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Kayseri - the largest city in Cappadocia with a population of over half a million people. The city is quite modern in appearance. Everything that is necessary for life is here. But the Turkish way of life, traditions, religiosity are the integral attributes of the city.

How to get to Kayseri from Goreme and other cities in Turkey

Kayseri is an important gateway to Cappadocia. There is an airport, a railway station, an intercity otogar. All this helps to establish communication with many cities in Turkey.

For more information on how to get to Kayseri from Goreme and other cities in Turkey, see the chapter How to get to Cappadocia (,).

Of kayseri airport there is transport to the otogar (bus station) Kayseri. But it's seasonal. There are also municipal buses from Kayseri Airport to and from Kayseri center.

Kayseri railway station located about 1 km from the city center, you can get there by city bus.

From to otogara Kayseri You can get to / from the center of Kayseri by dolmus or free service, if provided by your bus company.

The center of Kayseri is the Cumhuriyet square with a clock and a monument to Ataturk (see photo below). Buses go through it, and it is simply impossible to pass it without noticing.

From the city center of Kayseri to Otogar Kayseri can be reached by city minibuses labeled “Terminal”. In the center they stop near Hunat Hatun

Kayseri on Cappadocia map

Kayseri on the map of Cappadocia (map is clickable)

Kayseri Map

kayseri map (clickable)

History of Kayseri

The artifacts found indicate that the first settlements on the site of modern Kayseri appeared 4000 BC. Under the Hittites, the city was called Kanesh, under the Assyrians - Karum, under the Cappadocian kingdom - Eusebey. In the "Geography" of Strabo, this area is referred to as Mazaka. In the 1st century BC. e. under the Romans, the city was renamed Caesarea. This name was transformed into Caesarea

In the 4th century, Caesarea is the Christian religious center of Cappadocia. Thanks to the activities of the Great Cappadocians - Basil the Great, his brother Gregory of Nyssa and their close friend Gregory the Theologian, a huge number of churches and monasteries are formed in Cappadocia (including entire monastic settlements, such as, etc.). Many of these churches and monasteries, or their ruins, we can see today.

With the arrival of the Seljuks in Caesarea, the name "Kayseri" was finally established, which has been unchanged for centuries and is used today. Since the 11th century, Kayseri has been constantly passing from hand to hand. It is captured by the Seljuks, the Mongols, and the Turks. From 1515 the city became part of the Ottoman Empire.

As well as throughout Cappadocia, a huge number of Christians lived in Kayseri: Cappadocian Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians. As well as Jews and other national minorities. But all together they made up almost half of the city's population, going out in number about the same as the Muslims. After the sad events of the 20s of the 20th century, this half of the population leaves the city, and some move to Greece, some to Armenia, some else where. The city becomes completely Islamized. Today it is even difficult to imagine what a huge role Kayseri played for the Christian World in his time.

Today, with all its visible modernity (wide avenues, shopping centers, high-rise buildings), the city is quite conservative and religious. In Kayseri, you can hardly find a catering establishment with alcoholic beverages. And during namaz (especially, during Friday prayers), you will find how the streets instantly empty, shops close, and people with armpit rugs run to the nearest mosque.

Attractions Kayseri

Cumhuriyet Square (1)

The center and heart of Kayseri is Cumhuriyet Meyd. Square with a clock tower and an equestrian monument to Ataturk. The square overlooks the Kayseri Fortress, Kurshunlu Mosque and the 15-storey Hilton building.

Kayseri Kalesi Fortress (2)

The Kayseri fortress dates back to Roman times to defend against the Persians. In 1224, during the Seljuk period, under the rule of Sultan Keykubat I, the old fortress was rebuilt. 19 towers appeared, and the thickness of the walls increased to 3 meters. In general, we see it today.

The fortress was built of basalt and has 2 main entrances. Inside, there is a small operating Fatih mosque. Most of the premises of the fortress were given over to the trade in carpets of local and non-local production.

Hunat Hatun (3)

The Khunat Khatun complex was built in honor of the wife of Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat - Mahperi Khatun. It consists of a main building, a hamam, a mosque. The main building is now given over to the book trade.
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In one of the premises of the complex there is a small museum (outside the main premises).

