KULU
Kulu, which was founded on the "Drya Ruins", has a 300-year history. In 1708, Kulupoğlu Mustafa Bey came to the current location of Kulu together with his family and tribal lords, and took the name of Kulu from the name of the tribe chief, Kulupoğlu. During the Ottoman Empire, there were our citizens who migrated from Erzurum, Muş and Ağrı en masse to our district, and then those who came from the Crimea and Turkistan were settled in the villages and towns of our district.

Kulu, which became a sub-district in 1926, was first connected to the district of Şereflikoçhisar and then to the town of Cihanbeyli in 1933 as a sub-district; In 1954, a few of the villages of Ankara's Haymana and Bala districts were included in the borders of Kulu and became a district of Konya.

A WONDER OF NATURE: LAKE DÜDEN

Divided into two by a wide alluvial indentation, Düden Lake is 5 km from the town center of Kulu. It is located in the east and is fed by Değirmenözü Stream. The fact that the water is slightly salty provides shelter for both saltwater birds such as flamingo and aardvark, as well as freshwater birds around the lake. As a result of the censuses made by bird watchers, it was determined that there are at least 172 bird species in the lake. The lake is a breeding and migration place for waterfowl. Because Düden Lake is on the migration routes of birds migrating to Africa. Migrating birds come to Düden Lake to rest and from there they go to Africa. At the same time, there are nine small islands in the lake where migratory birds breed. The main species that incubate, overwinter and stay in and around Düden Lake, which hosts a large number of water birds, are as follows:

Breeding Species: Mediterranean Seagull, Blackhead Gull, Thin-billed Gull, Laughing Tern, Swordbill, Lake Van Gull, Swamp Swamp, Stilt, Hungarian Duck, Cuckoo, Hornbill, Upright Grebe, Little Grebe, Stork, Spoonbill, Sand Swallow.

Overwintering and Staying Species: Flamingo, Clumsy, Stingray, Spoonbill, Black-necked Grebe, Teal, Mallard, Cinnamon, Hungarian Duck, Thorntail, Crane, Stilt, Swordbill, Ringed Small Plover, Maple Plover, Whirlwind, Small Sandbird, Lounging Bird , Lap Bird, Spur Pupid.

The municipality has established a treatment plant to prevent the flow of polluted water into Lake Düden. Düden Lake plays an important role in preserving the ecological balance, and it also provides economic benefits to the farmers because the birds in the lake feed on pests that damage the surrounding agricultural areas. While 20 thousand 275 flamingo cubs hatched, this number was recorded as the largest flamingo colony detected in the world to date.

GÖKGOL / KOZANLI

This special protection area is a 50 ha (0.5 km2) freshwater lake, Gökgöl and 20 km from the town center of Kulu. It consists of hundreds of hectares of meadows and marshes between the town of Kozanlı and Gökgöl in the west. There are also open water areas in the lake, which is covered with reeds. It is fed by groundwater and a channel dug in the 1970s to drain Samsan Lake, eight kilometers northwest.

The local people built a simple stone embankment at the eastern exit of the lake in order to increase the opportunities for grazing. Prior to this, the lake was probably smaller and dries up during the summer months. The waters coming out of the lake flow into Salt Lake. After the lake was declared a protected area, arrangements were made by DSI. There is a picnic area and a Bird Observatory around it, and 184 bird species were officially identified. A fish species known as the Cobitus Universe Fish in the lake lives only in Gökgöl in the world. Gökgöl Festival is organized by Kulu Municipality every year in the region.

There are mounds in various parts of the district and there are caves with historical and tourism value in Karacadağ Town. Especially the Big Cave in Karacadağ Town, the Red Cave in Altınlar Village, the Double Door Cave in Yaraşlı Village, the caves in Kozanlı Kaletepe and Asma İn in Kozanlı Halil İbrahim plateau, the cave near Arşıncı village, Kapıkayası Cave near Samsam village.