Aksehir Attractions
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West Anatolian highland
Situated at the mouth of a high-lying valley beneath the peaks of Sultan Dagi, this busy town, the principal one of its district, stands a short distance south of Aksehir Gölü on the northern edge of the Isaurian-Pisidian lake district, where the West Taurus mountains give way inland to the Inner Anatolian steppes. The town enjoys a reputation for its carpets and leather goods and was quite important in earlier days as a halt on the long distance route from Konya to Istanbul.
History
Aksehir, founded in the third century B.C. as Philomelion by the Macedonian prince Philomelos, was an important Phrygian town which later passed to Pisidia under Diocletian.
Situated at the mouth of a high-lying valley beneath the peaks of Sultan Dagi, this busy town, the principal one of its district, stands a short distance south of Aksehir Gölü on the northern edge of the Isaurian-Pisidian lake district, where the West Taurus mountains give way inland to the Inner Anatolian steppes. The town enjoys a reputation for its carpets and leather goods and was quite important in earlier days as a halt on the long distance route from Konya to Istanbul.
History
Aksehir, founded in the third century B.C. as Philomelion by the Macedonian prince Philomelos, was an important Phrygian town which later passed to Pisidia under Diocletian.
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Nasrettin Hoca Türbesi
The Nasrettin Hoca Türbesi is the gravesite of the famous Turkish humorist who lived in the 13th C but whose work still resonates today.
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