Settlement type | District |
---|---|
Coordinates region | TR |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | |
Timezone | EET |
Utc offset | +2 |
Map caption | Location of Aksaray within Turkey. |
Timezone dst | EEST |
Utc offset dst | +3 |
Official name | Aksaray |
Subdivision type1 | Region |
Subdivision name1 | Central Anatolia |
Subdivision type2 | Province |
Subdivision name2 | Aksaray |
Population urban | 171423 |
Population as of | 2009 |
Area total km2 | 4589 |
Elevation m | 980 |
Latns | N |
Longew | E |
Postal code type | Postal code |
Postal code | 68xxx |
Area code | 0382 |
Blank info | 68 |
Blank name | Licence plate |
Leader title | Governor |
Leader name | Sebati Buyuran |
Leader title1 | Mayor |
Leader name1 | Nevzat Palta (AKP) |
Website | www.aksaray.gov.tr }} |
Aksaray () is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census, population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest point being Mt. Hasan at .
The town of Garsaura was named Archelaïs (}}) by Archelaus of Cappadocia, the last Cappadocian king. In Byzantine times, the town was known as Koloneia (Κολώνεια) and was a bishopric and a important military centre, holding an imperial ''aplekton''.
The region came under the control of the Seljuk Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate they founded left important landmarks in and around Aksaray. The Arab traveller Ibn Battuta who was in the region in the 14th century was impressed by the class of Muslim traders that had emerged in Aksaray and noted the urban center as ''a beautiful city, surrounded by waterways and gardens, with a water supply coming right to the houses of the city''.
Historically, this was never an important city, living on the income generated by its location, situated at the crossroads of two transverse roads: Tarsus-Ankara and Konya-Sivas.
Aksaray was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1470 by the İshak Pasha, and many inhabitants of the city were relocated in İstanbul, recently captured by the Ottomans, where they were settled in a quarter of the city that came to be named Aksaray.
Ihlara Valley and the other tourist attractions of Cappadocia are close, but as yet, Aksaray has not been very successful in attracting visitors to the city self. A new attraction in Aksaray city is Hünkarland, a large theme park with artificial waterfalls and which has immediately become a popular venue for Aksaray wedding parties.
Other dishes include soups made with okra or yoghurt and a thick floury chicken stew called ''Arabaşı''.
One enters the Sultanhanı in the east through a monumental 13 m high marble gate (''pishtaq'') projecting from the fifty-meters wide front wall. The gate is enclosed by a pointed arch decorated with muqarnas corbels and a plaiting with elegant geometric patterns. The open courtyard (44 x 58 m) was used in the summer, while the covered ones (''iwans'') on both side were used during the winter. In the middle of the open courtyard stands a square stoned kiosk-mosque (''kösk mesçidi''), the oldest example in Turkey. The mosque on the second floor sits on a construction of four carved barrel-vaulted arches. The arcades on both sides of the inner courtyard served as stables and has accommodations above.
At the other side of the courtyard is another arched entrance. It is equally decorated with a muqarnas niche, joggled voussoirs and interlocking geometric designs. The central aisle of the covered hall is covered with a barrel vault with transverse ribs. A short tower, capped by a dome, stands over the center of the vault. This dome has an oculus, providing light and air to the hall.
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Hüseyin Avni Bey (? - August 13, 1915,was the commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Ottoman Army at Gallipoli. His last rank was Lt. Colonel (Turkish: ''Kaymakam'')
Hüseyin Avni was born in Manastır, Ottoman Empire (in the present day Bitola, Macedonia). His father was a District Governor. When he was appointed to the commander of the 57th Regiment he had risen to the rank of Major (Turkish: ''Binbaşı''). The regiment was training at Rodosto when they received orders to transfer to Gallipoli. On February 24 the Regiment arrived at Maydos by steamship. After the battles of April 25–28, 1915, Hüseyin Avni was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. On August 13, 1915, he was killed by a bombshell which hit his command post. His uniform is displayed in the Military Museum in Istanbul.
Hüseyin Avni's family received the surname "Arıburun" after the new social reforms of the Turkish Republic. The name Arıburun was adopted to honor the heroic acts of the soldiers who fought in Gallipoli; Arıburun is the Turkish name for the Anzac Cove. General Tekin Arıburun, who was the chief of Turkish Air Force, is one of the sons of him.
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