KIRSEHIR PRESENTATION
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Kirsehir is a lovely
city located in middle Anatolia, history of city dates back
approximately 5000 years ago. For centuries, Kirsehir has been an
important place especially with its cultural values. As it is well
known, Kirsehir has a significant history. Therefore its houses a lot
of historical values in it.
Kirsehir where the
dough of our national culture was kneaded is a historical and
cultural city which not only has got a lot of historical monuments
but also keep alive some significant cultures.
Kirsehir, incorporating
many civilization in its such as Hittite, Persian, Roman, Byzantine,
Seljuk, Ottoman had its most brilliant period called as process of
Turk and Islamization of Anatolia in 13th century.
During this period,
Kirsehir hosted, Ahi Evran Veli, the founder of the Ahi Institution
which is called world's first non-governmental movements regulating
public life, Aşık Paşa, one of the pioneers of Turkish Language,
Süleyman Türkmani, Gülşehri, Yunus Emre and Hacı Bektaşi Veli,
people of love and peace of mind, Cacabey who founded his madrasa and
administered astronomy education and Şeyh Edebali, the spiritual
founder of Ottoman Empire.
Kirsehir is one of the
candidate city to be a culture and tourism center of future, embodies
Dulkadirli, Mucur and Kepez underground cities, Kaman Kalehoyuk
Excavation Area in which excavations have been made by Japan-Anatolia
Archeology Institute since 1986 and a lot of historical monuments
were obtained, Kalehoyuk Archeology Museum and Japan Garden founded
in the same area.
Kirsehir has some
natural resources such as Seyfe Lake Bird Sanctuary, a habitat of the
some bird species including Flamingos, Hirfanli Dam Lake called the
Sea of the Central Anatolia. Moreover Kirsehir is a recreation center
in terms of health tourism with healing waters of Terme, Karakurt
Bulamacli Thermal Sprigs.
Kirsehir has efforts to
evaluate its historical and cultural richness within tourism
industry. Particularly, it reaches its deserved position at thermal
tourism, cultural tourism, eco-tourism and religious tourism areas
quickly.
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