Hatuniye is a historical ''

külliye A külliye ( ota, كلية) is a complex of buildings associated with Turkish architecture centered on a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf (charitable foundation) and composed of a madrasa, a Dar al-Shifa ("c ...

'', an Islamic religious complex, located in the city center of

Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. Its 1485 construction was ordered by Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II in honour of his mother,

Gülbahar Hatun Gülbahar is a Turkish given name for females and may refer to: * Gülbahar Hatun, consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, and Valide Sultan as the mother of Sultan Bayezid II * Gülbahar Hatun, consort of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of ...

. Its facilities include a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

, an

imaret Imaret, sometimes also known as a ''darüzziyafe'', is one of a few names used to identify the public soup kitchens built throughout the Ottoman Empire from the 14th to the 19th centuries. These public kitchens were often part of a larger comple ...

, and a

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. At present the mosque is used for prayer and other religious services, while the rest of the complex is open to visits by tourists and the public in general.

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File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2054.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Front File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2055.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Son cemaat area File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2058.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Muqarnas above entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2057.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Muqarnas above entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2066.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Muqarnas above entrance close up File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2059.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Decoration at entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2061.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Muqarnas and dome above entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2062.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Side of entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2063.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Decoration to side of entrance File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2068.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Decoration along front File:Tokat Hatuniye Mosque 2067.jpg, Tokat Hatuniye Mosque Minaret

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Tokat Religious buildings and structures completed in 1485 Buildings and structures in Tokat Madrasas in Turkey Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire {{Turkey-struct-stub

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