Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that “the Çatalhöyük Promotion and Welcome Center, with its completed physical structure and ongoing interior design, is now counting down to serve the country’s tourism”.
The underground city located in Konya, which has been shrouded in mystery, is gradually expanding its area.
The Küçük Karatay Madrasa is located in the Karatay district, east of the Karatay Madrasa and across the road. It is currently a single iwan; the original state of the madrasa, which is said to have been demolished during road construction works, is unknown.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality and Konya Tourism Agency organized the “Living Mevlevi Lodge: Matbah-ı Şerif” program at Sırçalı Medrese.
Ali Pasha Mosque, which is one of the places you must visit when you come to Konya, was built in the Seljuk period in the city center in the 18th and 19th centuries. The interesting materials used in its construction are noteworthy.
The Wolf's Cradle, a 72-ton rock monument that is said to be the largest in the world, has been lying on the ground for 3,500 years in the Fasıllar neighborhood of Beyşehir district of Konya. It attracts many local and foreign visitors throughout the year.
Konya, which is home to the 10,000-year-old archaeological site of Çatalhöyük, is becoming a contender in historical tourism. Important progress has been made in the Gökhüyük excavations in Seydişehir. The findings will shed light on the 7,000 BC period.
According to the inscriptions on the courtyard entrance gate of Alaeddin Mosque located on Alaeddin Hill in the city center of Konya, it is known that the construction of the mosque was initiated during the final years of Seljuk Sultan I.
Kilistra Ancient City in Konya draws attention with its stone house architecture.
Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca, who shared the ongoing excavation works in the Yaglıbayat neighborhood, announced that many features of the theater area in Savatra Ancient City have come to light.
The motif of the crescent and star, as well as the inscriptions on the lost plaque, at the Sırçalı Masjid Fountain, which was built during the Ottoman period in Konya, has become a subject of curiosity.
According to the historical artifacts found in Alaeddin Hill, the first human settlements date back to around 3000 BC. Initially, under the rule of the Hittite kingdom, Alaeddin Hill later hosted the Phrygians and Lydians.
