Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

and the capital of the

Eskişehir Province Eskişehir Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey. Its area is 13,960 km2, and its population is 906,617 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are B ...

. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is located on the banks of the

Porsuk River The Porsuk River also Kocasu-Porsuk River (), ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for . The city of Eskişehir is located on the banks of this river. The river is dammed by the Porsuk dam, forming large reservoirs. The Porsuk flow ...

, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile

Phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; , ''Phrygía'') was a kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Stories of the heroic age of Greek mythology tell of several legendary Ph ...

n Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is to the west of

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, to the southeast of

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

and to the northeast of

Kütahya Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...

. It is located in the vicinity of the ancient city of

Dorylaeum Dorylaeum or Dorylaion (; ) was an ancient city in Anatolia. It is now an archaeological site located near the city of Eskişehir, Turkey. Its original location was about 10 km southwest of Eskişehir, at a place now known as Karaca Hisar ...

. Known as a

university town A college town or university town is a town or city whose character is dominated by a college or university and their associated culture, often characterised by the student population making up 20 percent of the population of the community, bu ...

, it houses

Eskişehir Technical University Eskişehir Technical University (ESTU) is a state technical university in Turkey. On May 18, 2018, it started to provide education in Eskişehir with five faculties, three institutes and two vocational schools in two different campuses. As of 2019, ...

Eskişehir Osmangazi University Eskisehir Osmangazi University (), abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey. History Eskişehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) is a state university that dates back to the foundation of the Faculty o ...

, and

Anadolu University Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...

. The province covers an area of .

Etymology

The name can be literally translated as 'Old City' in Turkish. The name has been documented in Ottoman records since the late 15th century.

History

The city was founded by the

Phrygians The Phrygians (Greek: Φρύγες, ''Phruges'' or ''Phryges'') were an ancient Indo-European speaking people who inhabited central-western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in antiquity. Ancient Greek authors used "Phrygian" as an umbrella term t ...

in at least 1000 BC, although it has been estimated to be older than 4000 years old. The current city lies about a mile from the ancient Phrygian city of

. Many Phrygian artifacts and sculptures are on display in the city's archeological museum. There is also a museum of

meerschaum Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( , ; ; meaning " sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula f ...

stone, whose production remains still notable, used to make high quality meerschaum

pipes Pipe(s), PIPE(S) or piping may refer to: Objects * Pipe (fluid conveyance), a hollow cylinder following certain dimension rules ** Piping, the use of pipes in industry * Smoking pipe ** Tobacco pipe * Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circu ...

. In the fourth century AD the city moved about ten km northeast, from Karacahisar to Şehirhöyük. The region was originally inhabited by

Hittites The Hittites () were an Anatolian peoples, Anatolian Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled in mo ...

. Many ancient geographers described the city as one of the most beautiful in

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

. As with many towns in

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

arrived after

Constantine the Great Constantine I (27 February 27222 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a Constantine the Great and Christianity, pivotal ro ...

legalized the

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in the

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. Beginning in the 4th century, records exist of bishops holding office in Eskişehir. The city was known as () in

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in that period. One of these bishops,

Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea (30 May AD 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima. ...

, was heavily involved in shaping the evolving

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of the church. It was called during the

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period.Türkiye İller Ansiklopedisi 1.Cilt s.409 In 1097, it was the site of a

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of the

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in which the

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defeated the Seljuk Turkish sultan

Kilij Arslan I Kilij Arslan ibn Suleiman (; ; or ''Kılıcarslan'', "Sword Lion") (‎1079–1107) was the Seljuk sultan of Rûm. He reigned from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the ...

; the town later fell to the

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in 1176, or the 13th century. From 1867 until 1922, Eskişehir was part of

Hüdavendigâr vilayet The Hüdavendigâr Vilayet () or Bursa Vilayet after its administrative centre, was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of .Greek Army The Hellenic Army (, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term '' Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed F ...

. Eskişehir holds the title of Cultural Capital of the Turkish World and UNESCO Capital of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013.

Geography

Eskişehir is situated on the banks of

, which flows into the

Sakarya River The Sakarya (; ; ; ) is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of the principal rivers of Asia Minor (Anatolia) in Greek classical antiquity, and is mentioned in th ...

Porsuk Dam Porsuk Dam is a dam in Turkey. The dam on the Porsuk River is located on the border of Eskişehir Province, Eskişehir and Kütahya Province, Kutahya. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works ...

, located near the Eskişehir-Kütahya border, controls the flow of the water in the river.

Climate

Eskişehir has a

cold semi-arid climate Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...

(''BSk'') under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, and a temperate

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

(''Dc'') under the

Trewartha climate classification The Trewartha climate classification (TCC), or the Köppen–Trewartha climate classification (KTC), is a climate classification system first published by American geographer Glenn Thomas Trewartha in 1966. It is a modified version of the Köp ...

. The city features cold, snowy winters and warm, dry summers. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and autumn. Due to Eskişehir's high altitude and its dry summers, nightly temperatures in the summer months are cool. Precipitation levels are low, but precipitation can be observed throughout the year.

