KAYSERI

AREA: 16.917 km?
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: Mt. 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.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (352)2130431
Fax: 2322581

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

Cumhuriyet Mah. Tennuri Cad. Ataturk Evi
KAYSERI
Tel: (0 352) 222 04 56
Fax: 232 25 81

Museums

Archeology Museum
Address: Gultepe Mah. Kisla Cad. No:2 - Kayseri
Tel: (352) 222 21 49

Ethnography Museum
Address: Gavremoglu Mah. Huani Hatun Medresesi -
Kayseri
Tel: (352) 222 21 48

Kayseri Museum - Detailed Information

Historical Ruins - Detailed Information

Kultepe - Karahoyuk Village
Soganli - Yesilhisar

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Kayseri

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 97
Urban Sites: 2
Natural Sites: 7
Historical Sites: 1
Other Sites
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 1
Total: 108
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 583
TOTAL: 691

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Kayseri Culture and Art Week
Kayseri
First week of April

Arrival of Ataturk at Kayseri
Kayseri
19 December

Commemoration Day for Incili Cavus
Tomarza Incili Village
In September

Expositions:

Kayseri Anatolia Exposition
Kayseri
10 July-10 August

Festivals:

Akkisla Yoghurt Festival
Bunyan-Akkisla Yaylasi
18 May

Pastirami Festival
Kayseri
15 September

Festivities:

Asik Seyrani Festivities
Deandli
12 September

Minstrels' Day
Kayseri
When appropriate

Dadaloglu Festivities
Tomarza- Ozluce Town
11 September

www.kayseri.gov.tr

Picture: Gevher Nesibe Cure House (1205) - The oldest hospital in Anatolia

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