Kemer is a town in

Burdur Province Burdur Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, and Isparta to the east. Its area is 7,175 km2, and its population is 273,799 (202 ...

in the

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region of

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. It is the seat of

Kemer District Kemer is a seaside resort, municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 412 km2, and its population is 49,383 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera. Kemer is on ...

.İlçe Belediyesi
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its population is 1,456 (2021). Kemer, 45 km away from Burdur city center, was established at the foothills of the Rahat Mountains. The first meeting of the Turks with the settlement, which bears traces of many civilizations from ancient times to the present, was in 1082 during the reign of the Anatolian Seljuk Ruler Suleiman Shah. With the dissolution of the Anatolian Seljuk State, the region came under the rule of the Hamitoğulları Principality and then the Ottoman Empire.

History

After the 1071 Malazgirt Victory, which opened the door of Anatolia to the Turks, Turks settled in this district in 1075 when the region came under the domination of Turkmen tribes. The former name of the village was Bebekler.

Culture and Values

Until this day the village lives by traditions and social norms rooted in the origins of the Turkmen tribes and Yörük lifestyle. In order to keep the Yoruk culture alive, the municipality organises highland festivals every year in the 3rd week of June. In terms of values belonging to the village, customs and traditions have a great influence on the organisation of social life. In events such as birth and death, weddings, festivals, military and pilgrimage ceremonies are held in accordance with deep-rooted traditions. In the past, women in this village traditionally wore the üc etek.

References

Populated places in Burdur Province Kemer District, Burdur District municipalities in Turkey {{Burdur-geo-stub