Historic building· Ayvalık, Balıkesir
Hüsnü Rıfkı Kazaz Sabunhanesi
Hüsnü Rıfkı Kazaz Sabunhanesi is a historic building in Ayvalık, Balıkesir; Records note that it was built in 1891 as a small soap works by a Greek named Stavrides.
Looking for a photo
Have a photo of this place? Upload it and help make this stop easier to recognize.
Start here
KahveRota
Are you here?
Explore Hüsnü Rıfkı Kazaz Sabunhanesi, spend a little time here and collect your route rewards.
Stay in a publicly accessible, safe area. Exact location samples are used only to record the visit and deleted after 48 hours.
Editor's Note
Records note that it was built in 1891 as a small soap works by a Greek named Stavrides. The Stavrides name appears among the owners of soap works in Ayvalık in the 1909, 1912-13 and 1921-22 records of the Annuaire Oriental du Commerce. Under the population exchange carried out following the Treaty of Lausanne signed in 1923, the soap works in question was given to Hüsnü Rıfkı (Kazaz) Bey, a Cretan exchangee settled in Ayvalık, in compensation for the properties he had left behind in Crete; Hüsnü Rıfkı Bey and those who later bought the building continued to use it for the same purpose for a long time.
Reviews
Be the first to leave a word.
A rating and a few sentences. It helps the next visitor.
Help improve this page