Afyonkarahisar City Center
Afyonkarahisar, or Afyon, as it is known among the people, is the center of the province with the same name. It has made a name in Turkey and abroad in the marble and food sector. The name of the city, which was Afyon, was changed to Afyonkarahisar in 2005. The old name of the settlement was Karahisar-ı Sâhib. The name Karahisar comes from the color of the dark volcanic rocks rising in the middle of the city and the fortress above it. The name Sahib comes from the title of Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali, who lived in the last periods of the Anatolian Seljuks and came here during the Mongol invasion. The name Afyon, which is used today, is based on poppy cultivation, which has been done in the region since ancient times. The history of the city dates back to 3000 BC. The settlement, which was under the rule of the Hattians in the first periods of 2000 BC, passed under the control of the Hittites in the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. When the Hittite state collapsed, the settlement came under the rule of the Phrygians around 1000 BC. During the Phrygian period, the name "Akronium" was given to the castle, then this name started to be used in the city. Towards the end of the 6th century BC, the dominance of the Phrygians ended and the settlement was dominated by the Persians. Persian sovereignty, Macedonian King III in 333 BC. It ended with the defeat in the Battle of Issos with Alexandros. Since 30 years BC, the region in which it is located has been under the rule of the Roman Empire. During the Romans, the settlement was named "Akroenos". With the division of the Roman Empire in 395 AD, the settlement remained in the territory of the Byzantine Empire and the settlement was named "Akronion".
