Talas
Sawdust; It is one of the 5 metropolitan districts of Kayseri province. In 1510, some of the Armenians, who were exposed to the pressure of the Safavid ruler Shah Ismail, settled around Talas, and Talas was one of the important Armenian settlements in Anatolia until 1915 until the last periods of the Ottoman Empire. Following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the Greeks in this region were sent to Greece by ships via Tarsus and Silifke during the population exchange between Turkey and Greece. Today, there is no Armenian or Greek population in the district. The district is located at the foot of Mount Erciyes, which is 7 km southeast of Kayseri. The altitude of the district is 1100 meters above sea level. It has a rugged geographical structure. There are no streams or lakes. Lower Talas is a valley with an average altitude of 1100 meters, and Upper Talas is a plateau with an altitude of 1191 meters. In the southeast of the district, there is Ali Mountain at an altitude of 1870 meters. Mount Ali is a volcanic mountain formed as a result of the eruption of Mount Erciyes. In the district, the winters are cold and snowy, and the summers are hot and dry. Rain usually falls in the spring and autumn seasons. There is no forest in the district, it is covered with meadows, pastures and pastures as vegetation. There are plateaus in the villages of Cebir, Çömlekçi and Kepez in the district. The temperature in Talas starts to rise from March. It reaches its highest value in July and August. In these months, the temperature reaches 39-40 °C. With the effect of the continental climate, the night temperature may drop to around 10 °C. From September onwards, the temperature decreases continuously. This decline continues until the end of February. There is no difference in temperature between years. The winter season is severely cold and dry. The average temperature in winter is -1, -2 °C. Snowfall can be seen even in April. There are small-scale furniture workshops and a textile factory built on ready-made clothing in the district. Erciyes University has a student density due to its location.
