Kütahya
Phrygia and Aizanoi. Read through place dossiers, regional narratives and source records.
Kütahya is read within the <a href="/en/bolge/ic-ege">Inner Aegean</a> narrative through links between places, periods and stories.
From basin to stop
With the Phrygian threshold, Aizanoi, ceramics and Republican memory, Kütahya is an Inner Aegean guide where earth, stone and urban culture meet.
From Phrygia to Aizanoi
Aizanoi's urban structures, the Phrygian surroundings and Dumlupınar memory allow Kütahya's different eras to be compared without reducing them to one word.
A city shaped with earth
In Kütahya, present-day life reaches from the workshop and pottery ovens of the centre to rural plateaus and thermal baths, keeping craft traditions vital.
Dough, poppy seed, pot
Sıkıcık soup, cimcik, poppy-seed pastries and casserole are headings for approaching Kütahya's table through home cooking, produce and season.
Tile and everyday object
Tile and ceramic traditions in Kütahya create a strong bridge between museum and workshop, past and everyday use.
360-degree province worlds
District guides
Place inventory
Connected stories
Culture and memory narratives
- Aizanoi Macellum World's First Inflation Price Edict Inscription (301 CE)
- Battle of Dumlupınar and Victory of Commander-in-Chief (30 August 1922)
- Pergamon and Aizanoi: a Hellenistic Inner Aegean threshold
- From Clandras Aqueduct to Sebaste and Simav Eynal: Inland Aegean Water Engineering and Roman Thermal Springs
- From Hayme Ana Lands at Domaniç to Penkalas Bridges and Göbel Thermal: Ottoman Foundation, Roman Marble, and Thermal Healing
- From the Kilims of Eşme to Gediz and Sandıklı Hüdai: Natural Dyes, River Springs, and Roman Mud Baths
- Gediz Battle Victory and Construction of Abide Village Martyrdom Monument (October 1920)
- Rock Cities of the Inland Aegean and the Roman Stock Exchange: From Aizanoi to Ayazini and the Blaundos Cliffs
- Kayı Tribe Migration Route to Domaniç and Death of Hayme Ana (1281 CE)
- Emergence of Kütahya Tile Kilns and Construction of Çakırsaz Seljuk Han (1230 CE)
- Foundation of Sebaste (Sivaslı) by Emperor Augustus (20 BCE)
- From Seyitömer Bronze Age to Çakırsaz Han and Germiyan Tile Kilns: Ancient Loom Weights, Seljuk Hans, and UNESCO Tile Mansions
- From Simav Gölcük Crater to Gediz Abide Village and Hisarcık Aqueducts: 1,450m Volcanic Lake, 1920 Gediz Battle, and Roman Channels
- From Şaphane Alunite Mines to Emet Thermal Springs and Dumlupınar Victory: Alum Mines, Boron Waters, and August 30 Battle
- Emergence and Export of Uşak Eşme Yörük Root-Dyed Kilim Craft (1700)
Research stories and events
- Aizanoi Macellum World's First Inflation Price Edict Inscription (301 CE)
- Battle of Dumlupınar and Victory of Commander-in-Chief (30 August 1922)
- Pergamon and Aizanoi: a Hellenistic Inner Aegean threshold
- From Clandras Aqueduct to Sebaste and Simav Eynal: Inland Aegean Water Engineering and Roman Thermal Springs
- From Hayme Ana Lands at Domaniç to Penkalas Bridges and Göbel Thermal: Ottoman Foundation, Roman Marble, and Thermal Healing
- From the Kilims of Eşme to Gediz and Sandıklı Hüdai: Natural Dyes, River Springs, and Roman Mud Baths
- Gediz Battle Victory and Construction of Abide Village Martyrdom Monument (October 1920)
- Rock Cities of the Inland Aegean and the Roman Stock Exchange: From Aizanoi to Ayazini and the Blaundos Cliffs
- Kayı Tribe Migration Route to Domaniç and Death of Hayme Ana (1281 CE)
- Emergence of Kütahya Tile Kilns and Construction of Çakırsaz Seljuk Han (1230 CE)
- Foundation of Sebaste (Sivaslı) by Emperor Augustus (20 BCE)
- From Seyitömer Bronze Age to Çakırsaz Han and Germiyan Tile Kilns: Ancient Loom Weights, Seljuk Hans, and UNESCO Tile Mansions
- From Simav Gölcük Crater to Gediz Abide Village and Hisarcık Aqueducts: 1,450m Volcanic Lake, 1920 Gediz Battle, and Roman Channels
- From Şaphane Alunite Mines to Emet Thermal Springs and Dumlupınar Victory: Alum Mines, Boron Waters, and August 30 Battle
- Emergence and Export of Uşak Eşme Yörük Root-Dyed Kilim Craft (1700)
Source network
- Kültür Portalı · Dumlupınar İlk Hedef Anıtı
- Kültür Portalı · Dumlupınar Şehitliği
- Kültür Portalı · Aizanoi Antik Kenti
- Kültür Portalı · Denizli El Dokumaları
- Kültür Portalı · Kütahya Kent Tarihi Müzesi
- Kültür Portalı · Dokur Evi
- Türkiye Kültür Portalı · Aizanoi
- Çanakkale Savaşları Gelibolu Tarihi Alan Başkanlığı · Kuruluş
- Çanakkale Savaşları Gelibolu Tarihi Alan Başkanlığı · Çanakkale Şehitler Abidesi
- Kültür Portalı · Kocatepe Atatürk Anıtı ve Kitabesi
- Kültür Portalı · Dumlupınar İlk Hedef Anıtı
- UNESCO · Bergama Çok Katmanlı Kültürel Peyzajı
Frequently asked questions
What does the Kütahya guide bring together?
The Kütahya guide includes 3 place dossiers and 5 connected stories. The stops can be read within the same geographic context.
How should I read the stops in Kütahya?
Rather than seeing places in isolation, follow them through their region, period, route and source records.