Cahit Sitki Taranci House Cultural Museum

Diyarbakır architecture is dominated by Akkoyunlu, Artuklu and Ottoman styles. Houses and mansions are the leading structures that announce the existence of a radical architectural development in Diyarbakır. It is the house where Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, one of the best examples and preserving the properties of Diyarbakır houses in the most original way, was born. The house, located in Mosque Kebir Mahallesi, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı street No: 3 in the city center of Diyarbakır, was built in 1733 and later passed on to the family of Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı. It has survived as one of the best examples of Diyarbakır civil architecture. The house, which was built as a harem and salute, was later destroyed. It is a two-storey building and was built of cut black basalt stone.