Yozgat Attractions
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Central Anatolia
In nomadic societies early settlements in the form of semi-permanent villages often proved to be the first step towards a fixed, often much bigger settlement. It was in this way that in 1746 the Turkman leader Ahmet Pasa of the Capanogullari family founded a village and his residence amid the summer pastures of Ekred-i-Lek on the high plains of the Bozok Yaylasi. Although the residence burnt down in 1822, with the arrival of Greek and Armenian settlers Ahmet Pasa's son Süleyman Bey quickly transformed the village into a thriving center. By 1836 a town had become established on the site of the modern provincial capital of Yozgat. Some of the building material for the town had come from nearby Tavium. By 1858 the population had grown to 15,000 and in the locality at that time the Turkman Capanogullari dynasty was more important than the Ottoman rulers. In view of the town's relatively short history there are few historical remains.
In nomadic societies early settlements in the form of semi-permanent villages often proved to be the first step towards a fixed, often much bigger settlement. It was in this way that in 1746 the Turkman leader Ahmet Pasa of the Capanogullari family founded a village and his residence amid the summer pastures of Ekred-i-Lek on the high plains of the Bozok Yaylasi. Although the residence burnt down in 1822, with the arrival of Greek and Armenian settlers Ahmet Pasa's son Süleyman Bey quickly transformed the village into a thriving center. By 1836 a town had become established on the site of the modern provincial capital of Yozgat. Some of the building material for the town had come from nearby Tavium. By 1858 the population had grown to 15,000 and in the locality at that time the Turkman Capanogullari dynasty was more important than the Ottoman rulers. In view of the town's relatively short history there are few historical remains.
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