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PÉCS - THE TÜRBE OF IDRIS BABA and the Mosque of Pasha Yakovali Hasan

Visit the pilgrimage site of the dervishes in Pécs. Idris Baba became respected for his prophecies and medical work and he earned to be commemorated by a burial place like this. The intact türbe stands in the shadows of mystical cedars, its garden is adorned with drinking fountains (çesmes) and amazing roses.

The mosque of Pasha Yakovali Hasan is the only mosque in Hungary from the time of the Turkish occupation which has survived intact, including its domed interior and minaret. The minaret still stands at almost its full height.

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The Türbe of Idris Baba:

The built heritage of Pécs preserves several traces of the one and a half century long Ottoman domination of Hungary. The türbe of Idris Baba (a Muslim crypt) which is surrounded by mystical cedars is still a favoured pilgrimage destination of the Bektashi dervishes. The holy man who was famous for his prophecies and medical work was buried in the türbe built from charity around 1593-1594. In Hungary, there are 18 türbes but only two of them can be visited: Gül Baba’s in Budapest and Idris Baba’s in Pécs. The latter has miraculously survived the hardships of the centuries. The furnishings of the building are the donations of the Republic of Turkey, and the garden is adorned with drinking fountains and roses grafted with wild roses growing in the neighbouring woods. Visitors can rest on shaded benches and contemplate on former mystics. They can also take part in interesting guided tours to learn about Idris Baba’s prophecies and medical work, the history of the türbe, the dervish orders and Pécs in the Ottoman era.

 

The Mosque of Pasha Yakovali Hasan:

This is the only mosque in Hungary from the time of the Turkish occupation which has survived intact, including its domed interior and minaret. The minaret still stands at almost its full height.

The interior boasts such a large surface area of well-preserved wall paintings that it attracted researchers from in the 18th century. Historic restoration and excavation of Ottoman architectural details were conducted between 1955 and 1961, when the building’s present form took shape. The Turkish state contributed to the opening by providing 16th-century interior furnishing.

 

Contact us
The Türbe of Idris Baba:

Address: 7624 Pécs, Nyár utca 8.
Phone: +36 20 400 9301,
E-mail: idriszturbe@nofnkft.hu

201 kilometres from Budapest.

 

The Mosque of Pasha Yakovali Hasan:

Address :7623 Pécs, Rákóczi út 2. (Kórház tér was before)

Phone: +36 20 400 9301

E-mail: jakovalidzsami@nofnkft.hu

The Türbe of Idris baba opening hours

01. April  – 15.October

Friday-saturday-sunday-wednesday
10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00

 

16. October  — 31. March

By pre-registration! By appointment.

The turbe can be visited by guided tour!

Guided tours start every half hour.


If you would like to see the Turbe at a different time, please call the following number.

Check-in: +36 20/400-9301

 

The Mosque of Pasha Yakovali Hasan

Tuesday – sunday
10:00 – 18:00

Monday closed!

 

Ticket office closing time and last guided tour at 17.00. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the Mosque can only be visited with a guided tour.

 

THE TÜRBE OF IDRIS BABA TICKETS PRICE

Can only be visited with a guided tour!

 

Adult ticket: HUF 850

 

Discount entrance ticket: HUF 450

– Children and young people (6-26)

– Visitors over 62 years of age

– Parent with at least two children under 18 years of age

 

For local residents with a Tüke card: HUF 200

 

Group ticket: Additional information about group prices and discounts is available at the following contact details: rendezveny@nofnkft.hu

 

Family ticket: HUF 1,700

– 1 or 2 adults + 1 or more children under the age of 18

 

Only cash payment is possible.

 

Thank you you for your understanding!

 
THE MOSQUE OF PASHA YAKOVALI HASAN  TICKETS PRICE

All tickets also entitles you to visit the Türbe of the Idris Baba.

