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Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
This mosque was built circa 1240. The minaret suffered a string of calamities and was rebuilt in 1730 with a distinctive spiral-fluted exterior, hence the name. Interred here are the architect and his son, but the mummified Prince Cumudar has been transferred to the museum.
The Burmali Minare Mosque is a historic 13th-century mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built between 1237 and 1247 by the Seljuks.
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This covered bazaar from 1483 is still in use. It's just unimpressive clothing and kitsch so it's a place to browse not buy anything.
Amasya İkinci Beyazıt Külliyesi
A külliyesi is a religious complex with a mosque, medressah, hospital, soup kitchen and pilgrim lodgings. Often only the mosque survives, but the Amasya complex is fairly intact though several buildings have been re-purposed. It was built in 1486 and is dedicated to Beyazid II. Today it also houses the city library and a miniature museum, see below.
Sabuncuoğlu Medical History Museum
Medressah built in 1305 which became a mental health research facility using music to treat its patients. For 75 years or so it then housed Amasya's music conservatory but has re-opened as a museum displaying Sabuncuoğlu's work here.
Mosque built in 1486 AD by Mehmet, tutor of Ahmet the son of Beyazit II. The ornate door and pulpit have been moved to the museum.
Fascinating museum with good signage in English and Turkish. Highlights include the Hittite statuette of Amasya, the mosaics, the tomb of Sultan Mesud I in the garden, and mummies from the Mongol period, naturally air-dried in their mountain tombs.
Halifet Gazi was a local governor who died in 1232. His mausoleum was built in his lifetime, circa 1210, so there was a fellow assured of his enduring importance. It's decorated with Medusa's and rams' heads but is in poor repair.