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District and municipality in Konya, Turkey
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Akşehir is a city in the Lakes District of Mediterranean Turkey, administratively part of Konya Province. With a population just under 94,000 in 2022, it's best known for a fictional resident, Nasreddin Hoca.
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Mosque built in 1510. An imaret is a soup kitchen for the poor, but this has disappeared.
Antiquities and curios from the area. The museum is named for Nasreddin Hoca but doesn't display his life, that's in the House Museum 200 m west.
Not his original house obviously, but an Ottoman mansion illustrating the life and wit of the Hoca.
Batı Cephesi Karargahı Müzesi
Atatürk checked the Greek invasion at Polatlı near Ankara and slowly drove them back. Command moved to this town hall in 1921 for the last year of the war, grinding towards victory at Smyrna / Izmir and a peace settlement that drew the present borders of Turkey. The building shows memorabilia from that era.
Decent central hotel.
Small friendly place in a 1918 mansion.
Charming small hotel in a restored Ottoman building.
Chic quirky hotel within walking distance of sights.
Convenient budget hotel, stinks of cigarette smoke.
By bus
Buses from Istanbul run six times a day, taking 8 hours via Izmit, Adapazarı, Eskişehir, Kütahya, Afyon and Çay. They continue to Konya and Adana.
By train
Konya Mavi Treni leaves Konya at 19:00, reaching Akşehir at 21:50. It groans on through the night via Afyon, Uşak and Manisa to reach Izmir Basmane at 07:40.
The city sights are in a compact walkable area. A dolmuş or taxi will get you to the railway or bus stations.
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