Kayseri Province

The Kayseri Province (Turkis: Kayseri ili), is a province in central Turkey that haes been linked wi meethological stories as well as important figures in Turkis history. It is locatit in the Central Anatolie Region, an surroondit bi the Munt Erciyes, the Munt Hasan an the Mount Ali. The Ali muntain is named lik that in honour o Ali Baba, who is said tae hae lived in the aurie.

Destricts

Kayseri province is dividit intae 16 destricts (caipital destrict in bauld):

İncesu

Kocasinan

Melikgazi

History

Waterfaws eruptin frae a cliff belaw Aladağlar.

Kayseri wis first kent as the ceety o Masaka. Later, durin the Roman period, the province's name wis chyngit tae Kaesarea, then Kayzer afore becomin kent wi its modren name o Kayseri. Danishmend Gazi conquered Kayseri in 1084. The Seljuk Empire then modrenised the province, wi new biggins an mosques bein biggit aroond. Durin this period, the Şifahane, Kayseri's first hospital, an aiblins the first hospital in aw o Anatolie, wis biggit. It wis biggit in honour o Princess Gevher Nesibe Hatun, dochter o the Sultan. She dee'd o a disease at a young age. Construction o the hospital wis completit in 1206.

Later on, Kayseri became a cultural mecca o poets, airtists in Turkey. Seyyid Burhaneddin lived thare, an sae did ithers sic as Kadı Burhaneddin an Seyrani, amang mony ithers. Seynari wis born in 1807. Sinan the Great, an Ottoman airchitect, wis an aa frae Kayseri.

Accordin tae Turkis meethology, a man named Hasan Baba wad cross muntains durin the month o August ivery year an bring Ali Baba snaw, which wad no melt.

In 1919, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk chose Kayseri as his new hame.

Modren Kayseri

Kayseri is nouadays a province filled wi modren biggins an museums. Some o Turkey's maist famous statues an monuments are locatit thare. The modren ceety o Kayseri is in the Melikgazi destrict.

Transportation in Kayseri

Apairt frae taxi an bus transportation, Kayseri haes a modren airport, Kayseri Internaitional Airport is served bi 13 airlines, includin Turkish Airlines.