Places to visit
Things to do in Yozgat merkez
34 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 34 described destinations within Yozgat merkez, Yozgat. The themes that come up most: Faith heritage, Local culture, Nature, History, Museum, Culture.
Çapanoğlu (Büyük) Camii
The first part of this mosque, which consists of two sections, was commissioned in 1779 by Mustafa bey, the eldest son of Çapanoğlu Ahmet Paşa; the second part was commissioned by his brother Süleyman bey in 1794 - 95. The architect is unknown, and with the addition made 16 years later, it consists of two sections as the inner mosque and the outer mosque. The inner mosque was built with white cut stone, and the outer mosque with light brown - burgundy cut stone.
20 minutes
Yazilikaya Açikhava Tapinağı
The most impressive sacred place of Hattuşa is Yazılıkaya Open-Air Sanctuary, hidden among the high rocks located a little outside the city. In this open-air sanctuary, which was used for the New Year celebrations of the period, the country’s important gods and goddesses were carved in relief on the rock in a row. Yazılıkaya, which can be visited in two sections, namely Chambers A and B, reflects the Hittite pantheon with its magnificent rock depictions.
45 minutes
Kayyimzade Camii
Kayyımzade (Ali Efendi, Demircilik) Mosque is located in Köseoğlu Neighborhood. There is an inscription above the entrance door to the harim. According to its inscription, the mosque was built by Cevheri or Cevahir Ali Efendi in H.1219 / A.D.1804. Apart from the inscription, there is also a second date indicating the construction date of the mosque under the eaves of the last congregation area, inside a cartouche, on both sides (mirrored), in the form “1219 Maşallah–ı Kane”.
45 minutes
Nakipzade Camii
The mosque is in Köseoğlu Mahallesi. The structure is dated according to the inscription above the entrance door to the harim. According to the madrasa inscription above the entrance door to the harim of the mosque, the mosque was built together with the madrasa in H.1260 / A.D.1844 by Hoşyar Kadın, the second wife of Mahmut II. In the inscription, Hoşyar Kadın, who appears as the spiritual daughter of Beyhan Sultan and the daughter of Mihrimah Sultan, is in fact the spiritual mother of Beyhan Sultan and the biological mother of Mihrimah Sultan.
45 minutes
Çapanoğlu Camii
Çapanoğlu Camii is in a central location of the city, in the İstanbulluoğlu neighborhood near Cumhuriyet Meydanı. The structure, popularly known as Büyük Cami or Ulucami, is one of the important examples in Anatolia of the Turkish architectural style that emerged under European influence during the Ottoman Empire Period. Of the mosque, which was built on two separate dates, the section built first is called the “inner mosque”, and the section built later is called the “outer mosque”.
45 minutes
Yusuf Karslioğlu Konağı
The mansion, known to have been built in 1883, was purchased by Yusuf KARSLIOĞLU, who served as the Mayor of Yozgat between 1929 and 1936, and since it was used by him for a long time, it was named “Karslıoğlu Mansion.” The first restoration works in the mansion, which was expropriated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1977 to be used as an Archaeology Museum, were completed in 1990.
45 minutes
Nizamoğlu Konağı
It is estimated that Nizamoğlu Konağı was built before 871. Today, the building, which is used as a museum, is a two-storey mansion with a hipped roof, set on sloping ground, with its eastern facade facing the street and surrounded by a small garden. The ground floor consists of storage and service rooms arranged around a “U”-shaped hall. The horizontal arm of the “U” is in the form of a rectangle close to a square.
45 minutes
Yozgat Askerlik Şubesi Binası
Located to the southeast of Cumhuriyet Meydanı in Yozgat Merkez, the Yozgat Military Recruitment Office Building was built in H.1311 / A.D.1895 - 1896 during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II, according to its inscription. It was constructed as a two-storey building. Yellow cut stone was used as the building material in the structure. The entrance to the building is provided from a porticoed space on the north facade. The portico arches are supported by four cylindrical stone columns.
45 minutes
Yozgat Lisesi
The high school building is two storeys excluding the basement floor. Cut yellow stone was used as the building material. Access to the building is provided from the south facade, and there is an oriel above the entrance door. There is a six-line inscription written on marble stone above the entrance door. Since its inscription has been erased, it cannot be read. However, sources state that the building was constructed in H.1311/ A.D.1895 - 1896.
45 minutes
Çamlik Milli Parkı
Yozgat Çamlık National Park was declared a national park in 1958. Çamlık National Park, which has an area of 264 hectares, is Turkey's first national park. According to a study conducted in 1982, Yozgat Çamlığı National Park contains the Black Pine species known as Caucasian Pine (Pinus nigra Arn. Subsp. Pallasiana), which is 400 – 500 years old. This pine species is found only in Çamlık in Turkey and they are still able to produce seeds.
45 minutes
Hayri İnal Konağı
Located on Emniyet Caddesi in Merkez İstanbulluoğlu Mahallesi, Hayri İnal Evi is a fine example of Ottoman Period civil architecture and was registered by the Gayri Menkul Eski Eserler Yüksek Kuruluğu Başkanlığı in 1979 by being included among the Old Artifacts Required to Be Protected. The mansion was restored by Yozgat Municipality in 2007 with the contributions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and brought into local tourism.
