AFYON

The old name of the settlement is Karahisar-ı Sâhib. The name Karahisar comes from the color of the dark volcanic rocks rising in the middle and middle of the city. The name comes from the name of the founder Ata Fahreddin Ali who lived here during the Mongol invasion of the Anatolian Seljuks. The name of Afyon used today is based on poppy production in the region.

Afyon Castle

HISTORY

According to some sources BC. Was established in 3000. It has been one of the most difficult cities to occupy for centuries. Afyon, where many states dominated, witnessed major conflicts. As a result of these conflicts; Hittite, Phrygian, Persian, Macedonian Kingdom, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman Turkey entered the state's sovereignty. Afyon, which assumed the role of the eastern outpost of the Byzantine State, is among the cities that have slowed the progress of the western borders of the Seljuk State.