecture.

The Masjid of Akhi Yusuf

These tombs were built in honor of Akhi Yusuf in Mermerli Street in 1249. Ibn Batuta, the traveler, who wroteabout the Akhis brotherhood and their life of solidarity in Antalya, when he visited in the middle of 14th century. He observed that he had never met anyone, doing such an auspicious work as the Akhis did. The mesjid and the tomb, built for Akhi Yusuf, who was an Ahki Sheik, are the witnesses of Antalyain the middle ages. The tomb is located south of the masjid, and has its entrance at the north. There is small faountain near the east wall of the masjid.

Murat Pasha Mosque

According to the testament of Murat Pasha, the governor-general of Karaman region who died in 1571, the mosque was built in 1574 notrh of the city, outside the city walls. It is writen on the deed of the foundation that, Murat Paşa allotted the revenue of land, bridges and caravasariesaround Antalya, to the expenses of constructing new irrigation channels, public works and housing and to the expenses of the mosque, which he requested to be built after his death. The mosque is covered by one convex roof... The sole minaret of the mosque has two balconies.

Some of important buildings of the city

Fifteenth century Balibey Mosque near he intersection of Ismet Pasa Avenue and iehit Cengiz Toytung Avenue, sevente enth century Sheik Sinan Neighborhood , the tomb of Sheik Sinan and the Müsellim Mosque are all located at the north end of Kalekapisi. Antalya was built on a rocky outcrop at an altitude of 40 meters above sea level. The Düden (Kataraktes) River, runs to the sea near the antique Magydos. The irrigation channels, built using the income of the foundation established by Murat Pasha in the 16th century, used to pour out their water into the sea. The irrigation channels, which no longer exist, gave Antalya the name "the City of Waterfalls".