Visit Divriği
Divriği (often written Divrigi), in Sivas province, is home to the UNESCO-listed Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, a hilltop castle, historic stone mansions, a living weaving tradition and a highland landscape of mountains and valleys. This page helps you plan your visit and reach real local listings for accommodation, guides, transfers and local products.
Divriği Pazarı is a local marketplace, not a booking or payment intermediary: you contact each provider directly.
Nuri Demirağ Air Campus
Nuri Demirağ Air Campus is a meeting point for sport and recreational aviation, for club programmes, and for anyone who would like to visit Divriği on an eligible private or general-aviation flight.
Arrive with your own aircraft and you can build both a flying programme and a Divriği programme around the same visit.
Fly to Divriği. A visit to Divriği may be planned using an eligible non-commercial private or general-aviation aircraft, subject to the current Air Campus conditions and the required pre-flight operational coordination.
Things to do in Divriği: plan by time
How much time do you have?
For a short stop — for example if you arrive by train and continue the same day. You may need a car or transfer between the railway station and the town centre; plan your time around that.
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Built in 1228–1229 in the Mengücek era and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985, it is famous for stone carving with few equals anywhere. Even on a short visit, give the monumental portals your time.
The castle from below
The surviving parts of Divriği Castle date to the 13th century, on a hill above the town. On a short stop it is more realistic to take in the view from below than to climb.
Hüma Hatun Street
Opened in 2019 and run by women artisans, the street offers handmade gifts and local flavours — a natural short stroll and browse.
A full day is enough to see Divriği's main sights at an unhurried pace.
Morning: the Great Mosque and Hospital
Take the monument slowly — the carved portals and stonework are the heart of any Divriği visit.
Midday: Hüma Hatun Street and local food
Browse the women artisans' handmade work, and look out for Divriği Pilavı / Alatlı Pilavı — the local dish granted a geographical indication in 2020.
Afternoon: the castle and stone mansions
The climb to the castle is steep in places; comfortable shoes help. Walk back through the streets of traditional Divriği houses.
Late day: Nuri Demirağ Air Campus
See the traces Nuri Demirağ left in his hometown. Nuri Demirağ Air Campus is an airfield open to sport and amateur aviation; the site has its own responsible operator, so confirm current conditions before you go.
With an overnight stay you can combine the town centre with the surrounding countryside — accommodation listings are on this page.
Day 1: the town
The Great Mosque and Hospital, the castle, the stone mansions and Hüma Hatun Street comfortably fill a day.
Day 2: villages and landscape
Valleys, villages, the glass terrace over the Çaltı Canyon and the reservoir landscape of the Mursal Dam (built 1986–1992) are reachable by car; a local guide or transfer listing makes exploring the surroundings much easier.
Meet the makers
If you contact local-product and craft producers through their listings in advance, you can combine your visit with buying directly from the maker.
Current listings on the marketplace
Accommodation
Hotels, guesthouses, apartments and daily stays
Tours, Guides & Transfers
Local guiding, cultural tours, village experiences and transfers
How to get to Divriği
Divriği has a railway station: the town lies on the Sivas–Erzincan railway line. If you arrive by rail with limited time, the 2–3 hour itinerary on this page is built for that case.
By road, Divriği is reached via Sivas. For the station–centre leg and countryside excursions, a car or a transfer listing makes the visit easier.
For current train services and times, check the official TCDD Taşımacılık source; services change by season. Verify the current status before you go.
Source: TCDD Taşımacılık · Last checked: 2026-07
Cultural heritage
Divriği's brightest era was the Mengücek period (roughly 1150–1250). The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği was built in 1228–1229; its stone carving has few equals anywhere, and it entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
The surviving parts of Divriği Castle date to the 13th century: a four-gated, cut-stone fortress on a rocky hill above the town and the Çaltı valley. Inside it, on the cliff edge, the Castle Mosque (Kale Camii) was commissioned in 1181 by the Mengücek ruler Seyfeddin Şehinşah and is among the earliest Turkish mosques in Anatolia.
