Hacı Bektaş Veli was a Sufi thinker, originally from Khorasan in Iran, who arrived in Hacıbektaş (then the village of Sulucakarahöyük) in Central Anatolia some…
“Broken Castle” Population: 187,000 Expect no “broken castle” in Broken Castle. Instead, Kırıkkale is a modern town of concrete high-rises…
Shrine of Haci Bektaş Veli Population: 5,300 Old name: Sulucakarahöyük Festival: 16-18 August Midway between Kırşehir and Gülşehir…