Hunat Hatun Mosque (Hunat Hatun cami)

The Hunat Khatun Mosque is part of the complex. This is one of the largest mosques built during the Seljuk period. The mosque was built in 1237 - 1246. There is an opportunity to get into the room where the tombs of the sultan's wife, Mahperi Khatun, and one of her granddaughters are located.

Bedesten and Vizir han (4)

The carpet market, organized on the territory of the fortress, organically flows into another market (Bedesten), spread out in and around the caravanserai of 1727 - Khan's Vizier. Today there is a market for Turkish consumer goods.

Great Mosque (Ulu cami) (5)

The Great Mosque is located next to the bazaar. Ulu Mosque is the oldest mosque in Kayseri city. It was built between 1134 and 1143. In 1205, the Ulu Mosque was modernized by Muzaffreddin Mahmuti, the grandson of the Sultan, who ordered the foundation of the mosque.

Kurşunlu Cami Mosque (6)

The Kurshunlu Mosque has another name - the Mimar Sinan Mosque in honor of the great architect - the creator of many other masterpieces, who became the author of the project of the Kurshunlu Mosque in Kayseri. By the way, Kayseri is Sinan's hometown. He was born here.

Hacı Kılıç Camisi Mosque (7)

The Hajy Kilich Mosque was built in 1249. There was a madrasah next to the mosque.

Sahabiye Medresesi (8)

The Sahabiyye madrasah was built in 1267 by the Seljuk vizier Sahip Ata.

The old mansions of Kayseri and the Ethnographic Museum Gupgupolu (9 )

In addition to mosques and madrassas, old Ottoman and Greek mansions have been preserved in the old part of Kayseri. Some have been restored. They contain various services.

In an ottoman mansion (Güpgüpoğlu Konagı) 15th century Ethnographic Museum is open today. In numerous rooms of the mansion, the atmosphere of old Turkey has been recreated. You can observe various scenes recreated with the help of mannequins: a meeting of guests, the bride's room, the selamlik (male) and haremlik (female) parts of the house, etc. Various household items, clothing, ornaments are also exhibited. There is a real tent of nomads.

Atatürk Evi

Not far from the Ethnographic Museum is Atatürk Evi's house, which can also be visited. The museum is opened in the old Ottoman mansion Raşit Ağa Konağı. In 1919, Ataturk, when visiting Kayseri, spent 3 nights here.

In addition to the above described madrasahs, there are several more in Kayseri.

Saraceddin Medresesi (10)

The Sarajeddin Madrasah was built in 1238 by the Seljuk vizier Serajeddin Bedr. Today the madrasah is used by bookstores.

Avgunlu Medresesi (11)

The Avgunlu Madrasah was built by the Seljuks in the 13th century. It was a very famous place in those days. There is a mausoleum nearby. Today madrasahs are used for bookselling.

Chifte Madrasah, or Şifahıye Gıyasiye medresesi (12)

Chifte Madrasah was built in 1205 in honor of the daughter of Kylycharslan II. For many centuries, the madrasah performed its direct function. The first astronomical school of Anatolia was also established here. Later, a hospital was made in the building of the madrasah. Today it houses the Museum of the History of Medicine. In the exposition you can see what medical instruments were used by healers, patient rooms, etc.

Kayseri Archaeological Museum (Kayseri Müzesi)

The Kayseri Archaeological Museum was initially opened in 1930, and was located in the building of the Khunat Khatun madrasah (see above). In 1969, the museum was transferred to a building specially built for it, which is located a little away from the center, but within walking distance.

In the halls of the museum, you can see various finds found at different times in this region of Anatolia. A fairly large part of the fund is made up of finds from Kultepe (about which the story will be later) - an ancient city during the heyday of the Assyrian trading colonies. There are also several mummies. The tour can be continued in the museum garden. There is a fairly large collection of tombs, various vessels, statues.

