Ishak Paşa Bath

These ruins are located one hundred meters west of the main gate of Tokpapi Palace, at the intersection of Ishak Pasha and Akbıyık Streets. The public baths of the Ishak Pasha Hamamı quarter were probably built between 1453-1487, during the reign of Sultan Mehmet II.

The building was damaged by earthquakes in 1509, but continued to function, the earthquake of 1766 destroyed part of the premises, including the water tank and heating system, after which the bathhouse stopped working. In the nineteenth century, there was a warehouse of army uniforms, but after a fire in 1912, the building fell into disrepair completely. In the 1917 description of Constantinople, the baths of Ishaq Pasha are mentioned as ruins.

In the fifties, the building was given into private hands and an auto repair shop was opened here. The new owners have redesigned the interior space, and as a result, the baths and benches along the walls and other bath accessories have disappeared. Now the building is abandoned, but recently there was information that it is planned to restore it.

The bricked-up portal is used as a warehouse for old furniture and janitor's tools. Above this junk hangs a portrait of a young Erdogan with the inscription Seni seviyoruz, which means "we love you". Such portraits are often seen in Turkey.

On the foundation of the furnace section of the bathhouse, a house was built in which the Hotel Empress Zoe is located.