The octagonal, cut-stone Sitte Melik tomb (kümbet), built in 1196 for Emir Seyfeddin Şehinşah, is one of the finest Mengücek funerary monuments. Traditional stone mansions keep the character of the old streets alive.
Visiting arrangements and opening conditions of the Great Mosque, Hospital and castle can change; check current information with the provincial culture and tourism directorate before you go. Verify the current status before you go.
Source: Sivas Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism · Last checked: 2026-07
Weaving and living crafts
Divriği's carpet (halı), kilim and cecim (cicim) weaving is a hand craft passed down through generations. Woven cushions, household textiles and their motifs are part of the region's living culture — not a museum piece.
Today this craft is carried largely by the region's women producers. On Hüma Hatun Street, opened in 2019 and known as Türkiye's first women-run artisan street, women sell weaving and handmade goods they produce themselves.
The best way to learn how a piece is made is to ask the maker: craft listings carry the producer's own contact details, so you can reach local makers directly and buy directly from them.
- Halı
- Knotted-pile carpet: the pattern is built from individually tied knots.
- Kilim
- Flat-woven rug with no pile: the pattern forms in the weft threads themselves.
- Cicim
- A flatweave patterned with extra colored threads, so it looks embroidered rather than plain-woven. Locally also spelled cecim.
Handicrafts
Carpets, kilims, cecim weaving and handmade gifts
Nature and the outdoors
Divriği is ringed by high mountains; valleys, villages and highland views are a natural part of any visit.
The Divriği Glass Viewing Terrace (Cam Seyir Terası), opened in 2021 on a hill over the Çaltı Canyon, offers 1200 meters of wooden walkways and a 98 m² glass platform suspended about 200 meters above the canyon — with views of Kesdoğan Castle, the Castle Mosque, the Great Mosque and the town below.
The reservoir of the Mursal Dam (1986–1992) is another nature stop: the dam area has public picnic spots set around freshwater fountains. In season, locals forage mushrooms in the surrounding terrain — do not pick any mushroom you cannot identify without local knowledge.
Beyond that built terrace walkway, we have no verified information about officially marked or maintained hiking routes in the wider terrain. Route records found online are mostly user-generated content — they are not official or safety-certified routes.
If you plan hikes or countryside excursions, local knowledge is the safest guide: the guide-and-transfer listings connect you directly with local guides.
Opening hours and the entrance fee of the Glass Viewing Terrace can change. Verify the current status before you go.
Source: Culture Portal (Ministry of Culture and Tourism) · Last checked: 2026-07
In mountain terrain the season and weather can change quickly; verify current road and weather conditions before camping or long walks. Verify the current status before you go.
Source: Divriği Pazarı editorial check · Last checked: 2026-07
Local food and handmade products
Divriği's traditional dish, Divriği Pilavı / Alatlı Pilavı, was registered as a geographical indication by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2020 (registration No. 564). On Hüma Hatun Street, opened in 2019 and run by women artisans, many women sell what they make with their own hands. For regional products such as cheese, butter, honey, erişte and tarhana, browse the local-products listings; for carpets, kilims, cecim weaving and handmade gifts, browse the crafts listings — and contact the producer directly.
Local Products
Dairy, honey, erişte, tarhana and homemade regional food
Dut Kurusu
Fiyat belirtilmemişMerkez, Divriği
AROMATİK DAĞ BİTKİLERİ
Fiyat belirtilmemişMerkez, Divriği
Doğal yayla balı ve polen
Fiyat belirtilmemişCeditpaşa, Divriği
Elma Sirkesi 500 ml
Fiyat belirtilmemişMerkez, Divriği
Practical notes for your visit
Divriği is a hilly town: the walk up to the castle and the old streets are steep in places. Comfortable shoes help, and some parts can be tiring for older visitors or families with small children.
