ILGIN
Ilgın, 3,500 years ago, between 1500 and 1200 BC, 25 km from the current settlement. It was founded by the Hittites in the northeast as a large city-state with the name "Yalburt". It draws attention as an important city because it is located on the Ilgın King road, which was called Triatum in classical times. Ilgın and its surroundings, located on the King's road starting from Sard, the capital of Lydia, on the Aegean coast, and reaching to Mesopotamia, were connected to Hittite, Phrygian, Lydia, Roman and Byzantine respectively, and later conquered by Kutalmışoğlu Süleyman Shah, the Founder of the Anatolian Seljuk State, in 1077. , joined the Great Seljuk State.

Ilgın was a valuable "water city" of the capital city of Konya during the Anatolian Seljuks. Ilgın, which was plundered many times during the Crusades, was reconstructed during the Seljuks, especially during the reigns of Alaaddin Keykubat and Gıyasettin Keyhusrev. A large spa building (hammam) was built by Alaaddin Keykubat and Vizier sahibinden Ata. For this reason, it is known as "The Spa City".

Alaeddin Keykubat, who was given as a fief to Mengücek's son Davut Shah, who surrendered Erzincan and helped him in 1227, together with Akşehir, later passed into the hands of Seljuk Vizier Ata Fahrettin and his sons.

After the death of the last sultan of the Anatolian Seljuk State in Kayseri in 1308, the administration of Anatolia was governed by the governors sent by the Ilkhanate State, which was a branch of the Mongols and dominated Iraq. Ilgın, on the other hand, passed into the hands of the Eşrefoğulları principality, which dominated the surroundings of Beyşehir. After Eşrefoğulları was eliminated by İlhanlılar, it passed into the hands of Hamitoğulları, who was the ruler of Isparta, in 1307. It was sold by Hamitoğlu Hüseyin Bey to the first Ottoman sultan Murat in 1381.

After being sold to the Ottomans, Ilgın was taken over by the Karamanoğulları after the Ottoman Karamanlı struggles, and was given to the administration of the Turgutoğulları at the beginning of the 15th century. Ilgın also changed hands frequently during the Karamanlı-Ottoman struggle. In 1467, it was definitively joined to the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet the Conqueror and was attached to the Akşehir Sanjak.

In the period of Fatih, Karaman province foundation and real estate were written. At the end of my writing, the province of Karaman was divided into the 11th province and two sub-districts, and Ilgın was among the provinces. During the second Beyazıt period, a second writing of the Karaman Province was made, and at the end of this writing, Ilgın was shown as a kaza.

Lala Mustafa Pasha passed through Ilgın on his way to the Cyprus Expedition and had the Mosque and Caravanserai, known as Kurşunlu Mosque, built among the people. On his way to Baghdad in 1638, Murat the fourth came to Ilgın by way of Akşehir, established his tent on the wide plain opposite the hot spring, and had a palace built. But today the ruins of this palace have disappeared.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in Ilgın for a while before the Great Offensive and supervised the troops.

HISTORICAL AND TOURISTIC VALUES

ILGIN SPA

Tamarisk hot springs have been known since ancient times. In the time of the Romans and later the Byzantines, baths were built on the springs, and in the time of the Seljuks, the capital city of Konya became a valuable source of healing. Alaeddin Keykubat, one of the Seljuk Sultans, had the first Turkish bath built in Ilgın in 1236 instead of the ruined Byzantine baths. Later, this bath was repaired by Hüseyinoğlu Ali, one of the owners of the Seljuk viziers, who served very well during the reign of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II, one of the Seljuk Sultans. It was later rebuilt in 1267 by the Seljuk vizier, Sahifata Fahrettin Ali. Its architect is Taluya (Kelu). Thus, the current standing part of the Ilgın hot springs was completed. Ilgın Hot Springs is the place where the people healed during the Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans.

Sultan of Hearts It is said that Mevlana stayed in hot springs. The famous traveler Evliya Çelebi could not pass without mentioning the hot springs that he was very impressed with in his travel book.

Hot springs are not a bath, but an underground water source with healing power. At the beginning of the main factors are the minerals, minerals, anions and cations they contain, and especially the radiation power called radio activity. For this reason, it is a known fact that Ilgın Hot Springs cure many diseases (internal and external). The colorless and odorless hot spring water is 42 degrees and is very useful for paralysis, sciatica, trachoma, eye pain, skin diseases, nervous and fatigue, gynecological diseases, rheumatism, and kidney stones by drinking. Ilgın thermal springs are operated by Ilgın Municipality and have a bed capacity of 526.

LALA MUSTAFA PASHA COMPLEX

Lala Mustafa Pasha Complex was built by Architect Kocasinan between 1576 and 1584. Ilgın Lala Mustafa Pasha Kulliye is a collection of structures that have an important place in Ottoman Kulliyes. The bazaar and caravanserai of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Complex constitute the center of gravity.