45 minutes
Çeşka Yeraltı Şehri
Çeşka Underground City is located approximately 3 kilometers northeast of Yozgat city center and north of the irrigation pond known as Kirazlı Göleti, on top of a high hill dominating the surroundings, exactly at the summit. The main entrance gate in the northwestern part of the underground city, which was determined to have been entered from three separate points, has been closed.
45 minutes
Miralay Şerif Bey Konağı / Sakarya İlkokulu
Sakarya Primary School (Miralay Şerif Bey Mansion) was declared a cultural asset requiring protection in 1979 by the Presidency of the High Council of Immovable Antiquities due to being one of the works of the Late Ottoman Period, its age, its architectural structure, and its being adorned with Atatürk’s memories. It was commissioned by Miralay Şerif Bey, who served as the Regiment Commander in Yozgat in the 1890s.
45 minutes
Çapanoğlu Çifte Hamamı / Çarşı Hamamı
The Hamam, located in the city center, is 100 meters southeast of Çapanoğlu Camii. It has no inscription. The building is dated according to its vakfiye. The men's section was built after the vakfiye date of Kapucubaşı Çapanoğlu Mustafa Bey, H. 1 Muharrem 1195 M. 28 December 1780, and the women's section was built by Kapucubaşı Çapanoğlu Süleyman Bey in H.1208 M. 1793.
45 minutes
Şeyh Hacı Ahmet Efendi Camii
The mosque is located on Şeyhzade Caddesi in Taşköprü Mahallesi. It was commissioned by Şeyh Hacı Ahmet Efendi in 1859, and its inscription was written by Hacı Ahmet Efendi with the pen name Terki. The harim has a longitudinal rectangular plan and a flat ceiling. On the south, on the axis, there is a mihrab with a semi-cylindrical body, and next to it (to the west) is a newly made wooden minbar whose railings were made with the lattice carving technique.
45 minutes
Hacı Ozan Evi
This building, located in Nohutlu Mahallesi, consists of a basement, ground floor and one upper floor. The building, which is still used as a residence by its heirs, is one of the rare examples of the Late Ottoman period in Yozgat. Located within a large garden and having entrances through two garden gates, one to the west and the other to the south, Hacı Ozan Evi, although it has sections that have undergone changes over time, has been very well preserved and possesses rare decorative elements.
45 minutes
Cumhuriyet İlkokulu / Bozok Üniversitesi Rektörlük Binası
Cumhuriyet Primary School was registered as a cultural asset requiring protection in 1977 by the Presidency of the High Council of Immovable Ancient Monuments. The school, which was used as a primary school from its construction until 2006, and has been used as the Bozok University Rectorate building since 2007, has a rectangular plan and is two storeys excluding the basement. Cumhuriyet Primary School is on the right side of the Ankara - Sivas road route in Medrese Neighborhood.
45 minutes
Muteber Divanlioğlu Konağı
The mansion is located at the intersection of Kurtuluş Sokağı and Kuyulu Çeşme Sokağı in İstanbulluoğlu Mahallesi. The building was constructed as two storeys. There is an outbuilding and a shade structure in the garden. The door and window frames of the building are made of wood, and it has a wooden pitched roof. There are metal bars on the window frames. The windows on the upper floor were made in a 1/1 ratio, while those on the ground floor were made in a 1/2 ratio.
45 minutes
Çapanoğullari Aile Türbesi
The tomb located in İstanbulluoğlu Neighborhood in the center of Yozgat is a cubic, white cut-stone structure with a small dome, projecting outward from the body walls at the northeast corner where the first and second sections of Çapanoğlu Camisi meet. It was commissioned by Mustafa Bey together with the mosque in 1777 – 1779. There is also a vakfiye stating this. The tomb is square-planned and built of cut stone, and is covered with a dome.
45 minutes
Musa Ağa Camii
The mosque is located on Musa Ağa Street in Nohutlu Neighborhood. According to its inscription, the mosque was commissioned in H.1215 - A.D.1800 by Musa Ağa Bin Hasan, the harem steward of Çapanoğlu Süleyman Bey. There is a cemetery on the east, north and west sides of the mosque. His grave is located in the cemetery 4 - 5 meters to the east of the mosque. The mosque prayer hall has a longitudinal rectangular plan and a flat ceiling.
45 minutes
Şeh Necdi Mescidi
The mosque is located in the bazaar in Nohutlu Mahallesi. The building has no inscription. There is a waqf copy dated H. Cemaziyel evvel 1326 M. 20 Haziran 1908. Its founder is Konyalı Şeyh El Hac Salih Sabri Dede Efendi bin Hasan. The mosque, which was used as a public library for a long time and is known by the name of its last sheikh (Şeyh Necdi), the old Mevlevi dervish lodge mosque, is located on lise caddesi within the bazaar. The harim has a transverse rectangular plan, a flat ceiling, and a hipped roof.