Mausoleums of Kayseri. Döner kümbet (14)

Quite a lot of Seljuk tombs and mausoleums have survived in Kayseri. They are scattered throughout the city. Without your own transport, it will be difficult and long to see everything at once. The mausoleums were built around the 12-14 century. They all have a characteristic conical shape. The most famous of the Kayseri kumbets is the Doner Kumbet, or the revolving Mausoleum. Doner Kumbet was built in the second half of the 13th century for one of the daughters of Alaeddin Keykubad - Shah Jihan Khatun. The 12 facades of the mausoleum are richly decorated.

In addition to the Spinning Mausoleum in Kayseri, there are others: Sırçalı kümbet (a 14th century mausoleum located on the road to Talas), Ali Cafer kümbet (a mausoleum built in 1300), Kultuğ Hatun kümbet (a mausoleum built in 1349) and others.

In the nearest suburb of Kayseri - Talas - was opened not so long ago. But I was not able to visit there. Also on the Hajilar-Erciyas road, there is a fragment of the Christian past of Kayseri - an Armenian church known today as Surp Kirkor Lusovoriç kilisesi. In 1996 it was restored. Today it is open as a museum.

There are hotels and guesthouses in Kayseri, but I don't know anything about budget accommodation.

Kayseri, located on the Great Silk Road, was inhabited already in the 4th millennium BC. e. It was owned by Assyrians and Hittites, Romans and Byzantines, Seljuks and Mongols. Today, this Turkish city, which is a fusion of wealth, modernity and provincial conservatism, offers guests many attractions, distinctive local cuisine, ski slopes on the slope of an extinct volcano and a variety of shopping.

The people of Kayseri are renowned for their entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial spirit, which is a recurring theme in the rest of Turkey.

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How to get to Kayseri

On the planes of Turkish Airlines, as well as Onur Air and Pegasus Airlines, which fly daily from Istanbul, or on SunExpress flights from Izmir and Antalya, as well as the European cities of Vienna, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart.

Trains arrive at Kayseri from Istanbul, Ankara and Adana. The road from Istanbul will take you 18 hours, from Adana - 6, from Ankara - 8.5.

By car, you can reach Kayseri on the D300 and D260 highways.

Bus routes connect Kayseri with Istanbul (travel time 11 hours), Ankara and Adana (5 hours).

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Transport

Local buses and dolmushi run from Kayseri railway and bus stations to nearby towns and villages. It takes half an hour by bus to get to the old Hittite capital of Kyutelpe or the town of Banyan; any bus following along Sivas Caddesi will take you to the Seljuk Sultan Khan caravanserai. And the sights of the city can be easily walked around.

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Kayseri Hotels

The only five-star hotel in the city, the Hilton, is located near the main square of the city. Five blocks south of the citadel is the four-star Grand Eras.

Mid-range hotels include the old-fashioned but comfortable Asberlin, southeast of Camikebir Mah and the Ibis Kayseri, in Yenipervane Mahallesi. The hotels Hunat, located southeast of the town square, and Camlica, located two blocks south of the citadel, offer budget accommodation.

Cuisine and restaurants

The most famous Kayseri dish is pastirma, strips of dried veal flavored with garlic, pepper and other spices. Pastırma is served alone as an appetizer or used in spicy dishes. Pastırma can be ordered not only in restaurants, but also bought in markets and supermarkets.

Another famous dish is Kayseri Mantısı, which is made from minced meat wrapped in dough and boiled in boiling water. The meal is served with sauces and yoghurt. You can try real Mantısı in the Kaşıkla restaurant. Iskander Kebap Salonu, across the street from the Hunat Hatun Mosque, is famous for its Iskander Kebab (named after Alexander the Great).

Weather in Kayseri

Kayseri has hot and dry summers and cold snowy winters. In July and August, temperatures can rise to 38 ° C, while in winter, temperatures sometimes drop to -25 ° C.

Shopping and souvenirs

The Kapali Carsi covered bazaar, built in 1859, now specializes mainly in the sale of gold jewelry. Located not far from Kayseri (and also on the Silk Road), the city of Banyan is famous for its silk carpets.

The Bedesten bazaar, opened in 1497, is still a trade in textiles and carpets.

Kayseri Maps

Kayseri excursions, entertainment and attractions

On the southern side of the town square is a citadel built of black volcanic rock in the 6th century AD. e. Byzantine Emperor Justinian. In the Çifte madrasah, a medical museum is open, where you can see how doctors practiced during the 13th century Seljuk Turks. The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm.

