Kayseri
Area: 16.917 km²
Population: 943.484 (1990)
Traffic Code: 38
Districts: Kayseri (center), Akkisla, Bunyan, Deandli, Felahiye, Hacilar, Incesu, Kocasinan, Melikgazi, Ozvatan, Pinarbasi, Sarioglan, Sariz, Talas, Tomarza, Yahyali, Yesilhisar.
Sites of Interest
- Mount Erciyes
- Sultansazligi wetland
- Derebag Caglayani forest recreation area
- Yahyali Hacer Nature conservation reserve
- Fraktin and Imamkulu monuments
- Kayseri, Sahmelik and Develi Kaleleri
- Huve Hatun mousque complex
- Avgunu, Cifte, Sahibiye Kosk and Hatuniye old theological schools (medrese)
- Koluk, Haci Kilic mosque and school
- Kayseri, Bunyan and Deandli Grand mosques
- Kursunlu Mosque
- Keykubadiye Palace, Hizir, Ilyas and Haydar Bey mansions
- Mollaogullari mansion
- Cifte, Doner and Sircali vault tombs
- Sultan and Karatay inns
- Dev Ali, Seyyid-i Serif Hizir Ilyas, Melik Gazi and Mikdat Dede mausoleums
- Rasid Efendi Library
- Tekgoz and Cokgoz bridges
- Kultepe, Kayseri Archeology and Kayseri Ethnography Museums
Cultural Resources and Organizations
- Provincial Cultural Directorate: Telephone: (352)213 04 31, Fax: 232 25 81
- State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate: Cumhuriyet Mahalle Tennuri Caddesi, Ataturk Evi, Kayseri; Telephone: (0 352) 222 04 56, Fax: 232 25 81
- Archeology Museum: Gultepe Mahalle Kisla Caddesi No: 2, Kayseri; Telephone: (352) 222 21 49
- Ethnography Museum: Gavremoglu Mahalle, Huani Hatun Medresesi, Kayseri; Telephone: (352) 222 21 48
- Kayseri Museum, Telephones: (0 352) 437 42 72, (0 352) 231 35 65
Historical Ruins
- Kultepe - Karahoyuk Village
- Soganli - Yesilhisar
Local Days of Celebration
- First week of April: Kayseri Culture and Art Week, Kayseri
- In September: Commemoration Day for Incili Cavus, Tomarza Incili Village
- 19 December: Arrival of Ataturk at Kayseri, Kayseri
Expositions
- 10 July-10 August: Kayseri Anatolia Exposition, Kayseri
Festivals
- 18 May: Akkisla Yogurt Festival, Bunyan-Akkisla Yaylasi
- 15 September: Pastirami Festival, Kayseri
Festivities
- 11 September: Dadaloglu Festivities, Tomarza-Ozluce Town
- 12 September: Asik Seyrani Festivities, Deandli