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Güzelyurt
Güzelyurt
Municipality
	Güzelyurt Location in Turkey Güzelyurt Güzelyurt (Turkey Central Anatolia)
	Coordinates: 38°16′38″N 34°22′19″E / 38.27722°N 34.37194°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Aksaray
District	Güzelyurt
Government
• Mayor	Ünal Demircioğlu (AKP)
Elevation	1,485 m (4,872 ft)
Population (2021)	2,570
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0382
Website	www.guzelyurt.bel.tr

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Güzelyurt, meaning 'beautiful homeland', is a town in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of 45 km (28 mi) from the city of Aksaray. It is the seat of Güzelyurt District.^[2] Its population is 2,570 (2021).^[1] Its elevation is 1,485 m (4,872 ft).

This area is part of the ancient region of Cappadocia, near the Ihlara Valley.

History

Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and Gregory of Nazianzus lived in the area. A historically large native Cappadocian Greek population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange (see Cappadocian Greeks), when they were replaced with the Turks from Thessaloniki and Kavala. The monastery, churches, refuge caves, and mansions attest to the culture of the Cappadocian Greek population.^[3]

Places of interest

Güzelyurt is known for having three underground cities and over 50 churches carved into the rocky volcanic landscape including:

Ihlara Valley
Monastery Valley, "Manastır Vadisi"
Fairy Chimneys, "Peri Bacaları"
Antique Greek houses
Ahmatlı Church
St. Anargiros Church, "Sivişli Kilise"
Koç Church
Cathedral of Selime
The rock monastery of Selime, one of the largest religious buildings in Cappadocia.
Kızıl Kilise, "St. Spyridon Church" - a 5th or 6th century church (with an inscription dated to 1084) in the village of Sivrihisar.
St. Analipsis Church, "Yüksek Kilise" (High Church) on the hill of Analipsis. Stone age relics have been found nearby.
St. Gregorius Church, "Kilise Cami" - another rock-hewn church, in use today as a mosque
Kalburlu Kilisesi ('Sieve church', also called St. Epthemios Church').
Kömürlü Kilise, dedicated to St. Anargyros in the Monastery valley close to the Kalburlu church.
Çömlekçi Kilise, near the Koç church.

Other places of interest include:

The tomb of Selime Sultan in the village of Selime.
Linseed House, "Bezirhane" in the village of Belisırma.
The Priests House, also known as Papaz Evi.
Ziga thermal springs, "Ziga kaplıcaları" is located in the village of Yaprakhisar very close to Ihlara Valley.
Güzelyurt Pond Dam (Göleti)
An underground city is situated in Gaziemir village of Güzelyurt.^[4]

Image gallery

Ihlara Valley
St. Gregorius Church
Kizil Kilise, meaning “Red Church” in Güzelyurt
A church in Ihlara Valley
Historic houses in Güzelyurt

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ Güzelyurt becomes a touristic hub. AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency. July 17, 2012. In the town of Güzelyurt in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, 250-year-old arched stone mansions have been transformed into boutique hotels to serve tourists coming to discover the area's cultural and historical treasures. The town is an important part of the historical Cappadocia region…Much of the previously large Greek population in Güzelyurt vanished with the population exchange of the 1920s. "With the population exchange in 1924, Greeks and Turks exchanged places. Before the population exchange, rich Greeks dealing with trade in Istanbul had historical mansions in Güzelyurt," Özeş said. Some houses in the town date back 250 years and a few 100-year-old historical houses also exist, according to Özeş. "They have extremely thick walls. The height of the arches is nearly four to five meters. Each of the houses is a work of art creating an authentic environment."
^ Governorship of Aksaray, Turkey. "Underground cities in Aksaray". Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