The Ethnographic Museum is located south of the citadel at Talas Caddesi, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 to 17-00. In the nearby archaeological museum, you can see finds from Kanis-Karum, including jewelry from a Roman sarcophagus depicting the exploits of Hercules, and artifacts from ancient Hittite culture. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm.

The city's most famous mosque, Ulu Camii, is also next to the town square. Its construction began in 1142 and was completed in 1205. The mosque is an excellent example of early Seljuk architecture. The Sahibiye Medresesi Madrasah, with its beautifully decorated gates, is now used as a book market.

A ski resort is located 25 km south of Kayseri on the slope of the extinct volcano Ericiyes. You can get to it by bus from the city center in 30 minutes.

Several beautifully preserved mausoleums complement the architectural identity of the city. This is the mausoleum of Mahperi, the wife of the Seljuk sultan; the Sircali Kumbet mausoleum and the spiral Doner Kumbet, built in 1276.

Not far from Kayseri is Sultan Han - the largest caravanserai in Anatolia, built in the early 13th century. Northwest of Kayseri you can visit Hacibektas, the city where the legendary founder of the order of dervishes, Haji Bektash Veli, lived in the 4th century. Here you will see his mausoleum, which has now become a museum and pilgrimage site.

Skiing

A ski resort is located 25 km south of Kayseri on the slope of the extinct volcano Ericiyes. You can get to it by bus from the city center in 30 minutes. The winter season lasts from November to May, and regular snowfalls form a snow cover up to two meters. The ski slopes are located at an altitude of 2300-3000 meters. You can use the services of ski lifts, rent ski equipment.

In the Ericiyes mountains you can not only go skiing, but also try your hand at mountaineering, or just take an exciting walk.

In ancient times, it served as the residence of the Cappadocian kings and was the center of the spread of Christianity. In 1515 it became part of the Ottoman Empire.

Kayseri has a very long and colorful history. The old town is built of black volcanic stone. The numerous ancient ruins surrounding it contrast with the modern thriving business center. Sultansazlig and Erciyas nature reserves are nearby, which make this beautiful city even more attractive, mysterious and mysterious.

The main attractions of Kayseri

• The old quarters of the old city, with their beautiful buildings, continue to play an important role in the development of the city and its daily life.
• The citadel of black volcanic stone (VI-XIII centuries) with its battlements rises above the old part of the city.
• Near the citadel stands the first mosque built by the Seljuks in Anatolia (founded in 1239) - Hyunat-Khatunkuliyye. Adjacent to it is a madrasah, recognized as one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Turkey.

• In the center of the city there are several ancient bazaars (Bedesten - 1497, Vezir-Khans - 1727 and the recently restored covered market in 1859). It is curious that, unlike other places in Turkey, it is not customary to bargain here.

• Ulu-Kamiyi, or the Great Mosque (dating from the first half of the 13th century). Particularly interesting is its well-preserved pulpit of carved wood (mimber).

• In the chronicles, Kayseri is described as the "City of Mausoleums". The most famous memorial is Doner-Kumbet (1275, built for Shah Ceyhan Khatun), decorated with arabesques, two-headed eagles and lions.

• Kayseri has preserved the last architectural reminder of the city's importance in the Byzantine era. The large Armenian church Surp-Krikor-Lusuvorich (6 km south of the city), dating from about 700 AD. It is considered the largest Christian church in Turkey. The church is almost always closed, but the keepers show it to tourists.
• There are many museums here. The most interesting: the city museum of ethnography, located in a half-stone mansion of the 15th century. and the Kayseri Museum with finds from the Kultepe site, artifacts from the Greek, Roman and Seljuk periods.

Erciyas volcano

The most popular place for active recreation in the region is the extinct volcano Erciyas, 3940 m. (In terms of the number of tourists, Cappadocia is second only to the Lycian Trail). The local nature is very unique and peculiar. Going on a hike "Mysterious Cappadocia" together with the Pohod V Gory club, you will get a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the lakes of the Sultansazlig oasis, singing birds, as well as see flamingos, pelicans, storks and steppe eagles. Hiking in Cappadocia and climbing Erciyas is an unforgettable adventure.

