Yozgat
Yozgat
| Yozgat | |
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| — District — | |
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| Coordinates: 39°49′N 34°48′E / 39.817°N 34.8°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Yozgat |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Yusuf Başer (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,406 m (4,613 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| - District | 113,614 |
| - Urban | 73,835 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 66xxx |
| Area code(s) | 0354 |
| Licence plate | 66 |
| Website | www.yozgat.gov.tr |
Yozgat is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2009 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,835 live in the city of Yozgat.
History
After the old administrative center of the region, Tavium (Büyüknefes), became ruined, a new centre was created by Çapanoğlu, the founder of a powerful derebey family and called Bozok. The Ottoman Empire annexed Yozgat in 1398. At around 1911, it was the chief town of a sanjak of the same name in the Ankara Province, of the Ottoman Empire. There was a trade in yellow madder (Stil de grain yellow) and mohair. The sanjak was very fertile, and contained good breeding-grounds in which cattle, horses and even camels were reared for the local agriculture and foreign trade.
Geography
The town is located at an elevation of 4,380 ft (1,335 m), situated 105 mi (170 km) east of Ankara, near the head of a narrow valley through which the Ankara–Sivas road runs. Like much of the Anatolian Plateau, the lands around Yozgat have been deforested over thousands of years of human habitation. This makes the climate and weather harsh, in summers and winters. However the Republic of Turkey has taken great steps to reforest at least some of the region.
Climate
Yozgat has a Continental climate (Köppen Climate Classification) with freezing winters due to its inland location and hot, dry summers. Summers often exceed 30 °C (86.0 °F) at peak times. Winter temperatures can drop as low as −20 °C (−4.0 °F) at the height of the season.
| Climate data for Yozgat | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.9 (57) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.1 (79) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.63 (58.34) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -5.3 (22.5) |
-4.6 (23.7) |
-1.4 (29.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
-3.0 (26.6) |
4.05 (39.29) |
| Avg. rainy days | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 120.8 |
| Sunshine hours | 93 | 112 | 164.3 | 192 | 254.2 | 303 | 344.1 | 337.9 | 270 | 204.6 | 138 | 93 | 2,506.1 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [2] | |||||||||||||
Sights
The main sights of the city of Yozgat are the Clock Tower built in 1908 and the Çapanoğlu Mosque built by the Çapanoğlu family who are the founders of Yozgat.
Notable natives
- Agah Efendi (1832-1885) , journalist, publisher of the first Turkish newspaper
- Nasuh Akar (1925-1984), Olympic gold medalist wrestler
- Celal Atik (1918-1979), Olympic gold medalist wrestler
- Bekir Bozdağ (1965), Deputy prime minister
- Cemil Çiçek (1946), Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly
- Aylin Daşdelen (1982), European champion female weightlifter
- Mevlüt Erdinç (1987), Turkish footballer playing for Paris SG
- John Ilhan (1965-2007), Turkish-Australian businessman
- Lütfullah Kayalar (1952), former Minister of Finance
- Soner Özbilen (1947), folk singer
- Bozoklu Mustafa Pasha (1693-1694), Ottoman Grand Vizier
- Yusuf Izzet Pasha (1876-1922), Ottoman and Turkish general
- Mehmet Topuz (1983), footballer playing for Fenerbahçe
- Mehmet Nidâ Tüfekçi (1929-1993), folk singer
- Mehmet Yıldız (1981), footballer
Sightseeing
- Yozgat Pine Grove National Park is a national park, covering an area of 264 ha (2.64 km2), consists of different types of pine trees.
- ^ [1]
- ^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Yozgat, Turkey". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/66/Yozgat.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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Coordinates: 39°49′12″N 34°48′16″E / 39.82°N 34.80444°E