Bünyan is a town and a district of Kayseri Province in Central Anatolia

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Bünyan is a town and a district of Kayseri Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The town's former name was "Sarımsaklı", meaning "land of garlic" in reference to the region's considerable production of the Alliaceae plant, and this name is sometimes still used in the region.
As for the origins of the current name of "Bünyan", there are several theories.
The town is notable for its carpets (Bünyan carpet). One of the two Seljuk caravanserais named Sultan Han is located near Bünyan, as well as one of the several Danishmend mausoleums referred to as "Tomb of Melik Gazi", the one in Bünyan in fact having been built at a later period, by a bey of Dulkadirids. The town has a 1333-built Great Mosque, a legacy of the Ilkhanate rule in Anatolia, built by the Ilkhanate governor based here.

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History of the Province


Settlement in the countryside M. Ö. It is understood from the existing caves and remains in the districts connected to the province, as far as Ettilere, between 4.000 - 1.200 years. Throughout history, whatever culture and civilization dominated the region, Bünyan was under the influence of that culture and civilization. Historical monuments protecting the identity of the people belong to the Seljuk period. Caravansarays in the neighborhoods of Sultanhanı and Karatay are important.
Before the Constitutional Court was established as administrative, there is a town administration named Sarimsakli. In 1895, in the Sarimsakli march, the Ottoman sultan II. During the reign of Abdülhamit, the District Governorate was established and was named as the Crimean-Hamit (Hamidiye) by the name of the Sultan. The word "building" means "building" in Arabic. In 1908 the Hamit word was removed and changed into the name Bünyan. In 1914, it was separated from Sivas province and bound to Kayseri.

Geographical Structure

The Bünyan is located to the east of Central Anatolia Region. Sarıoğlan and Akkışla to the north of Ilçen, Tomarza and Talas to the south, Pınarbaşı to the east, Kocasinan and Melikgazi to the west and the area of ​​1.188 km2 (1.188.000 decares).

The climate of the city is continental climate, the summers are hot and dry, and the winters are cold, hard and rainy.

The settlement of Ilçen is the northern slopes of Koramaz Mountain, which is 1,900m high. The height of the district center is 1,340 meters. Within the boundaries of the province, there are Tuzla natural watershed in Tuzhisar Mahallesi, "Taçın Suyu" in Topsöğüt Mahallesi and "Bükderi" flowing through the Bosphorus district in the district center. In addition, in the Pınarbaşı district, there is a source of drinking water provided to the district center.

Administrative Structure and Population

In addition to the District Governor's Office in the district, the Gendarmerie Command, the Military Service Branch, the Ministry of Justice, the District Security Directorate, the Commodity Directorate, the Population Directorate, the National Education Directorate, the Tax Office, the Health Directorate, the State Hospital, the Food, Agriculture and Livestock Directorate, , Social Security Central Directorate, Agricultural Credit Cooperative Directorate, Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundation, PTT Directorate, Kayseri and Civari TAŞ. Electrical Enterprise, Türk Telekom Chief Operating Officer, Pancar Cooperative, Library Officer, T.C. Ziraat Bank, and Denizbank.
(24) villages and (7) villages located within the boundaries of the provinces which are subject to the provisions of (2), (4) and (5) of the Law on Amendment of Certain Laws and Decrees on the Establishment of Sixteen Provinces, (44) Mahalle Muhtarlığı has been constituted in total as the legal entity of the Municipality of Belize and the neighborhood of the villages and the municipality as a single district with the name of the municipality.

According to the province's 2015 TURKSTAT data, the general population is 26,812.

Social Structure

The schooling rate in the district is 28% in pre-school education and 90% in primary school, secondary school and high school.

According to the coordination of the Health Services, District Health Directorate in the province, the State Hospital affiliated to the General Secretariat of the Kayseri Public Hospitals Union is carried out through the Bünyan Community Health Centers affiliated to the Kayseri Public Health Directorate.

Sultanahan caravanserai built between 1232-1236 during the Seljuk Sultan Suleiman Keykubat I, Seljuk Caravanserai Caravanserai from Seljuks during the time of Celalettin Karatay from Seljuks and Seljuk Seljuk Caravanserai built during the time of H.734 (M.1333) (Mosque Kebir) in the district center which was built by Emir Zahireddin Mahmud, the son of Tac-i Kızıl.

Some of the citizens who live in the district center and the people living in the connected neighborhoods are engaged in farming and animal husbandry. Those who are not involved in this work generally work in the construction sector with public or private organizations.

Economic Structure

Agriculture in the county economy is the front plan. In each region of the province, cereals and forage crops are cultivated and animal husbandry is carried out.

The area of ​​field crops in the district is 335,473 decares. 115,450 varieties fallow land of total land, 7,500 varieties of feed crops, 5939 varieties are used for fruit and vegetable production.

Livestock, beekeeping and poultry farming in the province are dealt with.

Local Authorities

The Constitution of the Municipality was established in 1868 and it was established within the scope of municipality service area to establish the 13th Provincial Municipality and the Twenty-Six Districts and to make amendments to the Decrees on Certain Laws and Decree Laws (2), (4) and (5) ) There is a neighborhood caretaker.

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