External links

Municipality's official website (in Turkish)
Aksaray governor's office (in Turkish, English, and French)
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "General information on Güzelyurt, Aksaray" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
Governorship of Güzelyurt, Aksaray. "Touristic areas in Güzelyurt". Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[ilce-2] İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[AKSARAY_-_Anatolia_News_Agency-3] Güzelyurt becomes a touristic hub. AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency. July 17, 2012. In the town of Güzelyurt in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, 250-year-old arched stone mansions have been transformed into boutique hotels to serve tourists coming to discover the area's cultural and historical treasures. The town is an important part of the historical Cappadocia region…Much of the previously large Greek population in Güzelyurt vanished with the population exchange of the 1920s. "With the population exchange in 1924, Greeks and Turks exchanged places. Before the population exchange, rich Greeks dealing with trade in Istanbul had historical mansions in Güzelyurt," Özeş said. Some houses in the town date back 250 years and a few 100-year-old historical houses also exist, according to Özeş. "They have extremely thick walls. The height of the arches is nearly four to five meters. Each of the houses is a work of art creating an authentic environment."

[4] Governorship of Aksaray, Turkey. "Underground cities in Aksaray". Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

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+'''Güzelyurt''', meaning 'beautiful homeland', is a town in [[Aksaray Province]] in the [[Central Anatolia Region, Turkey|Central Anatolia]] region of [[Turkey]], at a distance of {{convert|45|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from the city of [[Aksaray]]. It is the seat of [[Güzelyurt District, Aksaray|Güzelyurt District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 2,570 (2021).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> Its elevation is {{convert|1485|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.
-'''Güzelyurt''', formerly '''Gelveri''' ([[Cappadocian Greek]]: Karvali<ref name=" Oberheu, Susanne. Wadenpohl, Michael 2010 270-1 ">{{cite book |author= Oberheu, Susanne. Wadenpohl, Michael |title=Cappadocia |publisher=BoD  |year=2010 |pages=270–1 |isbn=978-3-8391-5661-2 |quote= On May 1st, 1923, the agreement on the exchange of the Turkish and Greek minorities in both countries was published. A shock went through the ranks of the people affected – on both sides. Within a few months they had to pack their belongings and ship them or even sell them. They were to leave their homes, which had also been their great-grandfathers’ homes, they were to give up their holy places and leave the graves of their ancestors to an uncertain fate. In Cappadocia, the villages of Mustafapasa, Urgup, Guzelyurt and Nevsehir were the ones affected most by this rule. Often more than half the population of a village had to leave the country, so that those places were hardly able to survive…The Greeks form Cappadocia were taken to Mersin on the coast in order to be shipped to Greece from there. But they had to leave the remaining part of their belongings behind in the harbor. They were actually promised that everything would be sent after them later, but corrupt officials and numberless thieves looted the crammed storehouses, so that after a few months only a fraction of the goods or even nothing at all arrived at their new home….Today the old houses of the Greek people are the only testimony that reminds us of them in Cappadocia. But these silent witnesses are in danger, too. Only a few families can afford the maintenance of those buildings…. }}</ref>), is a town and district of [[Aksaray Province]] in the [[Central Anatolia Region, Turkey|Central Anatolia]] region of [[Turkey]], at a distance of {{convert|45|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from the city of [[Aksaray]]. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 16,836 of which 3,775 live in the town of Güzelyurt.<ref name="die">{{cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=[[Turkish Statistical Institute]]|format=XLS|language=Turkish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=GeoHive}}</ref> The district covers an area of {{convert|322|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-21|author=Statoids}}</ref> and the average elevation is {{convert|1485|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.
 This area is part of the ancient region of [[Cappadocia]], near the [[Ihlara Valley]].
 ==History==
-Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and [[Gregory of Nazianzus]] lived in the area. A historically large native [[Cappadocian Greek]] population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange (see [[Cappadocian Greeks]]), when they were replaced with the Turks from [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Kavala]]. The monastery, churches, refuge caves, and mansions attest to the culture of the indigenous Cappadocian Greek population.<ref name=" AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency ">{{cite book |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/guzelyurt-becomes-a-touristic-hub.aspx?pageID=238&nID=25632&NewsCatID=379 |title= Güzelyurt becomes a touristic hub|publisher= AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency |date=July 17, 2012 |quote= In the town of Güzelyurt in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, 250-year-old arched stone mansions have been transformed into boutique hotels to serve tourists coming to discover the area’s cultural and historical treasures. The town is an important part of the historical Cappadocia region…Much of the previously large Greek population in Güzelyurt vanished with the population exchange of the 1920s. "With the population exchange in 1924, Greeks and Turks exchanged places. Before the population exchange, rich Greeks dealing with trade in Istanbul had historical mansions in Güzelyurt," Özeş said. Some houses in the town date back 250 years and a few 100-year-old historical houses also exist, according to Özeş. "They have extremely thick walls. The height of the arches is nearly four to five meters. Each of the houses is a work of art creating an authentic environment." }}</ref>
+Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and [[Gregory of Nazianzus]] lived in the area. A historically large native [[Cappadocian Greek]] population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange (see [[Cappadocian Greeks]]), when they were replaced with the Turks from [[Thessaloniki]] and [[Kavala]]. The monastery, churches, refuge caves, and mansions attest to the culture of the Cappadocian Greek population.<ref name=" AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency ">{{cite book |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/guzelyurt-becomes-a-touristic-hub.aspx?pageID=238&nID=25632&NewsCatID=379 |title= Güzelyurt becomes a touristic hub|publisher= AKSARAY - Anatolia News Agency |date=July 17, 2012 |quote= In the town of Güzelyurt in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, 250-year-old arched stone mansions have been transformed into boutique hotels to serve tourists coming to discover the area’s cultural and historical treasures. The town is an important part of the historical Cappadocia region…Much of the previously large Greek population in Güzelyurt vanished with the population exchange of the 1920s. "With the population exchange in 1924, Greeks and Turks exchanged places. Before the population exchange, rich Greeks dealing with trade in Istanbul had historical mansions in Güzelyurt," Özeş said. Some houses in the town date back 250 years and a few 100-year-old historical houses also exist, according to Özeş. "They have extremely thick walls. The height of the arches is nearly four to five meters. Each of the houses is a work of art creating an authentic environment." }}</ref>
 ==Places of interest==
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 * Cathedral of Selime
 * The rock monastery of Selime, one of the largest religious buildings in [[Cappadocia]].
-* Red Church, "Kızıl Kilise" - a 5th or 6th century church in the village of Sivrihisar
+* [[Kizil Kilise|Kızıl Kilise]], "St. Spyridon Church" - a 5th or 6th century church (with an inscription dated to 1084) in the village of Sivrihisar.
-* Analipsis Church, "Yüksek Kilise" (High Church) on the hill of Analipsis. Stone age relics have been found nearby.
+* St. Analipsis Church, "Yüksek Kilise" (High Church) on the hill of Analipsis. Stone age relics have been found nearby.
 * St. Gregorius Church, "Kilise Cami" - another rock-hewn church, in use today as a mosque
+* Kalburlu Kilisesi ('Sieve church', also called St. Epthemios Church').
-* St. Spyridon Church, "Kızıl Kilise" - another red church in the vicinity of Güzelyurt.
+* Kömürlü Kilise, dedicated to [[Holy Unmercenaries|St. Anargyros]] in the Monastery valley close to the Kalburlu church.
+* Çömlekçi Kilise, near the Koç church.
 Other places of interest include:
 * The tomb of Selime Sultan in the village of Selime.
 * Linseed House, "Bezirhane" in the village of Belisırma.
+* The Priests House, also known as Papaz Evi.
 * Ziga thermal springs, "Ziga kaplıcaları" is located in the village of Yaprakhisar very close to Ihlara Valley.
