This is the Atif Efendi Library. Atif Efendi was a defterdar, the head official of a provincial treasury. He had this library built in 1741, architect unknown. At the entrance of the building there are three residences reserved for the personnel. A vaulted passage, above which the residences are located, leads you to the courtyard. The library building, at the west side of the courtyard, has a unique architecture. Its basement was raised 1,5 meters from the ground and left empty in order to prevent damp, which would be a threat to the manuscripts. The arches are covered with bricks and stones on the ground level. On the upper floor there is a domed reading room and offices, storage. The reading room is rectangular and contains three spaces for readers' use. They enable users to profit from sunlight entering the room.

The entrance to the reading room (which is the building to the right).