Hacıbektaş, one of the most visited areas of Nevşehir, deserves to be a favorite of tourists with its sculptures as well as its spiritual atmosphere. The Cappadocia region, which has been home to Christian clergy for centuries, has also become a home for Hacı Bektaş-i Veli, one of the most important names in the Islamic world. Hacı Bektaş-i Veli is one of the greatest Turkish Sufis who lived in the 13th century.  Unlike an ordinary historical building, Hacı Bektaş-i Veli Mausoleum is very important, as it is the center where Bektashism emerged. It has been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage List. You can see the manuscripts, calligraphy samples and items belonging to the Bektashi order in the Hacı Bektaş-i Veli Museum. The mausoleum is architecturally divided into 3 separate courtyards. Nadar Courtyard, stands out as a very large garden. In Dergah Avli, you can see the Mosque, Fountain, House and Mansions, Square Pool and Historical Arches. When you step into the Hazrat Courtyard, you will see the tomb of Hacı Bektaş-i Veli. While visiting the museum, you can visit many areas, from the rooms where dhikr is made to the halls where science is produced.   During the trip, you will be visiting an important center of Islamic history, feeling the mystical atmosphere of the building. In order to pass through the doors in the complex, it is often necessary to bend down. The reason why the doors were made so low was that the head was bowed and it meant respect. The tomb is located 60 kms from Nevşehir.   Hacı Bektaş Çilehanesi   It is said that Hacı Bektaş Veli occasionally stayed in a small cave with an entrance and exit, located high above.   The cave entrance, which is located on a sloping hill about 3 kilometers east of the district center, is wide enough to walk easily. Inside the cave, there is a hole that opens out and is of a size that can hardly be passed through. There are also widely known beliefs about Hacıbektaş Çilehanesi. It is narrated that people with sins cannot pass through this hole and that impeccable ones can pass easily.   The district is also famous for the works around it. There is an arched fountain in the western part of the hill where Çilehane is located, there are Kulunç Kaya and Minder Kaya, which are thought to be connected with Hacı Bektaş Veli in a mythological sense. Minder Kaya took this name because of its shape and it is believed that Hacı Bektaş Veli was sitting on this rock.  

The tomb, which is open to visitors today, belongs to the Ottoman Period as understood from its inscription, and was built in 1603. The monumental building is located in a garden surrounded by a wall. The building consists of a square planned entrance and a tomb with a sarcophagus. The portal of the building is round arched and decorated with circular motifs. There are calligraphy decorations in a rectangular plate in the arch part of the door, where the passage to the tomb section is provided. On the north, south and west façade walls of the tomb section, there are small windows in round arched niches and decorations with verses on these windows. There are hand-drawn ornaments adorned with floral motifs on the dome and walls, and star motifs on the squinches.   Source: https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/nevsehir/gezilecekyer/bektas-efend-turbes

It was built by Silahtar Seyyit Mehmet Pasha in 1778-1779 in Gülşehir. It is written in the charter of Karavezir that the architect of the mosque was Ebubekir Veledi Halil Efendi, who worked with eight akçes per diem. The mosque, which has the characteristic features of Ottoman architecture, is made of two-color cut stone, square planned, 11 m diameter dome covering the main space is seated on four arches. The dome sits on the main walls with four pointed arches and pendentives at the corners. The dome is partly carried by the corner towers and piers, and partly by the arches.   Source: http://www.turkiyenintarihieserleri.com/?oku=2313

The Ottoman inscription of Alaaddin Mosque, located in the center of Avanos District, which gives the date of 1202, was stolen. The structure, whose domed part is thought to be original; It was expanded by adding new units during the Ottoman period. Although the mosque in the courtyard was built with smooth cut stone, it is seen that rubble stone masonry was used in the domed unit. The entrance to the mosque is provided by a low-arched door placed in a baldachin style domed unit shaped by four columns on the axis of the northern façade. The place of the Last Congregation, which has a rectangular plan in the east-west direction where the door opens and is supported by a reinforced arch in the same direction, covered with a pointed vault, was divided into two rooms with two axisymmetrical walls in 1935 in accordance with the function of the Quran Course. The door in the middle unit opens to the main prayer unit with a rectangular plan extending in the east-west direction. The mihrab niche, which is on the same axis as the door, is in the vaulted unit to the west of the sanctuary. The eastern unit, which is thought to be original, is covered with a corner triangle transitional dome. The original minaret of the building is reached by a 15-step staircase adjacent to the eastern wall. However, the minaret is not in place today. The new minaret is in the southeast corner of the building.   Source: https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/nevsehir/kulturenvanteri/alaaddn-cam Photos: http://www.turkiyenintarihieserleri.com/?oku=2328

It is located in Nevşehir, Avanos district, Camikebir District, 807. Street. Architectural Features: The Grand Mosque of Avanos, also known as the "Underground Mosque", is an Ottoman work. It was built in the 18th century. The transverse rectangular structure is descended from the ground level by stairs. The structure, which is covered with smooth cut stone on the outside, is covered with a long vault reinforced with ribs inside. The interior space, which receives light from the window, is completely plastered.The mihrab is a plain niche and the pulpit is a rough lectern built later.

The Complex (Kulliye) was built in the first half of the 18th century (1726-1727), by Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha, the famous grand vizier of the Tulip Era. It consists of a mosque, a madrasa, a caravanserai, a primary school, a soup kitchen, a Turkish bath and two fountains. In terms of the complex program, it is one of the last applications of the classical Ottoman kulliye program. Located on a sloping land, the mosque was built on a platform bounded by a madrasa primary school and a soup kitchen retaining wall. There are two fountains, one outside the south wall of the mosque courtyard and the other on the retaining wall at the corner of the primary school courtyard, with the mosque on the east, the primary school, the madrasah and the soup kitchen on the west, of this platform, which runs through Cami Cedid Street in the middle. The bath is on the north of this platform, on a sloping land. İbrahim Pasha Mosque has a square planned sanctuary and the mihrab front unit has a rectangular plan that protrudes from the south wall. In the structure covered with a large dome, the transition to the dome was provided with squinches. The cover of the space in front of the mihrab protruding from the sanctuary is a half-mirror vault. It is located in the city center and is within walking distance.   Source: https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/nevsehir/gezilecekyer/damat-brahm-pasa-kursunlu-cam

He is one of the saints who grew up in Anatolia. He lived in Nevşehir in the eighteenth century. His tomb is still a place of visit in Nevşehir. He is famous among the people and is also known as Hasan Baba and Hasan Emmi. His legends are very common among the people, and some of them are described as follows. "One day, when one of his friends was about to die, he was at his head and prayed for him. The patient asked for pears when he was in his last moments. It was winter and it was not possible to find pears in that season. The relatives of the patient were confused about what to do, and looked at Hasan Dede's face. They looked at him and said, "Help us, what should we do, we will not be able to fulfill this patient's desire." Hasan Dede said to these people who were desperate and very upset: "Don't worry, we will find it. Allah creates an opportunity. He went out saying, "Wait a bit." After a short time, he came in with a pear branch in his hand. There were green leaves on the pear branch and ripe yellow pears on it. When the people at the head of the patient saw this situation, they understood that this was a miracle of Hasan Dede. Their deep affection for him and the close attention he showed made them all cry. They ate pears and made the patient's heart happy. The patient passed away shortly after." The single-domed mausoleum on the tomb of Hasan Dede was built in the eighteenth century. The area around the tomb has been turned into a recreation park and afforested.   Source: http://www.turkiyenintarihieserleri.com/?oku=2310