KONYA TRAVEL GUIDE AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FOR 2018

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Konya

Konya was the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire for more than two hundred years and is a culturally rich city with many museums and countless works of historical importance.

Konya is also renowned as the home of the Mevlana dervish order, which has a profoundly humanistic philosophy, and as the home of other great figures of Islam.

Transport

By Road: There are bus connections between Konya and everywhere in Turkey

By Air: There are return flights from Konya to Istanbul every day.

By Rail: Konya has a large network of connections to many places.

Climate

In Konya, the winters are hard and cold with some snow, while summers are hot and dry. The annual average temperature is 11.5 degrees Celsius.

The coldest month is January (average 0 degrees Celsius), the hottest month July (average 23 degrees Celsius).

Places to See

Catalhoyuk

Ancient City of Kilistra

Sille Aya-Elana Church

Ivriz Kabartmasi (Relief)

Mevlana Mausoleum

Selcuklu Kosku (Kiosk)

Museums

Mevlana Museum

Archaelogy Museum

Earthenware Goods / Tile Works Museum

Tomb Monument Museum

Stone and Wood Works Museum

Ethnographical Museum

Aksehir Museum

Eregli Museum

Ataturk Museum

Karatay Museum (Medrese)

Ince Minare Museum

Sircali Tomb Monument Museum

Koyunoglu Museum

Aksehir Archaelogy Museum

Aksehir Ataturk Museum

Excursions and Outings

Sille (Byzantine rock churches)

Aksehir (Nasredding Hoca Tomb)

Catalhoyuk

Special Events

Mevlana Commemoration Ceremonies (December)

Sports

Hunting

Bicycle Tours

Food

Soups

tagya

lentil ogmac

arapasi

tandir (tandoori)

okra

milk

tutmac and eriste (homemade macaroni)

Meals with meat

oven kebab

etliekmek (pitta topped with mincemeat)

cullama

iki bicak arasi ciger (liver)

topalak meatballs

cella

sour marrow

marrow with egg

zulbiye (papaz yahisi)

patlican bayiltan (aubergine)

lahana kapamasi (cabbage)

patlican bogurmesi (aubergine)

cpopleme

Types of borek (pastry)

cheese

mincemeat

kikirdakli borek

tandoori

sedirler

tatar

Shopping

Carpets and rugs woven in the villages, Mevlana and Konya mementoes.

Efes Convention Center

Sehit Nevris Bey Bulvari no : 2
Alsancak / IZMIR Tel : +90 232 445 48 56
Fax : +90 232 445 47 57

Conference Facilities

This is Izmir's principal congress centre boasting 12 meeting halls, a 5000 square metres fair and exhibition area, 3320 person meeting capacity, 1410 person banquet capacity.

Technical Services

Visual communicatins equipment, fax, telephone, computer, internet connection, ventilation, catering services, car park, car hire service.

Konya International Fair, Konya Convention Centre

KTO-TUYAP Konya Internatinal Fair Area

Aksaray Yolu 1. km
KONYA Tel : +90 332 345 29 29-30-31
Fax : +90 232 445 00 40

Conference Facilities

With 850,000 square metres of indoor and open air exhibition space, this is Turkey's fourth largest conference centre.

Technical Services

Every type of technological infrastructure (pneumatic system, water, waste, 1,200 KW electrical power, English, Turkish, German, Arabian secretarial services, world standard telephone, fax, internet communications, VIP and management suites, private security and control system, hostess services, first aid services, courier service, restaurant, 500 vehicle private car park for exhibitors, 3,500 vehicle open air car park, 50 vehicle truck park).