Birgi Çakıragha Mansion

Birgi village, located in Ödemiş District of Izmir, is frequently visited by local tourists recently. Birgi stands out as a village with its historical and cultural sites as well as its potential for faith tourism. Birgi's warm people, especially those who flee the city on weekends, are extremely welcoming. It is possible to come to Birgi with trains departing from the city centre, offering an ideal village atmosphere. At the end of your train journey, you must switch from Ödemiş to dolmushes. One of the most popular places of Birgi village is Çakırağa Konağı. Birgi Çakırağa mansion is a paid-for building. It is possible to find traces of Ottoman civil architecture in the historical mansion. Çakıroğlu Mehmet Bey, who gave the mansion its name, is a well-known and well-liked merchant in this region in the 18th century. The wooden mansion he owns has three floors in total. Birgi Çakırağa mansion, built in 1761, is considered as a museum today. Konak, which has survived for over 250 years in total, is among the most popular places of Ödemiş in terms of tourism. The fact that Birgi village is the capital of Aydınoğulları Principality makes this place even more valuable. Çakıroğlu Mehmet Bey often commutes to Istanbul for business reasons. He wants to reflect a similar structure here. Sharif Ali Agha undertakes the construction of the mansion. The ground section of Birgi Çakırağa Mansion is built with stone walls. Adobe materials on the two and third floors attract attention. Goat hair is known to be mixed into wall plasters. Entrances to the mansion take place through two doors leading to the narrow street in the western section. You can visit Birgi Çakırağa mansion as long as you want, which always meets a busy crowd. The mansion is open to visitors between 08.30 in the morning and 19.00 in the evening during summer periods.