45 minutes
Salim Korkmaz Konağı
The mansion, located within a large garden, has a garden entrance on its north side on Başçavuş Sokağı. From the stone consoles seen in line with the building’s north facade, it is understood that the existing garden entrance was moved inward. The stone-paved area draws attention with its original stone flooring. The mansion, located to the west of the stone-paved area, was built as Ground+1 floor. Due to the slope of the land, it is two storeys on the single-storey facade in the east-west directions.
45 minutes
Bozok Yaylası
The region where the lands of Yozgat are located is called the “Bozok Plateau.” The plateau, which lies within the Kızılırmak arc, consists of gently undulating plains cut by valleys reaching the Delice River and Çorum Suyu. The Bozok Plateau extends to the Akdağlar in the east. In the northeast, the branches of Deveci Dağı extending westward disappear among the plains. In the southwest, low mountains appear again toward Kırşehir.
45 minutes
Karabiyik Köprüsü
Karabıyık Bridge was commissioned by Yavuz Sultan Selim in the year (1516), while going on the Egypt campaign, over kanak suyu, approximately 500 meters north of the Karabıyık Village road junction on the Yozgat Boğazlayan road and approximately 200 - 250 meters from the road. It is a two-span pointed-arch bridge with stone parapets, built in masonry with a rubble stone core faced with neatly cut stone. The transition to the stone parapets was made with a projecting molding.
45 minutes
Yozgat Bilal Şahin Külliyesi
Yozgat Bilal Şahin Külliyesi; The construction of the Külliye, which was started by our businessman Bilal ŞAHİN on 23.08.2010 in Bilal Şahin Mahallesi Kent Park Mevkii, was completed within 3 years, and it was opened on 05.07.2013.
45 minutes
Yozgat Saat Kulesi
Yozgat Clock Tower was commissioned during the mayoralty of Tevfik Zade Ahmet Bey to a master named Şakir Usta. This imposing and centuries-old tower in the city center of Yozgat has seven floors including the ground floor and the sections where the bells are located. It was built with cut stone in yellow köfeke. From the floor where the bells are located, there are 4 clocks placed separately on each facade of the first floor above. The bells that ring every hour can be heard from every part of the city.
45 minutes
Cehirlik Yaylası
Cehirlik Plateau is on the Yozgat-Boğazkale (Hattuşa) road, 2 kilometers from Yozgat. It is famous for its “Bride Rock” and “Wild Tulips.” The tulips, which begin to bloom in spring, add a completely different beauty to Cehirlik throughout the summer. It is said that tulip seeds were taken from here to Holland, which is popularly known as the “Land of Tulips.
45 minutes
Tekke Arap Dede Cami
The mosque is located on the corner where Çamlık Caddesi and Seyfi Ağa Caddesi intersect in Tekke Mahallesi.The mosque has no inscription. However, between two windows in the last congregation area, it is written “Maşallah sene H.1327,” and this date (M. 1899 – 1900) is probably the date of the mosque’s repair.
20 minutes
Şeyhzade Ahmet Efendi Türbesi
Şeyhzade Ahmet Şevki Ergin Efendi was born in Yozgat in the year H.1322 - M.1906. Although he was known by the nickname Şeyhzade, he was the grandson of Büyük Şeyh Hacı Ahmed Efendi and the eldest son of the fifth son, Abdullah Arif Efendi.
20 minutes
Cevahir Ali Efendi Cami
This mosque, located in the city center, in Aşağı Çatak neighborhood, on the old Yozgat-Sungurlu road, was commissioned in 1788 by Cevahir Ali efendi during the time of the Çapanoğulları, as understood from its inscription.
20 minutes
Başçavuş Cami
It was built in 1800-1801. Its patron is Başçavuş Halil Ağa. Başçavuş Camii has an important place both for its floral motifs and horseshoe-arched plasterwork, and for its wood-carved decorations. .
20 minutes
Kayyumzade (Cevheri Ali Efendi) Camii
It is understood from its inscription that it was commissioned by Cevheri Ali Efendi in 1804. The structure, which has a polygonal minaret at the northeast corner where the harem joins the narthex with a hipped roof, and which was established within a large courtyard, is entered through the single door on the north. On the eastern inner wall of the courtyard, there is a small porticoed section resting on two wooden posts. A madrasa was built to the south of this section and was used for this purpose for a long time.
20 minutes
Tavium Antik Kenti
Where is Tavium Ancient City? Tavium Ancient City is located in Büyüknefes Village, 40 kilometers west of Yozgat city center. Although traces of Hittite and Phrygian settlement can be seen in Tavium, the main settlement took place during the Galatian period between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century BC. Tavium was founded by the Trokme (Trokmi) branch of the people whom the Romans called Galatians, who came to Anatolia from the Balkans in the 280s BC.
45 minutes
Yozgat Müzesi (Nizamoğlu Konağı)
Nizamoğlu Mansion was included within the scope of old artifacts requiring protection by the Presidency of the High Council of Immovable Antiquities and Monuments in 1975.The mansion, located in İstanbulluoğlu neighborhood of Yozgat Center, was built in 1871, was used as a residence for many years, served for a while as a Girls' Vocational School, and for a period as a Tekel Warehouse.
30 minutes