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With just 19 guestrooms, Divan Çukurhan is a luxury Ankara boutique hotel that ensures each guest will have a personalized and relaxing stay. Enjoy the historic settings-the hotel is housed in a 17th Century Anatolian caravanserai-that blend Old World influence with modern comforts in Turkey.
Those planning an Ankara meeting or event will find access to one space at Divan Çukurhan. Enjoy accommodations for up 120 people in a reception capacity, as well as
delicious catered meals and a dedicated staff.
The Çukurhan is located opposite to the main entrance of the Ankara Citadel, close to the site which was formerly known as the Horse Market, and on the west side of the present Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum. Under the Ottomans, the Han was affiliated to Sheikh ul-islam (the chief religious official in the Ottoman Empire) Ankaravî Mehmed Emin Efendi Foundation.
The brick and stone building with wooden planks and bays has a tile roof and is supposed to have been built in the late 16th or early 17th century. The Çukurhan functioned as a typical Ottoman city caravanserai: in other words it was an Inn with a marketplace in the courtyard. It retained its commercial importance through the years with many shops and workplaces that sold a vast range of goods including mohair, wool, grains, dried fruits, vegetables, etc.
In 1950 the Çukurhan caught fire and was seriously damaged. Soon after that, the building was repaired but mostly lost its original form and abandoned at the end of the 20th century.
The Han, also placed in the “Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites of the World” announced by World Monuments Fund (WMF), was leased on a “Renovate-Operate- Transfer” basis in October 2006 by Çengelhan Inc., which is a company of the Rahmi M. Koç Foundation for Museology and Culture, from the Turkish Prime Ministry General Directorate of Foundations, Ankara Regional Directorate. The restoration period of the Çukurhan began in October 2007 and lasted to May 2010. Throughout the two-and-a-half-year restoration process enormous care and attention was paid to the preservation of the original state of the building. This extended to glassing the entire courtyard area.
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