KADINHANI
Kadınhanı is on the Konya-Afyon highway in the west of Konya and is surrounded by Sarayönü in the east, Selçuklu and Derbent in the south, Ilgın in the west and Yunak in the north. The southern parts are mountainous (Sultandaglari), the north is plain.

Kadınhanı was named as Pira in the Roman period. It is located in the northwest of Ladik (Ladicous), which was an important city at that time. Pira (Kadinhanı) and Konya (Iconium) remained under the rule of the Hittites for many years, and then the Phrygians and Lydians dominated these lands, respectively. It was acquired by the Alexander Empire, the Pergamon Kingdom and the Eastern Roman Empire.

The entry of the Turks to the Anatolian lands started with the victory of Manzikert in 1071. In 1077, Kutalmış son of Kutalmış, one of the rulers of the Great Seljuk State, took Konya and the lands of Kadınhanı from the Romans, allowing the Oghuz Turkish tribes to settle here.

Oghuz Turks established and settled villages and cities in their new lands, and they ensured that Turkish was spoken there. Turkish tribes settled in Kadınhanı; Kınık, Bayat, Savur, Avşar and Çaşdurlar. In the center of Kadınhanı, there are Doğanlar district, named after the Doğanlar tribe of Bayat tribe, and Çavundur district, named after the Üçok branch Çavundur tribe. The Avşarlı neighborhood was named after the Avşar tribe. Some place names are also taken from famous people. The name Karakurt comes from Karakurt, the commander-in-chief of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Rükneddin Süleyman I, and the name Kökez comes from Kökez Han, one of the Karamaoğlu elders.

Since it was given as a gift (gift) by the Seljuk Sultan to Sait Bey, one of the Seljuk Beys, who showed great benefits in the conquest of Kadınhanı and its surroundings, it was first called Saideli. According to the Ottoman State Konya province yearbooks (annual), Ottoman court records (sharia records), Vakıfnames and historical sources, Said Bey established a village near Ertuğrul (Çürüksu) and undertook the administration of this region since 1100. During the Anatolian Seljuk State, it included the Saideli province (Kadinhanı, Sarayönü, Cihanbeyli, Kulu and Altınekin) districts.

Saideli (Kadinhani) is on the important trade route called the Silk Road that connects the east to the west during the Seljuk period. The winter caravanserai, built by Raziye (Devlet) Hatun, daughter of Muzaffereddin Mahmud, one of the Danişmentoğulları in 620 Hijri (A.D. 1223), changed the name of this place from Pira to Saitdeli Derbendi (Kadinhanı).

Kadinhani (Raziye Sultan Inn)

Raziye (State) Hatun was the daughter of Muzaffereddin Mahmud from Danişmentoğulları principality in Adıyaman region and died in 1223. Devlet Hatun's inn in the province of Said changed the name of this place to Kadınhanı. Raziye Hatun donated the revenues of Saideli (Seyrekviran) Kalamiça, Meydan farms and an eight-room mansion and three shops in Esediye (Hatuniye) neighborhood in Konya as a foundation.

Karamanoğulları, in the south of Central Anatolia, XIII. and XV. They have established dominance for centuries and have left great influences in these regions in terms of politics, economy and culture. However, their relations with Osmanoğulları were not very good. From time to time, they were hoisting the flag of rebellion against the Ottomans. Kadınhanı was ruled as Karaman (Larende) during the Karamanoğulları State and then as a Province when Konya was the capital city. Turgutogullari are Turkmens who fled from the Ottomans and took refuge in the Karamanlis. Karamanoğulları accepted these Turkmen and settled them in Akşehir, Ilgın, Saideli. Saideli District, whose population increased with these migrations, was made a Province and Ömer Bey was brought to its emirate. Ömer Bey, one of the Turgutoğulları, was the son of Hasan Bey, the chief deputy of the Karaman ruler during the reign of Karamanoğlu İbrahim Bey (1423-1462). Ömer Bey opened a lodge and soup kitchen in the village of Hatun (Woman) of Saideli province in 1423. He donated many real estates for the expenses of this place. This zawiya consists of a mosque and a soup kitchen.

After the Karamanoğulları revolted against the Ottomans, Çelebi Mehmet marched on the Karamanoğulları with his army. Karamanoğulları Mehmet Bey wanted peace and an agreement was made and the Ottomans withdrew, leaving this region to the Karamanoğulları. Then, Fatih Sultan Mehmet marched on Karamanoğulları with his army in 1467 and captured Akşehir, Ilgın, Saideli and Konya and added them to the Ottoman lands. After that, a significant part of Turgutoğlu Turkmen residing in Kadınhanı migrated to Larende (Karaman) and its population decreased. Fatih Sultan Mehmet, thinking that the Turgutoğulları would start a new uprising and rebellion in the future, decided to immigrate the people of Kadınhanı, Ilgın and Konya to other places. Mahmut Pasha, who showed some tolerance on the cries of the people who were forced to migrate, was dismissed by Fatih and appointed Rum Mehmet Pasha instead. Mehmet Pasha forced the people of Saideli and its vicinity to migrate. The people dispersed for the second time and the population of these places decreased. Saideli (Kadinhanı), which was a province before, was administered as a district center of Konya province during the Ottoman Empire.