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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