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Kayseri is located in the middle of Anatolia.

It has a history of 6000 years.

Being on the Silk Road, it was an important city.

It’s still an important industrial city nowadays.

The city is situated at the foot of Mount Erciyes.

(An old Kayseri Photo.)

A photo of the city taken in1897.

Kayseri has a population of over half a million people.

Kayseri has a great historical background.

KULTEPE

is known as Anatolia’s oldest center of trade.

The Anatolian history started here.

The ancient city dates to 2000 B.C.

These are some of the historical pieces that were found These are some of the historical pieces that were found in Kultepe ruins and they are exhibited in in Kultepe ruins and they are exhibited in

The Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.The Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.

Kayseri Archaeological Museum The Kayseri Archaeological Museum is situated in the district of

Gultepe in Kayseri. It was opened in 1969.

Gevher Nesibe

History of Medicine Museum.

An important center of science and art.

It was built in the year 1206 .

You will see the buildings below in Kayseri.

They are called ‘tombs’ and they were built nearly 800 years ago. They were used as a final resting place for the important

people of the city.

You meet a series of caravansarays around Kayseri.

These historical buildings were used as hotels since this area is just on the

Silk Road.

Old houses of Kayseri which carry the Old houses of Kayseri which carry the beauties of the past.beauties of the past.

Ataturk’s House with its beautiful decorations.

Views from Yahyalı Kapuzbaşı waterfalls.

Anatolian Kayseri rugs & carpets are woven both at the workshops and in the homes. Kayseri, Bünyan, Yahyalı, and Yeşilhisar (Karahisar) carpets are internationally

famous.

SPECIAL KAYSERİ SAUSAGES, TURKISH PASTRAMI (PASTIRMA) AND RAVIOLI (MANTI),

CAPPADOCIA

a worldwide famous historical area

This area is bounded by the towns of Hacibektas, Aksaray, Nigde and Kayseri.

It was known as Cappadocia in ancient times, and is still called Kapadokya informally.