Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum - Residence (Cultural Museum)
The history of the building which is located on Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Street in the Cami-i Kebir Section of the city at Diyarbakır's center goes back to 1820. It has survived to present as one of the most beautiful examples of the Diyarbakır civic architecture.
The house was originally built on the basis of men's and women's quarters but the male quarters (selamlık)

was later torn down. It is a two storey structure built from cut black basalt stone. An introvert architectural layout was adopted for this building where all the façades are oriented towards an innercourtyard. The single storey wooden enterance opens up to the courtyard with a corridor.
The various spaces are arranged behind the façades taking seasonal climatic conditions into consideration. The white decorations called "cız" or "kehal" were also used here, in their best form.
The House of Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı was transferred to our Ministry in 1973. It was rearranged with the personal belongings of the poet and artifacts of ethnographic value from Diyarbakır area, and opened to public as a museum - residence.