Öküz Mehmet Pasha Complex

Öküz Mehmet Pasha Complex
Öküz Mehmet Paşa Külliyesi
Arasta section of the complex
Alternative namesÖküz Mehmet Pasha Caravanserai
General information
TypeComplex
Architectural styleOttoman architecture
LocationUlukışla, Niğde Province, Turkey
Addressİsmet İnönü Cad.
Coordinates37°32′50″N 34°28′54″E / 37.5472°N 34.4818°E / 37.5472; 34.4818
Elevation1,435 metres (4,708 ft)
Construction started1615
Completed1616
Renovated2011
OwnerDirectorate of Foundations
Dimensions
Other dimensions60 by 60 square metres (650 sq ft × 650 sq ft)
cloistered courtyard
+80 by 20 square metres (860 sq ft × 220 sq ft)
arasta
excluding the mosque and the bath
Design and construction
Main contractorÖküz Mehmet Pasha

Öküz Mehmet Pasha Complex (Turkish: Öküz Mehmet Paşa Külliyesi), alternatively known as Öküz Mehmet Pasha Caravanserai, is a külliye (building complex) in Ulukışla, Turkey. According to Ulukışla municipality page the name Ulukışla refers to the complex. In the past a part of the complex was used as military barracks (Turkish: kışla) and the Ulukışla citizens called the complex Ulukışla ("Great barracks") which eventually became the name of the settlement.