KONYA'S CITY INTRODUCTION by Şerife Yılmaz https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg KONYA ŞEHİR TANITIMI en-us 2018-02-11 09:17:03 UTC 2023-04-18 06:38:26 UTC hello@padlet.com KONYA https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232746851 Konya, which has been playing a centrel role being a cradle for many civilizations throughout the history, is one of the unique centers that combine its historical heritage and cultural accumulation with present time.
The city of Konya is considered the first place of the permanent settlements which became a center for many societies, nations and civilizations from Çatalhüyük to Hitits; from Frigs to Kimmers; from Lidyas to Pers; from Greeks to Great Iskender; from Romans to Selçuks, Ottomans and the period of the Republic of Turkey.
It is an ocean that each of the scholars individually like Mawlana Jalaleddins,Shams Tabrizis, Konevis and Nasreddin Hodjas and many others is considered as a river unifies within.
Konya is a full of peace city that embeds tolerance seeds wavy into the hearts of the people.        
It is for centuries like a capital of illustrious where every year thousands of people run into there to melt their spririts within divine harmony, where the spirits became in peace.
And now it is one of the cities of the Europe and Turkey that is on the way of European Union.
Here, Konya is a city where the history, civilization and culture have been meeting within.

]]> 2018-02-18 20:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232746851 MEKE CRATER LAKE https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232747326 Meke Crater Lake is located 8 kms from the district of Karapınar. It is circle shaped like an island located at the middle of the lake which is called Meke at the top of the hill that was made of volcano remainings. This hill created another three hillock. All the surroundings of the hill was covered by dark ashes. Its depth is no more than 12 metres. The lake’s salty water mixed with magnesium and sodium sulfate is coming out from the earth. As it is a sole crater lake, Meke Crater Lake, of Turkey in Karapınar region, its location as it is like a hidden beauty in the middle of the desert as magnificent as to estonish people those who perceive it first time. 

]]> 2018-02-18 20:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232747326 BEYŞEHİR LAKE https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748106 At the bank of Beyşehir Lake with its incomparable nature beatuties and walking fields to observe sunsetting and recording this moment is a privilege. Islands that are valued with historical and touristic sites within the lake are worth of seeing beauties too.
 

]]> 2018-02-18 20:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748106 YERKÖPRÜ FALLS https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748543 Göksu stream which is fed by streams coming from high plateau of the Middle Tourus Mountains, flows to the southern side meeting with fresh sky blue water that is admired observing by those who see it sometimes on the surface sometimes in its way under the ground embraces Mediterranean See. One of the paradise corners of our country with its nature beauty, Göksu stream with its falls located in Yerköprü place the disctrict of Hadim reflects unsatisfied beauties. It is one of the magnificent nature beauties on the Göksu stream that is a wonder of nature that was created by the result of the travertine layer to be remained hanging by the process of sedimentation of travertine on alluvium which was appeared by the impact of Göksu. 

]]> 2018-02-18 20:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748543 SALT LAKE https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748810 The biggest lake of the region was a tectonic formation. Its depth is not much. Despite the lake’s field expands in the winter and in the spring, its field become smaller because of  evaporation and weak raining. Salt Lake which produces 30 % of salt needs of Turkey attracts attention of people with its uncomparable landscape.

]]> 2018-02-18 20:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232748810 OBRUK LAKE https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232749361 Obruk lake is a magnificent nature beauty which is its colour cahnged each of the day according to the day light and it is 145 metres in depth. 

]]> 2018-02-18 20:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232749361 MERAM https://padlet.com/syokg06/lv3yzwx9ztxg/wish/232749645 Meram’s weather, waters and vineyards were cited in chronicles, songs, and poems. It is located 7 kms to the cith centre of Konya and it is surrounded by forests which is a resort enjoyed to be visited by local and foreign tourists.  

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