Eşme
Esme, one of the first settlements of the Phrygians, came under the rule of the Cimmerians in 676 BC. After the Cimmerians; The region, which was captured by the Lydian and Pergamon Kingdoms, remained under Roman rule in 130 BC. With the division of the Roman Empire into two in 395, the district, which remained within the borders of Eastern Rome (Byzantine), changed hands from time to time between the Turks and the Byzantines during the Anatolian Seljuks period. In 1233, Eşme Region, together with Uşak, was definitely under Turkish rule. During this period, there was a definite Turkish settlement around the district. It is known that the Eşme region faced the Greek occupation in the 1920s. The Greeks came to Takmak, which is the town of the district today, and occupied this place. With the arrival of the Turkish army in the region on September 3, 1922, Eşme was saved from the enemy occupation. While the district was affiliated to Manisa until 1953, it became a province with Uşak on the same date.74 km from the city center. is at a distance.
