One building, two memories
The ground floor of this building in the arasta served as the women’s prison until the early years of the Republic, and the upper floor as the district governor’s office. Today there is a culture house upstairs and shops below.
A note on a common mix-up: this is not the madrasa of the Yıldırım Bayezid Complex. The madrasa was a separate building and was completely removed in 1953.
Pertev Naili Boratav
Pertev Naili Boratav (1907–1998), one of the founding figures of Turkish folklore studies, was tied to the town through his father, Abdurrahman Nail Bey, who served as Mudurnu’s district governor. The culture house displays photographs, handmade tools and garments of Mudurnu silk. Ask locally for opening hours.