Tomb· Beşiktaş, İstanbul

Tuz Baba Türbesi

Tuz Baba Türbesi is a tomb in Beşiktaş, İstanbul; The Tuz Baba (Tuzbaba) Tomb stands on Uzunova Street in the Türkali quarter of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul.

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Tuz Baba Türbesi
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The Tuz Baba (Tuzbaba) Tomb stands on Uzunova Street in the Türkali quarter of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. It is a square-plan structure with a low roof, containing only a wooden sarcophagus. The tomb is attributed to Tuz Baba, said to have been the salt-master of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror; a popular tradition involves leaving packets of salt on a marble ledge on the tomb's exterior, from which passers-by take a pinch of salt.

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