Taşhan is a historical

caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a ...

Mersin Province Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It is situated in

Mut Mut (; also transliterated as Maut and Mout) was a mother goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt. Her name means ''mother'' in the ancient Egyptian language. Mut had many different aspects and attributes that changed and evolved greatly over th ...

ilçe The Provinces of Turkey, 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, the corresponding unit was the ''qadaa, kaza''. Most provinces bear the s ...

(district) of Mersin Province to the south of Mut Castle at . The caravanserai was constructed in 1723-1725 by an Ottoman

mutasarrıf Mutasarrif, mutesarrif, mutasarriff, or mutesarriff () was the title used in the Ottoman Empire and places like post-Ottoman Iraq for the governor of an administrative district in place of the usual sanjakbey. The Ottoman rank of mutasarrif was e ...

(governor) named Hacı Sunullah Pasha. It is a rectangular-plan caravanserai. After the period of

caravan Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel *Campervan, a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan *Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together **Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop *Caravan (trail ...

s the caravanserai was used as a local

bazaar A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets th ...

. But for the last 30 years, it was out of commission.Mut governor’s page
/ref> In 2020 Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and Arslan family (the owner of building) decided to open the bazaar as a ''Producer Women’s market''. The opening ceremony was held on 26 September 2020. Mersin metropolitan mayor

Vahap Seçer Vahap is a Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''s ...

as well as Mut mayor Volkan Şeker and the owner of the building were present in the ceremony. The honoured quest was folk musician

Musa Eroğlu Musa Eroğlu (born 1946) is a Turkish folk musician and bağlama virtuoso. He was born in the Mut county district of Mersin. He is a Tahtacı. He completed his secondary education in Mut. He then started to perform Turkish folk dance and music. ...

.Hürriyet newspaper
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References

{{reflist Caravanserais in Turkey Mut District Buildings and structures completed in 1725 Commercial buildings completed in the 18th century Buildings and structures in Mersin Province Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman caravanserais 1720s establishments in the Ottoman Empire Bazaars in Turkey History of Mersin Province 1725 establishments