Until the 1950’s the Beyaz?t - Sultanahmet district could still boast a number of large mansions set in specious gardens. The mansion belonging to the Minister of Monopolies, Sükrü Bey, managed to survive, in a dilapidated state, until the 1970’s. In 1977 this mansion was up for sale and was taken under control by the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association. The old wooden building was so far beyond repair that it was demolished and rebuilt. The nineteen rooms and layout were carefully preserved and the exterior remade as an exact replica and put into a service as the Yesil Ev in the spring of 1984.This unique mansion very quickly attained a world-wide reputation and was awarded in 1985 the medal for the year by “Europa Nostra”. Yesil Ev had, indeed, introduced the concept of true comfort and hygiene to this “derelict” district and opened a new epoch in Turkish tourism by combining modern standards with historical style