Gallery 53 - Pictures of Central Anatolia

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Eskisehir

Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey

The city has a significant population of Crimean Tatars. It also attracted ethnic Turks emigrating from Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Sandžak who contributed to the development of the city's metalworking industries.

Most of modern-day Eskişehir was rebuilt after the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922)

The city's Greek name was Kotyaion, larinized in Roman times as Cotyaeum, and Kutahya by the Ottomans

Kütahya's old neighbourhoods are dominated by traditional Ottoman houses made of wood and stucco, some of the best examples being found along Germiyan Caddesi.

It was under Ottoman rule the chief town of a sanjak in the vilayet of Brusa, called by the Turks Kutaya. It had about 22,000 inhabitants, including 4,000 Greeks, 2,300 Armenians, 700 Catholic

Aesop, the ancient Greek writer of fables, is believed to have been born in the city

During the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) campaign kutaya and Afionkarahisar were occupied by the Greek forces.

Afyonkarahisar (Ancient Greek: Ακροινον, Akroinòn or Νικοπολις, Nikòpolis)

The Byzantine emperor Leo III after his victory over Arab besiegers in 740 renamed the city Nicopolis (Greek for the Victory City.

This is a natural crossroads, the routes from Ankara to İzmir and from Istanbul to Antalya intersect here and Afyon is a popular stopping-place on these journeys.

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