Hacı Hafız Yusuf Yılmaz Camii — Attraction in Güneysu

Warning: the road is bumpy, therefore either you SUV or book the trip with an agency (not quite sure if this option is available). It was quite a drive to get up there. The road was bumpy and not in the best condition. I don’t think a lot of tourists drive up there but this is purely a personal impression during my visit in the last week of September. The weather luckily was fantastic. Parking spaces are available up there and then you have to walk uphill to get to the mosque, although this shouldn’t be a big issue. The mosque is relatively small but very beautiful. I prayed Thuhur there. Afterwards we enjoyed the views while sitting at the small park opposite to the mosque drinking tea. Multiple small waterfalls we saw and enjoyed on the way and overall a...

Very magnificent view and a great drive through the tea plantations. The road after Guneysu town starts to become very narrow and steep particularly the last two kilometres of the incline. The top two kms of the road are almost always foggy. If you are a tourist i would suggest to park your car at Guneysu town near the mosque and hire a cab to and fro from the taxi station next to the mosque. The local taxi people are well acquainted with the terrain and...

A pretty mosque atop a mountain peak and wreathed in mists. The drive up is steep and narrow but mostly paved in concrete and not too harrowing. According to the plaque, there used to be a wooden mesjit on this site which ensued for centuries, but the current mosque is modern and not of historical significance. Nice views and pretty marble cladding over concrete (probably), and a quiet place to pray, if you are...