One of the settlements on the edge of Lake Beyşehir is Tolca with its modest adobe houses and blue-painted fishing boats.

There is another building by the lake, the Şıh Şıhabettin Mosque, with its pinkish color and its minaret, which actually does not match with the main building. Although it is stated in the sources that it was built in 1313 and built by Sheikh Şıhabettin, there is no information about Şıhabeddin himself. The ceiling and columns of the mosque, which have survived to the present day, are made of wood, and the mihrab and minbar are adorned with floral motifs like an embroidered lace.

 If those who stop by Tolca make an expedition on the lake shore and visit the mosque af...