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Fountains

Baltacı Mehmet Paşa Fountain

The fountain in Osmancık is one of the four fountains built by Baltacı Mehmet Pasha in 1705, during his first grand viziership, and it is the only one still standing. It has an inscription of 18 lines on three columns made of white marble on its west-facing front. The fountain is made of yellow cut stone specific to the region. There is an inscription with three columns and 18 lines written by Dürrizade on the pointed arched mirror stone. The fountain has survived to the present day in very good condition.

Bridge

Koyunbaba Bridge

Koyunbaba Bridge II, located on Kızılırmak in Osmancık District center. It was built during the time of Beyazıt. Its construction started in 1484 and was completed in 1489. Its length is 250 m., its width is 7.5 m. The bridge is made of yellow cut stones with a rectangular section. It has a pointed arch and 19 eyes. However, today only 15 of its eyes can be seen, as it has been filled with river sediments over time. The inscription of the bridge, which takes its name from Koyunbaba, one of the famous Turkish saints, is written in Arabic letters. It consists of 5 rows parallel to each other. The person who built the bridge is mentioned in the inscription, but no information is given about the bridge architect.

Fountains

İskilip Fountains

İskilip is a city rich in fountains. There are 20 fountains in the city that are in relatively good condition and are antique works. There are also 22 fountains, some of which have completely disappeared and some of which have survived until today, having lost their status as ancient works. Most of these fountains built in the narrow streets and squares of old neighborhoods or in front of some monumental buildings (such as mosques) distribute the "Hacı Ali Water". For this reason, local people know almost every fountain as "Haceli" (Hacı Ali) fountain. Waters with names such as Çay Suyu, Hacı Ali Water, Kara Water and Yivlik Water flow from the İskilip fountains.