| It is near the port of Kusadasi. It was
built by the vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha and
was restored 1966. It is an Ottoman Castle
built for sea trade. The courtyard has 8.50
x 21.60 m. dim. It is surrounded by a two
storied porched in door area. There are two
stairs to upper floor, one to the north -
west, the other to the Southeast comers.
The entrance of the caravanserai is in
the north. The marble gate is 2.96 m. wide
and has a low arch way. The door looks
simple. There are two archways one on the
right and the other one the left leading to
the middle section. As the left one has a
small backdoor, it is thought that is was
used as the left luggage place. The right
one was probably the guardian's, who took
care of incoming and outgoing. After digging,
a fountain was found in the middle and was
restored as a pool. There is a room behind
each cross vault porch surrounding the
courtyard. There are five places and
cupboards of various sizes in each room. The
caravanserai is covered with noticeable
marks on the north surface.
To prevent possible attacks from the
sea northwest and south -west sides were
supported more. As the north side was take
in to consideration together with the outer
doors, it was thought as the most important
place of defence. There is a gate opening to
the bazaar if the town in the east of the
caravanserai. |