The road to lies through Kayseri - a city with an imperial name since Roman times. And the German "kaiser" (kaiser) - the emperor, and the Russian "tsar" - all descended from lat. "Caesar" - caesar.

Historical capital of Cappadocia.
The city that gave the world (not only Turkey, for its heritage is of world importance) the brilliant architect Mimar Sinan.
We were completely delighted with him!

Caesarea - this is how the city was named in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar - but not that famous Gaius Julius Caesar, but TIBERIA Julius Caesar, who became the head of the Roman Empire at the very dawn of our era - in the 14th year. Before that, the city was called Mazaka.

The taxi driver told us that the capacity of the small airport is no longer enough. Summer is the hot season. Tourists are cutting down in bundles. At first we wondered why - in the summer? It is understandable, for example, if in winter - skiing on the Erciyes volcano. And then they remembered - bah! CAPPADOCIA! From Kayseri to its wonderful fantastic landscapes - 45 minutes by car. Here it is, a magnet for tourists! The same emperor Tiberius made Cappadocia a Roman province, and later Caesarea of \u200b\u200bCappadocia became its capital. There was even a center for minting Roman coins. And silver.

Kayseri became part of the Ottoman Empire only in 1515. For me, the most interesting thing here turned out to be connected with the Seljuks, who conquered the city in the XI century A.D. But more on that later. In the meantime, first impressions.

And for my husband, and even more so for me, this was the first visit to Kayseri. And we really liked it! There is a place for the Russian soul to turn around. The city is spread out freely:

Wide boulevards, avenues of 4 car lanes in EACH direction, a huge central square (photo below), houses freely built in a decent space from each other. As in Minsk! I never thought that I missed such space so much.

After Istanbul, where everything is squeezed into each other, hanging on you from all sides, it is easy to breathe in Kayseri! Clean, well maintained ...

High beautiful mountains on the horizon complement the landscape. Not a city - but a picture in a frame! :)

Fashionable Italian tram, launched in the city in 2009:

We admired Kayseri every step of the way!

My husband, in a fit of feelings, said that if there was a sea here, he would be ready to move here. :) According to the taxi driver, Kayseri owes such an amazing latitude to the mayor who headed the city 50 years ago. It was he who set the vector for the development of the city and began to build it from the heart.

The picture was apparently taken from a luxurious hotel "Hilton":

The building looks very dignified:

My photos are worse, I took pictures on the run. Clock Tower and Ataturk on horseback:

The area is huge!

Great, modern, fashionable shopping center "Forum Kayseri"- recommend:

We looked at famous historical covered market:

Photographing a plate with the date of its construction, I drew attention to an unknown word to me "Poor":

It turns out that there were three types of markets in the Ottoman Empire. Open street "Pazars", which are still regularly organized once a week in every even the most seedy Turkish town, and if the city is large, then in every district. " Charshi " - covered rows of shops. Conveniently, the ranks were specialized - shoemakers, coppersmiths, carpet dealers ... And finally, "Poor" - one-storey buildings with thick walls covered with small domes. These are the market subtleties. :)

Bedestin in Kayseri dates back to the end of the 15th century.

"Charshi" spread around him:

In 1870 it burned down, after which it was restored.

A girl with a paddle flag at the entrance to the bazaar ...

Fights for women's rights in Turkey:

Well, the bazaar is like a bazaar. :) Just in the ancient walls. Dark and gloomy. In Istanbul, at least the ceilings are painted.

My attention was drawn to the ancient entrance - the gate of Ibrahim Pasha. 1723 and modern glass door with air conditioning on top. :) And on the right - mountains of real, thick, soft, warm sheep's wool next to synthetic winterizer filler. How symbolically past and present meet in one corner of the old bazaar!

No matter how much I looked for something interesting in architecture, I did not find:

But my husband paid attention to the endurance and dignity of local sellers. It is good if this is so, and not vice versa - alertness to foreigners. :) During the walk we were never offered to look at the product. I'm not even talking about inviting from the heart, as is usually the case in oriental bazaars. That's definitely unusual!

