Things to Do in Yozgat: Places and Attractions

Yozgat Clock Tower, located in Yozgat's square, is a single-balcony clock tower built in 1908 by the mayor of the period, Tevfikizade Ahmet Bey.

Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir, also called Midas City, is a village with Phrygian ruins. Yazılıkaya was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art, and these are generally regarded as the most important group.

Karakız Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop, located in Karakız village, Sorgun district of Yozgat, was used as a sculpture workshop during the Hittite Empire period. The area contains roughly carved statues and flattened rock blocks. There are also two column base statues, one within the village and the other in a nearby area known as Hapisboğazı. The site has a history of 3200 years.

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Yozgat Testisi refers to the special clay pot in which testi kebab, a registered local delicacy of Yozgat, is cooked. Testi kebab is prepared with lamb or beef, various vegetables, and spices, then cooked over a wood fire for approximately 2-2.5 hours. Yozgat Desti Kebabı received a geographical indication from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2023. Yozgat Testisi is within 141 meters walking distance of the Clock Tower.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Hattusa Green Stone is a roughly cubic block of what is believed to be nephrite standing in the remains of the Great Temple at Hattusa, capital of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. Now on the hill above Boğazkale, in the Turkish Province of Çorum. Hattusa is a World Heritage Site.

Historic & Cultural

Nişantaş is a historic site located in the Boğazkale district of Yozgat. It features a lengthy Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription carved in relief on a rocky outcrop at Nişantepe, dating to around the end of the 13th century BCE. The inscription is thought to be about the military victories of Suppiluliuma II, the last king of the Hittite Empire. Nişantaş is within walking distance of Hattuşaş (676 m), Green Stone (687 m), and Kral Kapısı (647 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Yozgat Pine Grove National Park is a national park consisting of pine trees in Yozgat, Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It was established on February 5, 1958 as the country's first national park. The park, a forest island on hills within wide steppes in the region, covers an area of 264 ha and its average elevation is 1,360 m above sea level.

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Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River.

5 km2. It is located about 200 km east from Ankara, between the towns of Yozgat and Sorgun.

Karayakup Höyüğü, located in the Sarıkaya Deresi district of Yozgat, was home to ancient civilizations such as the Hittites and Phrygians. This historic mound is situated in the town of Karayakup, which also features an Ottoman-era bridge. The mound is approximately 100x120 meters wide and has an average height of 15 meters.