Without your own car, a transfer or local ride between the station, the town centre and surrounding villages is genuinely useful — see the guide-and-transfer listings.
Winters are cold and snowy; spring and autumn can be cool. Dress for the season, and in winter check road conditions.
Marketplace listings are written in Turkish and providers are local. Confirm language, price, dates, availability, meeting point and what the service includes directly with the provider before committing to anything.
How the marketplace works
The Konaklama (accommodation) category lists hotels, guesthouses, apartments and daily stays; the Gezi, Rehber & Transfer category lists local guiding, cultural tours, village experiences and transfers.
Every listing is preliminary information. You contact the provider directly; price, dates, availability and service details are agreed between you and the provider.
Contacting providers safely
Talk to the provider directly before buying accommodation, transfers or tourism services. Do not pay before confirming price, dates, availability, meeting point, language and the exact scope of the service.
Listing information is the provider's own statement, not a platform guarantee. Divriği Pazarı does not separately approve, license or inspect businesses.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I stay in Divriği?
- Browse the accommodation listings — hotels, guesthouses, apartments and daily stays — and contact the provider directly to discuss availability and details.
- Does Divriği Pazarı handle payments or act as an intermediary?
- No. Divriği Pazarı is not a booking or payment intermediary; it connects you directly with local providers. Price and availability are agreed between you and the provider.
- Can I find a local guide, cultural tour or transfer?
- Yes. The Tours, Guides & Transfers category lists local guiding, cultural tours, village experiences and transfer support — contact the provider directly.
- Can I get to Divriği by train?
- Yes — Divriği has a railway station on the Sivas–Erzincan line. Check current services and times with the official TCDD Taşımacılık source. If your stop is short, use the 2–3 hour plan on this page.
- What are the main things to see in Divriği?
- The headline sights are the UNESCO-listed Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, the 13th-century Divriği Castle with the 1181 Castle Mosque inside it, the Mengücek-era Sitte Melik tomb (1196), the traditional stone mansions, the women-run Hüma Hatun Street, the glass viewing terrace over the Çaltı Canyon (opened 2021), and Nuri Demirağ Air Campus, open to sport and amateur aviation. The surrounding mountains, valleys and the Mursal Dam reservoir landscape are part of the visit. The 2–3 hour, one-day and weekend plans on this page put these stops in a realistic order for a day trip or a longer stay.
- How much time should I plan for Divriği?
- The Great Mosque and Hospital plus Hüma Hatun Street fit into a short stop; adding the castle, the stone mansions and the surroundings makes a full day trip or an overnight weekend the more comfortable choice.
- What is the Nuri Demirağ aviation connection?
- Nuri Demirağ, a pioneer of Turkish aviation industry, was born in Divriği; the historic airfield he had built in his hometown was completed in 1941 and is today Nuri Demirağ Air Campus. It is an air campus open to sport and general aviation, used for club programmes and eligible private/general aviation flights. The site has its own responsible operator, with whom current conditions are confirmed before any visit or flight.
- Can our flying club visit Divriği?
- That is exactly the conversation to have. The four programme ideas on this page — club fly-in, aviation and culture, club training and practice, international club visit — are not arranged services; they are possibilities that can be built together. Write through the “Plan a club visit” form and we can talk through the current programme conditions. Flying, landing permission and any instruction authority rest with the club, its instructors and the airfield's own responsible operator; Divriği Pazarı does not provide them.
- Do providers speak English?
- Do not assume so: listings are written in Turkish and providers are local. Confirm language along with price, dates and availability directly with the provider before you commit.
- Are the businesses on the marketplace verified?
- Listings are the provider's own statement. Divriği Pazarı does not separately approve, license or inspect businesses — talk to the provider directly and confirm the details before buying any service.
- What local food and crafts should I look for?
- Divriği Pilavı / Alatlı Pilavı carries a geographical indication registered in 2020. For regional food, browse the local-products listings; for carpets, kilims, cecim weaving and handmade gifts, browse the crafts listings and buy directly from the maker.