Beyazıt Devlet Kütüphanesi

A library next to the Beyazıt Mosque, housed in the soup kitchen and caravanserai section of the Bayezid II complex. It is the first state library whose founding is fully documented; its official founding date is 1882, it opened in June 1884, and its first name was the Kütübhane-i Umumi-i Osmani. It took its present name in 1961. Under the legal deposit law of 1934 it became one of the centres where every book printed in Turkey is kept, and with the Hakkı Tarık Us Collection received in 2003 its newspaper and periodical archive became one of the most important in the country. After the Rami Library opened, the book collection moved there. According to the official notice, the building has been closed to readers since 22 June 2026 for strengthening and restoration.