Things to Do in Emirdağ: 5 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Emirdağ

• 1 Historic
• 2 Ancient City
• 1 Religious
• 1 Nature

While you are in Emirdağ, you can also see the highlights of Afyonkarahisar province. These places are in other districts; Emirdağ is about 61 km from the provincial centre.

• Afyonkarahisar Castle — The castle stands on a 226-metre rock that was once a volcano.
• Afyonkarahisar Grand Mosque — Built between 1272 and 1277 and popularly known as the Kırk Direkli ("Forty Columns") Mosque, this timber-columned mosque is one of the important examples of Seljuk and Beylik-period timber-columned mosque architecture.
• Gedik Ahmed Paşa Complex (İmaret Mosque) — A complex built around 1470–1472 for Gedik Ahmed Paşa, vizier in the time of Mehmed the Conqueror, and attributed to the architect Ayaz Ağa.
• Sultan Dîvânî Mevlevihane Museum — The Mevlevi lodge founded by Ulu Ârif Çelebi in 1316 was rebuilt in 1908 after a fire in 1902 and opened as a museum in 2008. The tradition of "40 Hatimli Şifalı Aşure" (healing aşure of forty Qur'an recitations) is believed to have begun here.
• Victory Museum — Built as the town hall in 1913–1914, the building became the headquarters of Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Paşa and his commanders after the city's liberation on 27 August 1922, and the final plans for the Battle of the Commander-in-Chief of 30 August were drawn up here.
• Afyonkarahisar Museum — Founded in 1933, this archaeology and ethnography museum moved in 2023 to its new building on the Afyonkarahisar–Izmir road.

Practical Information for Visiting Emirdağ

Suggested time

1 day

Best time to visit

Summer (expatriate season) and spring

Places to visit

5 places

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  Emirdağ Dolgulu Köftesi

  Emirdağ Dolgulu Köftesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 26 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 769). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Emirdağ Municipality.

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  Emirdağ Yumurtalı Pidesi

  Emirdağ Yumurtalı Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 26 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 770). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products and desserts. Registered by: Emirdağ Municipality.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Emirdağ

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  Gurbetçi culture

  Heavy emigration to Europe, especially Belgium, has deeply affected the social and economic life of the district.

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  Turkmen tribes

  Turkmen tribes settled in the area in the 18th century were decisive in the founding of the villages.

Local Products

• Emirdağ Güveci — Emirdağ Güveci was registered as a protected geographical indication on 19 January 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 650). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Emirdağ Municipality.
• Emirdağ Kilimi — Emirdağ Kilimi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 30 April 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 744). Product group: carpets and kilims. Registered by: Emirdağ Municipality.
• Emirdağ Koyun Yoğurdu — Emirdağ Koyun Yoğurdu was registered as a protected geographical indication on 6 September 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 883). Product group: dairy products other than cheese and butter. Registered by: Emirdağ Municipality.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture and livestock farming, as well as income sent home by people from Emirdağ living abroad.

How to Get to Emirdağ

Emirdağ is about 61 km from Afyonkarahisar city centre as the crow flies. The district is reached by road from Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir.

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