Economy

Traditionally dependent on flour milling and brickyards, the city expanded with the building of railway workshops in 1894 for work on the

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. As of 1920, Eskişehir was one of the major locations for

mining. At that time, most of the mining sites were owned by the state.

Devrim Devrim (, meaning ''Revolution'' in Turkish) was the first-ever automobile designed and produced in Turkey. Automotive Industry Congress On 15 May 1961, the ''Otomotiv Endüstri Kongresi'' (Automotive Industry Congress) was opened by Presiden ...

, the first Turkish automobile, was produced in 1961 at the

TÜLOMSAŞ TÜLOMSAŞ () was a locomotive and wagon builder in Turkey. It was the main locomotive supplier of the Turkish State Railways and was one of the two companies that designed and assembled locomotives in Turkey along with EUROTEM. The company headq ...

factory in Eskişehir.

was never put into mass production and stayed a concept study; it can be viewed in the TÜLOMSAŞ factory in Eskişehir. In addition to production, the first Turkish steam powered locomotive called Karakurt was produced at the TÜLOMSAŞ factory in 1961. Eskişehir was also the site of Turkey's first aviation industry (Aeronautical Supply Maintenance Centre) and its

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was the command centre of Turkey's first Tactical Air Force headquarters on

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's southern flank during the

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. Eskişehir produces trucks, home appliances, railway locomotives, fighter aircraft engines, agricultural equipment, textiles, brick, cement, chemicals, processed meerschaum, and refined sugar. , one of Turkey's largest food brands (mostly producing biscuits, chocolate, and candy), is based in Eskişehir.

Arçelik Arçelik A.Ş. () is a Turkish multinational household appliances manufacturer. The company engages in the production, marketing and after-sale services of durable goods and their components. Its products include white goods (such as refrigerat ...

, a major Turkish home appliances and consumer electronics manufacturer, has one of its production plants in Eskişehir. Eskişehir was the first stage of

High-speed rail in Turkey Turkish State Railways (TCDD) started building high-speed rail lines in 2003. TCDD has branded its high-speed service as Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) which currently operates on three lines: the Ankara–Istanbul high-speed railway, the Ankara� ...

from

. This service improved the travel and commerce between Eskişehir and Ankara, thanks to reduced journey time. GKN, a major global automotive supplier for passenger and commercial car

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systems, has a plant in Eskişehir. The city is served by the

Hasan Polatkan Airport Hasan Polatkan Airport () is an international airport that serves the city of Eskişehir. Located within the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Eskişehir Technical University. History Hasan Polatkan Airport was opened to air traffic wi ...

Education

There are three universities in Eskişehir. These are the

, and the

, which is the first university in the world that gained the privilege of managing airports. Anadolu University, in addition to its on-campus studies, started open university courses through TV broadcasts in the 1980s, allowing access to tertiary education for thousands of students who otherwise would not have been able to benefit from any.

Culture

The city has a significant population of Turkic

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. It also attracted ethnic

emigrating from

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countries such as

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, and the

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region of

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, who contributed to the development of the city's metalworking industries. In 2013, Eskişehir hosted the inaugural

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, which aims to highlight music and artists from various Turkic-speaking regions. The city is also home to the Dünya Müzeleri Müzesi or Museum of World Museums. Other museums in the city are Eti Archaeology Museum,

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, Meerschaum Museum,

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, Museum of Modern Glass Art, Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum, Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum, and the Odunpazarı Modern Museum.

Attractions

Most of modern-day Eskişehir was rebuilt after the

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(1919–1923), but a number of historic buildings remain, such as the

Kurşunlu Mosque Kurșunlu, formerly Karacaviran, is a town in Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kurşunlu District Kurşunlu District is a district of the Çankırı Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Kur ...

. The archaeological site of the ancient

n city of

is close to Eskişehir. The city is noted for its natural hot sulphur springs.

Sports

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club

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

, founded in 1965, plays in the

TFF Second League The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continu ...

after being relegated during the 2021-22 TFF First League. It plays its home games in the

New Eskişehir Stadium The New Eskişehir Stadium () is a stadium in Eskişehir, Turkey. It opened to the public in late 20 November 2016 and has a capacity of 32,500 spectators. It is the home ground of Eskişehirspor. It replaced the club's former home, Eskişehir A ...

Notable natives

Eusebius of Dorylaeum Eusebius of Dorylaeum () was the 5th-century bishop of Dorylaeum (modern-day Eskişehir, Turkey), who spoke out against dissident teachings, especially those of Nestorius and Eutyches, during the period of Christological controversy. After succeedi ...

5th-century bishop * Battal Gazi8th-century

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saint buried in

Seyitgazi Seyitgazi is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,578 km2, and its population is 12,587 (2022). The central town of Seyitgazi lies at a distance of towards the south from the province capital of Eskişehir ...

Yunus Emre Yunus Emre (), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passe ...

13th-century Turkish folk poet * Adil Giray PişiriçiCrimean Khan, Ottoman Empire 1881–1941 * Sabrettin Giray Pişiriçi - Son of the Crimean Khan, Ottoman Empire Adil Giray Pişiriçi 1923-1976 Ağapınarı, Eskişehir Turkey * Sheik Edebali13th century religious leader, spiritual founder of the

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Behiç Erkin Behiç Erkin (1876 – November 11, 1961) was a Turkish people, Turkish career officer, Armenian genocide perpetrator, first director (1920–1926) of the Turkish State Railways, nationalized under his auspices, statesman and diplomat of the Tur ...

