SELJUKLU
Seljuk was established on the plain, which is the bottom of the lake. Takkeli and Loras mountains rise just to its west. It is bordered by the districts of Selçuklu, Sarayönü, Kadınhanı, Derbent, Altınekin, Meram and Karatay, which are located in the north of Konya.
It has an arid climate and the average precipitation is lower than the surrounding provinces. However, precipitation in non-dry years is sufficient for agriculture. Seljuk, which includes Sille Dam used for irrigation and partially Altınapa Dam, is plain in terms of its general location and partially mountainous on the west side. The vegetation has the characteristics of steppe climate.
Selcuklu district meets 25% of Konya's GDP, that is, production. Therefore, the place with the highest added value in Konya is Seljuk. Urbanization rate is over 80%. Important municipal services were planned and implemented in Seljuk, and studies were carried out to shape the future of the city and foresee its planned development. Selçuklu district continues to be a livable city with its zoning practices, infrastructure asphalt, environment, tourism, culture-arts and social studies.
The Seljuk district got its name from the Great Seljuk State or the Great Seljuk Empire. The Great Seljuk State is a Turkish-Islamic state. For the first time in the Islamic period Turkish history, its borders extended from the borders of China to the Islands and the Sea of Marmara, from the Caucasus to the borders of Egypt, and thus included the lands of Turkestan, Khwarezm, Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Arabian Peninsula, Syria and Anatolian countries. It was the Seljuks who established a great universal Turkish empire. The Great Seljuk State, which was founded by the brothers Tuğrul Bey and Çağrı Bey, sons of Seljuk Mikail, as generally in other Turkish states, expanded its borders to the east, west, expanded rapidly in the south and north directions and became an empire by becoming the sole ruler of the Islamic world; As a matter of fact, the Abbasid caliph of the period, Kaaim Bi Emrillah, declared Sultan Tugrul as the ruler of the world. The empire, which was built on solid foundations during the reign of Sultan Tughrul, experienced a period of rise during the reign of the second ruler, the Great Sultan Alp Arslan, great conquests were made in the west, especially as a result of the great historical blow to the Byzantine Empire in Manzikert on August 26, 1071, the gates of Anatolia were opened to the Turkish nation. It was opened wide, so the biggest step was taken for this country to become a Turkish homeland. During the reign of Sultan Melikşah, the son of Sultan Alp Arslan and the greatest ruler of the history of the Seljuks, the Seljuk Empire lived its most glorious period, so many conquests were made both in the East and in the West that, for this reason, Melikşah was called the Father of Conquests (Abu He was given the nickname 'l-feth). During the reign of Sultan Melikşah, the Kerman Seljuk State in and around Kirman, the Syrian Seljuk State in Syria and Palestine, and the Anatolian Seljuk State in Anatolia were continuing their existence under the Great Seljuk Empire. After the death of the Great Sultan Melikşah (1092), the Seljuk Empire entered a period of disintegration and collapse as a result of the throne conflicts in the years following the murder of the very valuable statesman Nizamülmülk, who had been the vizier of the Seljuk State for more than 30 years.
For this reason, the empire was divided into four parts: Iraq and Khorasan Seljuks, Kerman Seljuks, Syria and Palestine Seljuks, and Anatolian Seljuk State, which are the continuation of the Great Seljuk State. Although the Turkish Seljuks separated from the Great Seljuk State after the death of Melikşah and continued their political life as an independent state, Syria and Palestine, especially Iraq and Kirman Seljuk States, more or less, until the death of Sultan Sencer, who was in the position of Great Sultan (1157) They remained attached to the Great Seljuk Empire, and later became independent.
HISTORICAL AND TOURISTIC PLACES
INCE MINARE MUSEUM OF STONE AND WOOD WORKS (INCE MINARE MADRAS)
Ince Minareli Madrasa is in Konya Province, Selcuklu District, west of Alaeddin Hill. Seljuk Sultan II. It was built in 663 A.H. (1264 A.D.) by the Vizier Owner Ata, Fahrettin Ali, during the Izzeddin Keykavus Era to teach the science of hadith.
SELÇUKLU TROPICAL BUTTERFLY GARDEN (VALLEY OF BUTTERFLY)
You will encounter a unique atmosphere in the Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, on a 3,500 m² promenade area, where 20 thousand tropical plants from 98 species and 5,000 butterflies take flight.
SELJUK FLOWER GARDEN
The "Seljuk Flower Garden", which was brought to the Butterfly Valley Park by the Selçuklu Municipality, attracts great attention. The garden with 250 thousand flowers of 9 types offers a visual feast for photography lovers.
ADVENTURE TOWER
Adventure Tower located in Butterfly Valley Park