 

Adult ticket: HUF 2,300

 

Discount entrance ticket: HUF 1,150

– Children and young people (6-26)

– Visitors over 62 years of age

– Parent with at least two children under 18 years of age

 

For local residents with a Tüke card: HUF 1,000

 

Group ticket: Additional information about group prices and discounts is available at the following contact details: rendezveny@nofnkft.hu

 

Family ticket: HUF 4,600

– 1 or 2 adults + 1 or more children under the age of 18

HISTORY

 

YAKOVALI HASAN

The family of Yakovali Hasan probably got its name from Dakovo in present-day Croatia. He fought at Oradea in 1660 and defended Pécs and Kanizsa against Miklós Zrínyi’s troops in 1664. He took part in the border demarcation works of the Peace of Vasvár in Transylvania. In the Ottoman Empire, some wealthy aristocrats had groups of buildings with different functions built close to each other, representing the power of the Ottoman invaders in the conquered city. Pasha Yakovali Hasan did so too, laying his own foundations in the 1630s. The building complex included a mosque and a monastery, which also housed an imaret (public kitchen) and a madrasa (religious college).

 

THE MOSQUE

This is the only mosque in Hungary from the time of the Turkish occupation which has survived intact, including its domed interior and minaret. The minaret still stands at almost its full height. The interior boasts such a large surface area of well-preserved wall paintings that it attracted researchers from in the 18th century. Historic restoration and excavation of Ottoman architectural details were conducted between 1955 and 1961, when the building’s present form took shape. The Turkish state contributed to the opening by providing 16th-century interior furnishing.

 

 

The permanent exhibition, which opened in 2022, showcases the UNESCO-listed culture of the Mevlevi dervishes, such as the Turkish historical monuments of Pécs, through the Ottoman occupation’s history. It also brings us the magic of the “mysterious East” of yesteryear, showing its influence on today’s arts and crafts, music and culture. The “Hall of the Senses” affects all your senses, enabling you to immerse yourself in life under the Ottoman rule of the 16th and 17th centuries through sight, hearing, taste and touch, as if you were there yourself. The exhibition also commemorates the musician and restorer Tamás Kobzos , who was awarded the Kossuth, Liszt and Prima Prizes, as well as the Hungarian Heritage Award and the Golden Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.

 

THE OTTOMAN PERIOD

On 29 August 1526, the Hungarian army led by Pál Tomori and György Szapolyai suffered a fatal defeat at the hands of Suleiman I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. This was followed by successive Ottoman campaigns, which resulted in the central part of the country becoming part of the Ottoman Empire. Two years after the fall of Buda, in 1543, the Turks conquered Pécs, which was only liberated from Ottoman rule after the reconquest of Buda in 1686. In Pécs, the Turks ensured the military defence of the occupied territories and created the framework for everyday Muslim life: caravanserais, schools, baths, wells, dervish monasteries and mosques were built one after the other. Establishment of pilgrimage sites clearly shows the Ottoman Empire’s long-term perspective. One such site was the shrine of Idris Baba.

 

THE TÜRBE OF IDRIS BABA

The built heritage throughout the city of Pécs bears traces of the 150 years of Ottoman rule in Hungary. The Türbe of Idris Baba (a Muslim shrine) evokes a mystical atmosphere in the shade of maritime black pines and is still a place of pilgrimage for the Bektashi dervishes. The holy man, famed for his prophecies and healing work, is believed to have died in 1592, and a türbe was erected over his tomb. The building’s furnishings were donated by the Turkish state, its garden is decorated with a water fountain and rose cultivars grafted onto wild roses from the nearby woods. The guided tour will enable visitors to gain an insight into the life of the Bektashi dervishes and the everyday life of Pécs in the Turkish era. In the garden, visitors can also learn about the evolution and symbolism of Muslim gardens.

 

THE TÜRBE

The exact date of the construction of Idris Baba’s türbe is not known. It was probably built in the late 16th or early 17th century. The Muslim burial chapel, which stands on the side of Rókus Hill, has an octagonal floor plan, with its walls and hemispherical dome made of rough stone. Its square windows have an ogee arch at the top, with a row of circular windows above. After the Ottoman period, it was converted into a Christian chapel; it was later abandoned and then turned into a powder tower, before becoming a dressing warehouse. Finally, in the early 1960s, it was restored and listed as a historic monument. It was then that the tomb carved into the rock under the türbe was discovered. The tomb containing the remains of Idris Baba lies beneath the floor of the structure.