- Turkish

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, first director (1920–1926) of the Turkish State Railways, Minister of Public Works (1926–1928), Turkish Ambassador (Budapest 1928–1939, Paris and Vichy 1939-1943) *

Yakup Satar Yakup Satar (11 March 1898 – 2 April 2008) was a Turkish soldier who is believed to have been the last Ottoman veteran of the First World War. He died at age 110. Born in Crimea, Satar joined the army of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On 2 ...

- last Turkish veteran of the First World War *

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (January 9, 1900 – July 22, 1987) was a Turkish politician, civil servant, professor ordinarius and physician. He served as government minister, and is well known for his long-term position as governor of Istanbul. Earl ...

- Professor, former mayor of Istanbul (1949–1957), former Turkish ambassador (Bern), former minister of state * Yılmaz Büyükerşen - Professor, Reporter, Columnist, Caricaturist, Editor, former rector of Anadolu University, former member of RTYK, Professional Wax Sculptor *

Cüneyt Arkın Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and physician. Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is widely co ...

- Actor, Director, Producer, Martial Artist, Doctor in Medicine * Nuri Alço - Actor, Director, Producer *

Eqrem Çabej Eqrem Çabej (; 6 August 1908 – 13 August 1980) was an Albanian historical linguist and scholar who, through the publication of numerous studies gained a reputation as a key expert in research on Albanian language, literature, ethnology and l ...

- Linguist and scholar *

Melis Birkan Melis Birkan (born 15 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She graduated from ballet department for elementary school, high school and modern dance department for university in State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She is best kn ...

- Actress *

Zeki Sezer Mehmet Zeki Sezer (born 12 April 1957) is a Turkish politician and former chairman of the Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP), he was elected in the 6th ordinary party congress in 2004 after the resignation of Bülent Ecevit. Ea ...

- former Leader of the Democratic Left Party

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, Chemical Engineer, Minister of State (57th government) * Hasan Polatkan - Politician * Mehmet Terzi - Long-Distance Runner *

Gamze Bulut Gamze Bulut (; born August 3, 1992, in Eskişehir) is a Turkish middle-distance runner. Due to receive the 2012 gold medals as Olympic and European champion following the disqualification of teammate Aslı Çakır Alptekin from both events, Bul ...

- Mid-Distance Runner *

Zeki Önder Özen Zeki as Turkish masculine name and may refer to: * Zeki Akar (born 1944), Turkish judge * Zeki Alasya (1943-2015), Turkish actor * Zeki Demir (born 1982), Turkish karateka * Zeki Demirkubuz (born 1964), Turkish film director * Zeki Gülay (bor ...

- Football Manager * Ömer Çatkıç - Football Goalkeeper *

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- Volleyball Player *

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- Tennis Player *

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- Basketball Player *

Kerem Gönlüm Kerem Gönlüm (born November 22, 1977) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. In January 2019, he started punditry on a local radio station. Professional career Betyween 2005 and 2014, Gönlüm played for Anadolu Efes. Gonlum served ...

- Basketball Player *

Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu (born 6 March 1967) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Turkey, Turkish pro side Çukurova Basketbol. Managing career National level * 2008–2015 Turkey women's national basketball team, ...

- Basketball Coach *

Asya (singer) Asya (born 1 March 1965) is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter who appeared as backing vocalist for Nilüfer between 1990 and 1994. Her first album, ''Asya'' was released in 1994. She worked with Onno Tunç, Garo Mafyan, Mustafa Sandal, Gökha ...

- Pop Singer, Song-Writer *

Tuna Kiremitçi Tuna Kiremitçi (born 24 February 1973) is a contemporary Turkish singer-songwriter and crime author. He is generally inspired by tragedies of common people, the dilemmas of women-men relationship in the society, and the melancholy of aging, all ...

- Author, Poet, Columnist, Composer *

Enis Batur Ahmet Enis Batur (born 28 June 1952, Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish poet, essayist, novelist, and editor. Education Born in Eskişehir on 28 June 1952, Enis Batur studied at St. Joseph High School Istanbul, B.A. in sociology at the Middle E ...

- Author, Lecturer * Alper Erturk - Professor at

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Gürer Aykal Gürer Aykal (born May 22, 1942) is a Turkish conductor and adjunct professor at Bilkent University. He has been the musical director and principal conductor of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra since 1999. Education Aykal was born ...

- Conductor, adjunct professor at Bilkent University * Banu Avar - Writer and journalist * Mete Erpek (Joker) - Rapper * Meryem Boz - Volleyball Player * Sertan Saltan - Artist and winner of 2011 BP Young Artist Award

International relations

Eskişehir is twinned with: *

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References

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External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

Eskişehir Police Headquarters

Eskişehir News

Eskişehirspor Sports Club

Eskişehir Hava Durumu
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eskisehir Cities in Turkey Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey