Yozgat
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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.