Things to Do in Meram: 7 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Meram

• 2 Historic
• 1 Ancient City
• 1 Museum
• 3 Nature

1 🌳 Nature

Meram Vineyards

The Meram Vineyards, south-west of Konya, have been used as the city's picnic and recreation area for centuries. Mevlâna often visited the area, which is famous for its vineyards and gardens.

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2 🏛️ Historic

Sille Village

Sille, 8 km north-west of Konya, is one of Anatolia's oldest settlements, with a history of 7,000 years. With the Aya Eleni Church, rock churches, historic houses and the Eflatun Spring, it is effectively an open-air museum.

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3 🏛️ Historic

Aya Eleni Church

The church in Sille is said to have been built in AD 327 by Empress Helena. It is one of the oldest places of Christian worship in Anatolia and, after restoration, is used as a cultural centre.

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4 🌳 Nature

Meram Picnic Area

The most popular picnic and recreation area in Konya, with its fountains, gardens and walking trails, is where city residents spend their weekends.

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5 🌳 Nature

Meram Stream Picnic Area

A picnic area by the Meram Stream, which flows from the Altınapa Dam, with pine groves and tea gardens.

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6 🏺 Ancient City

Kilistra Ancient City

An ancient city in the village of Gökyurt, in Hatunsaray town, which is part of Meram.

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7 🖼️ Museum

Atatürk House Museum

A museum on Atatürk Street in Meram district.

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While you are in Meram, you can also see the highlights of Konya province. These places are in other districts.

• Mevlana Museum and Mausoleum — The mausoleum and dervish lodge of Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî, a museum since 1926. With the tomb known as the Green Dome, the semahane (whirling hall), the dervish cells and manuscripts of the Masnavi, it is one of the most visited museums in Türkiye.
• Çatalhöyük — A Neolithic city in Çumra, inhabited for about two thousand years from around 7400 BC. With its adjoining houses entered through the roof, its wall paintings and its figurines, it is one of the first urban settlements in human history.
• Karatay Madrasa (Museum of Tile Works) — A madrasa built in 1251 by Emir Celaleddin Karatay; its dome, covered in turquoise and navy-blue tiles, is a masterpiece of Seljuk tile art.
• İnce Minareli Madrasa — A darülhadis (hadith school) built in 1264 by the vizier Sahip Ata, with Kölük bin Abdullah as its architect; it is famous for its richly carved portal.
• Alaeddin Hill and Mosque — On the hill in the city centre, the Alaeddin Mosque, which houses the tombs of the Seljuk sultans, and the remains of the Kılıçarslan II Pavilion; this is the oldest settled area of the city.
• Sille — A village 8 km north-west of the city where Greeks and Turks lived together for centuries; it is known for the Aya Eleni Church, which goes back to the 4th century, its rock-cut chapels and its stone houses.

Practical Information for Visiting Meram

Suggested time

1-2 days

Best time to visit

Spring and autumn (April-June, September-November)

Places to visit

7 places

• 🫓

  Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread)

  Thin dough spread with minced meat and baked in a stone oven. It is also made in traditional ovens in Meram.

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  Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)

  Prepared by slow-cooking lamb in a clay oven, fırın kebabı is one of the most loved dishes in Meram.

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  Meram Grape Sweets

  Traditional sweets of the region, made from grapes gathered in the Meram vineyards: grape molasses, pestil (fruit leather) and cevizli sucuk (walnut sucuk).

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Meram

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  Mevlâna's Love for Meram

  Mevlâna Celâleddin Rûmî often visited the Meram vineyards and wrote about the area with inspiration in his works. Meram is the place where Mevlevi culture meets nature.

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  Sille's Multicultural Heritage

  For centuries, Sille was a settlement where Muslim and Christian communities lived side by side. Its churches, mosques and historic houses bear witness to this multicultural past.

Local Products

• Meram Grapes — Grapes grown in the Meram vineyards have been Konya's most important agricultural product for centuries. Both table and wine varieties are grown.
• Sille Handicrafts — Traditional handicrafts made in Sille village, including ceramics and textiles, attract the interest of visitors.

Economy

Meram is one of Konya's central districts. The service sector, education and agriculture are its main economic activities. Necmettin Erbakan University lies within the district boundaries. Viticulture and fruit growing are its traditional agricultural activities. Sille's tourism potential is developing.

How to Get to Meram

Meram lies in the south-west of Konya city centre. Konya Airport is 20 km away. The district is connected to the city centre by tram. Sille can be reached from Meram by an 8 km road.

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