Çiçekdağı is a town in
Kırşehir Province
Kırşehir Province () is a province in central Turkey, forming part of the Central Anatolia Region. Its area is 6,584 km2, and its population is 244,519 (2022). The average elevation is approximately 985 meters above sea level. The provinci ...
in the
Central Anatolia region of
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 ...
. It is the seat of
Çiçekdağı District
Çiçekdağı District is a district of the Kırşehir Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Çiçekdağı. .
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 6,298 (2022).
History
From 1867 until 1922, Çiçekdağı was part of
Angora vilayet
The Vilayet of Angora () or Ankara was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city of Angora (Ankara) in north-central Anatolia, which included most of ancient Galatia.
Demographics
At the beginni ...
.
Climate
Çiçekdağı's climate is classified as
cold semi-arid (
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''BSk''). The town experiences hot, dry summers and chilly, frequently snowy winters.
Notable natives
*
Muharrem ErtaÅŸ
Muharrem Ertaş (1913 – 3 December 1984) was a Turkish folk music singer and a virtuoso of the traditional Turkish instrument bağlama. He was one of the most important members of the Bozlak genre.
Early life
He was born in 1913 in the village ...
(1913-1984), folk musician
*
NeÅŸet ErtaÅŸ
NeÅŸet ErtaÅŸ (1938 – 25 September 2012) was a Turkish folk music singer, lyricist, modern ashik and virtuoso of the traditional Turkish instrument the baÄŸlama. His profession in Turkish is known as ''halk ozanı'', which literally means ...
(1938-2012), folk musician
References
External links
Municipality's official website
Populated places in Çiçekdağı District
District municipalities in Turkey
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