+* Güzelyurt Pond Dam (Göleti)
-* An underground city is situated in Gaziemir village of Güzelyurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/eng/index_menu.html|title=Underground cities in Aksaray|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=Governorship of Aksaray, Turkey |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307182038/http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/eng/index_menu.html |archivedate = March 7, 2008}}</ref>
+* An underground city is situated in [[Gaziemir, Güzelyurt|Gaziemir]] village of Güzelyurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/eng/index_menu.html|title=Underground cities in Aksaray|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=Governorship of Aksaray, Turkey |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307182038/http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/eng/index_menu.html |archivedate = March 7, 2008}}</ref>
 ==Image gallery==
 <gallery>
-Image:IhlaraValley.jpg|<center>Ihlara Valley</center>
+Image:IhlaraValley.jpg|{{center|Ihlara Valley}}
-Image:St. Gregory of Nazianzos.jpg|<center>St. Gregorius Church</center>
+Image:St. Gregory of Nazianzos.jpg|{{center|St. Gregorius Church}}
+Image:Kısıl Kilise (Sivrihisar) 01.jpg|[[Kizil Kilise]], meaning “Red Church” in Güzelyurt
-Image:IhlaraTal.jpg|<center>A church in Ihlara Valley</center>
+Image:IhlaraTal.jpg|{{center|A church in Ihlara Valley}}
+Image:Güzelyurthouses.jpg|Historic houses in Güzelyurt
 </gallery>
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 * [[Cappadocian Greeks]]
 * [[Cappadocia]]
+* [[Gregory of Nazianzus|Saint Gregory of Nazianzus]]
-==Notes==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==References==
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/0/Guzelyurt.html|title=Geographical information on Güzelyurt, Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc}}
-* {{cite web|url=http://aksaray.turizm.gov.tr/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFF47DCC36E6F8CD10E80CF84CCE76D77DF |title=General information on Güzelyurt, Aksaray |accessdate=2008-04-02 |author=Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism |language=Turkish |authorlink=Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114215146/http://aksaray.turizm.gov.tr/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFF47DCC36E6F8CD10E80CF84CCE76D77DF |archivedate=January 14, 2016 }}
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.guzelyurt.gov.tr/eng/Icerik.ASP?ID=250|title=Touristic areas in Güzelyurt|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=Governorship of Güzelyurt, Aksaray |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064857/http://www.guzelyurt.gov.tr/eng/Icerik.ASP?ID=250 |archivedate = June 19, 2008}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|Güzelyurt}}
-* [http://www.guzelyurt.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] {{in lang|tr|en}}
+* [https://www.guzelyurt.bel.tr/ Municipality's official website] {{in lang|tr}}
-* [http://www.guzelyurt-belediyesi.com/ District municipality's official website] {{in lang|tr}}
 * [http://www.aksaray.gov.tr/ Aksaray governor's office] {{in lang|tr|en|fr}}
+* {{cite web|url=http://aksaray.turizm.gov.tr/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFF47DCC36E6F8CD10E80CF84CCE76D77DF |title=General information on Güzelyurt, Aksaray |accessdate=2008-04-02 |author=Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism |language=Turkish |author-link=Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114215146/http://aksaray.turizm.gov.tr/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFF47DCC36E6F8CD10E80CF84CCE76D77DF |archivedate=January 14, 2016 }}
+* {{cite web|url=http://www.guzelyurt.gov.tr/eng/Icerik.ASP?ID=250|title=Touristic areas in Güzelyurt|accessdate=2008-04-02|author=Governorship of Güzelyurt, Aksaray |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064857/http://www.guzelyurt.gov.tr/eng/Icerik.ASP?ID=250 |archivedate = June 19, 2008}}
-{{Güzelyurt towns and villages}}
+{{Güzelyurt District, Aksaray}}
-{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Aksaray|sortkey=Guzelyurt}}
-{{Coord|38|16|38|N|34|22|19|E|region:TR_type:city|display=title}}
 {{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzelyurt}}
-[[Category:Aksaray]]
+[[Category:Populated places in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray]]
-[[Category:Populated places in Aksaray Province]]
+[[Category:District municipalities in Turkey]]
-[[Category:Districts of Aksaray Province]]

v t e Güzelyurt District
Municipalities	Güzelyurt Ihlara Selime
Villages	Alanyurt Belisırma Bozcayurt Gaziemir Ilısu Sivrihisar Uzunkaya Yaprakhisar

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International	VIAF
National	United States Israel