Moreover, local sellers know how to trade, perhaps even better than anywhere else in Turkey. After all, trade has been in their blood since time immemorial - Kayseri was exactly on the Great Silk Road. Perhaps, since then, cunning and cunning have settled in the character of the Kayserians. The rest of the Turks consider them so. The people here are really different. And more religiosity, including conservatism. I had already lost the habit of curious glances in Istanbul, and then I felt them on myself again.

In addition, the residents of Kayseri are adventurous and successful in business. Perhaps, such surnames as Sabancı, Dedeman, Has (Has) will not tell you anything ... But the families of these multimillionaires, whose names are now known not only to every Turk, but also in the international arena, are from Kayseri ... Well, Aristotle Onassis, then you know for sure:

Everywhere they write that his family moved to Greece from Smyrna (now Izmir). But the father, father of Onassis - Socrates - was born almost in Kayseri - in the village of Mutalaski (modern Talas) - 6 km from Kayseri. And also the current president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gül, was born here. And so my husband and I wondered if this is the reason for how good and beautiful Kayseri looks today. :)

Let's go back to what they trade in the city. Kayseri is famous throughout Turkey for sujuk - spicy smoked sausage, shepherd (basturma in Russian):

and small dumplings, which the Turks, as if mocking the Kazakhs and Uzbeks, call "manti":

By the way, a good housewife should be able to stick such tiny little ones so that 40 pieces fit in a fist:

The covered bazaar is adjoined by the shopping arcade, teeming with this local heritage. The three best brands of local shepherds - "Şahin":

- "İmamolğü":

and "Başyazıcı":

The price for this delicacy adored by Turks reaches $ 45 (90 TL) per kilogram, on average - $ 30-32 (60-65 TL). The traditional time for preparing a shepherd is autumn. And how important it was (and the meat was loved) is evidenced by the fact that the Turks call Indian summer.

Beef tenderloin is salted, placed under a press, and then rolled in a mixture of spices and hung out for final drying. The result is a soft dry salty meat in a shell of spices slightly sticky from the released moisture - meat in a "case".

Everyone is doing it so beautifully now. And according to legend, everything was much less appetizing, but practical. Fresh meat turned into shepherd, so to speak, in a natural way and without any effort - Genghis Khan's warriors, going on a campaign, put pieces of meat under the saddle. So much for your abs. The sweat of a hard-working horse is salt. Plus the heat that dried this hellish mixture. And voila - the delicacy is ready. :) Cut it into thin slices with huge knives:

In 2009, the Guinness Book of Records set a record in Kayseri - the biggest sujuk in the world -
1,740 kilos - one sausage!

By the way, I didn’t like the shepherd we bought here - the meat was chewed with veins, I don’t like that. Manty is tastier here in Istanbul, and the sudjuk turned out to be “fresh”, underdried, tinged orange because of the spices during cutting.

So if you see this seller here, don't buy from him. The quickness of local merchants did not pass us by.

You don't have to go to Kayseri to taste the local delicacies. Back in Istanbul, we immediately found манahin manti and sujuk in a supermarket. :)

In addition to food, the city has been known since ancient times carpets... While still skiing, we dropped into a small shop next to Erciyes.

The weather did not contribute to the flow of customers, we were the only ones, and the bored owner happily began tossing his jewelry over his feet:

Delightful!

This one, according to the seller, is old. He is about 50 years old. But how the colors were preserved!

The photos on the Iphone, of course, pumped up, but at that moment I did not take the camera with me.

A company with an ambitious name picked up the baton of hand-woven carpet weaving traditions in the 20th century "Saray Halı" - "Palace Carpets", having launched machine production in 1972. Unfolded wide. According to their website, Sarı Halı is now the largest carpet manufacturer in Turkey.

A little more, and Kayseri could be proud of the first aircraft "made in Turkey" - in the 20s of the last century the aircraft manufacturing plant "Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikasi" was opened here (later, however, closed). But it didn't work out. At this plant, planes were built by the Germans and the Americans, but the Turkish plane was never born.
And also furniture production is well developed here.

