Tavşanlı is a town and district of
Kütahya Province in the
Aegean region of
Turkey
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Tavşanlı is a typical Aegean town where a government-owned coal mine company attracted thousands of settlers from surrounding cities and villages which made the town reach the population of 101.848 (according to government data from 2021).
The town is also famous for its notable number of jewellery shops and is also famous for popular snack called "
leblebi" (roasted chick peas).
Name
Tavşanlı was told to be named after a hunting party held by the
Ottoman prince
Bayezid I, in which he is said to have hunted 7 rabbits. Thus the name Tavşanlı meaning "the place with rabbits" was given to the area.
Places of interest
west of Kütahya lies the ancient town of Tavşanlı with a notable 12th-century
Seljuq Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (d ...
mosque called Ulucami. to the north in a side valley of the
Adronos stream stands a
Phrygia
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n rock monument Dikilitaş, a huge volcanic partly smoothed rock with geometric designs.
Notable people
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Mustafa Kalemli
Mustafa Kalemli (born March 26, 1943) is a Turkish physician and politician, who served as government minister and Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Early life and career
Mustafa Kalemli was born in Tavşanlı, Kütahya Province, ...
, physician and politician
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Kemal Zeytinoğlu
Kemal Zeytinoğlu (1911–1959) was a Turkish engineer and politician being a member of the Democrat Party (DP). He assumed various cabinet posts in the 1950s under Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. He died in a plane crash in the United Kingdom.
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, engineer and politician
References
External links
District governor's official website
Pictures from private source of the city
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Districts of Kütahya Province