Famous bean restaurants in Süleymaniye


Known as Tiryaki Bazaar, the row of adjacent stores across the Süleymaniye Complex consists of (traditional) bean dish serving restaurants and coffeehouses. Running since 1924, Erzincanlı Ali Baba Beans Shop stands at the entrance of the bazaar where university students and Süleymaniye Complex visitors usually come for a bite or drink. In addition to Ali Baba, which still exists today, coffeehouses in the bazaar and the vicinity of Süleymaniye Complex had been the favorite places of revolutionary students until the 1980s.

This old photo shows the shops under the First Madrasa of Süleymaniye Complex
SALT Research, Ülgen Family Archive
This old photo shows the shops under the First Madrasa of Süleymaniye Complex
SALT Research, Ülgen Family Archive
Süleymaniye was the center of bean restaurants and coffeeshops until the 1990s. Currently,
this neighborhood is still famous for bean restaurants even in larger numbers, 2021.
Video-Photo: Çağrı İşbilir
Süleymaniye was the center of bean restaurants and coffeeshops until the 1990s. Currently,
this neighborhood is still famous for bean restaurants even in larger numbers, 2021.
Video-Photo: Çağrı İşbilir