In general, as you already understood, Kayseri is now a large, rich industrial center. Thanks to the impressive growth rates in the 2000s, the city is included in the so-called. “Anatolian tigers” - this is how cities with rapid economic growth are figuratively called (the term, by the way, is international, it is also applied to entire countries). In Turkey, they also include, for example, Denizli, Gaziantep, Bursa, Kocaeli and a number of others.

I will tell you about the interesting things we saw in the city next time.

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Geographical names of the world: Toponymic dictionary. - M: AST... Pospelov E.M. 2001.

Kayseri

(Kayseri), city center. h. Turkey, at the sowing. the foot of the volcano Erciyas ... 536 thousand inhabitants (2000). In ancient times, under the names Mazaka and Eusebia was the seat of the Cappadocian kings; Roman emperor Trajan renamed. him in Caesarea of \u200b\u200bCappadocia ... The center of Christ in the 4th century: the first Armenian bishop was ordained here (1302); genus. St. Gregory of Nyssa. It was added to the Ottoman Empire in 1515. Preserved: the citadel (built under Emperor Justinian I and rebuilt by the Seljuks), the Ula-Kami mosque (1140), the mausoleums of the 13th century. Ethnographical museum. Univ. Production of aviation equipment, household appliances; cement., hl.-boom., carpet weaving (one of the main centers of the country) prom-st. Alpine skiing center on the slopes of the volcano. Near K. there is a Hittite-Assyrian settlement of Kanesh (III millennium BC).

Dictionary of modern place names. - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria. Under the general editorship of Acad. V. M. Kotlyakova. 2006 .

Kayseri

Kayseri - a city, a large industrial center of Turkey (cm. Turkey), located in Cappadocia, at the foot of the Erciyas volcano. The population is 500 thousand people. The Kayseri region was inhabited already in the 4th millennium BC. At first, the city was called Mazaka, and in the Roman era it was renamed Caesarea, it became the capital of Cappadocia. Under the Romans and Byzantines, Caesarea played an important strategic role. Christianity spread quickly here. The Byzantine city is built on five hills, 2 km from the ancient acropolis. The invasions of the Arabs began in the 7th century, the Seljuks held Caesarea until 1243, then the Mongols conquered it. In 1517 the city was captured by the Ottomans.
Modern Kayseri is a significant shopping center that has retained the appearance of a classic Turkish city. Especially famous are the Kayseri carpets, which are famous far beyond Turkey. Tours in Kayseri often start from Cumhuriyet Meydani Square, where the Sahabiye Medresesi Madrasah (1267) is located. The madrasah houses an ethnographic museum with an interesting collection of ceramics, clothing, weapons and various utensils. To the west of the fortress there is a wonderful creation of Sinan - the Kursunlu Mosque.
At the southern edge of the square there is a citadel erected by the Seljuks on the foundations of a Byzantine fortress. Now there is a commercial center with many shops. A significant architectural monument of the Seljuk era is the large mosque near Duvenonu Square - Ulu Camii, which was built in 1205. The mosque has been restored. Opposite the citadel you can see the Hunat Hatun mosque (1228), next to which is the mausoleum of Princess Mahperi, the wife of the Seljuk sultan Keykupad. The most famous mausoleum of Kayseri is Doner Kumbet, built in 1276, in the shape of a spiral. Not far from it there is the Sircali Kumbet mausoleum. A true oriental atmosphere can be enjoyed in Bedestan (bazaar), built in 1497.

25 km south of the city there is a ski resort located on the volcanic mountain Erciyas. The winter season is 150 days a year. The most favorable time for rest is from November 20 to April 20. The ski strip is located at 2200-3100 m above sea level, under normal weather conditions, the thickness of the snow cover reaches 2 m. The ski center has 2 chair and 2 drag lifts, ski equipment rental.
Near Kayseri there is the largest caravanserai in Anatolia - Sultan Han, built in 1230 - 1236. Previously, he was on the caravan route from Konya to Sivas. It is worth exploring the large courtyard, the mosque, the baths, and the wide covered room where merchants hid during the rain. To the northwest of Kayseri is the town of Hacibektas, where Haci Bektash Veli, the legendary founder of the Dervish Order, lived in the 4th century. The city has preserved Tekke - a restored monastery, which houses the mausoleum of the founder of the order. It is now a museum and pilgrimage site.

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