Bitlis
Bitlis is a city in eastern Turkey. The city is in the Central Anatolia Region. In 2020, 70,344 people lived there.[1]
Bitlis Media
Two winged gods standing on lions are facing each other. The figures are identified as Teişeba, the Storm God. 7th century BC. from Bitlis now in Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
The Bitlis Castle cannot be overlooked, it domineers the centre. Its kernel is Byzantine, but it has been added to and changed until well into Ottoman times. In 1911 big parts were transported away, to be used as building material. Source: Knaurs Kültürführer (Dutch Edition).
Jacob Peeters. Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise du coté oriental. Comme aussi des villes et forteresses de la Moree, et quelques places de la Grèce, Antwerp, Sur le marché des vieux Souliers, 1690.
The Ihasiye Şerafhan Medresesi, dating to 1429 according to my notes. It seemed to have been restored around 1589. As a matter of fact it's a whole complex of several graves and a central building, which is the medrese or Koran School (now housing offices of some kind). This is the medrese building itself.
Tombstones of Ahlat in Bitlis province
Bitlis Castle (Bitlis Kalesi)
The Great Mosque - though old - doesn't look like much, and each time I was around it was either in action and crowded or being restored, or closed. It had a founding stone that seems toi have been a puzzle, but has finally been translated.
The Şerefiye Mosque (16th century) and mausoleum of its founder (during restoration). This is a computer generated panoramic picture.
Ihasiye Şerafhan Medresesi view of türbes
