Central Anatolia Region

Central Anatolia is an administrative division in the interior of Turkey, stretching across elevated plateaus surrounded by mountain ranges. The landscape consists of wide plains with seasonal grasslands that turn brown during summer months and green in spring.

The area developed into an important center for farming and livestock during the Stone Age. Assyrian merchants later established trading posts that enabled exchange between Mesopotamia and local settlements.

Local communities organize festivals during harvest season, where hand-woven carpets and ceramics from surrounding villages are displayed. Markets in the larger towns sell products made using methods that have changed little over centuries, including pressed fruit leather and dried yogurt.

Visitors should plan trips between late spring and early summer, when temperatures are comfortable and vegetation displays its most intense color. The elevation brings cool nights even when the sun is strong during the day.

Many towns feature underground complexes carved several stories deep into the rock, originally used as shelters. Some of these structures contain ventilation shafts and chambers that remain accessible today.

Location: Turkey

Inception: June 1941

Shares border with: Black Sea Region, Marmara Region, Aegean Region, Mediterranean Region, Eastern Anatolia Region

GPS coordinates: 39.00000,33.00000

Latest update: December 12, 2025 23:30