Yeşilhisar
Yeşilhisar, formerly Develi Karahisar, is a district of Kayseri. Ottoman Sultan III. Yeşilhisar, which was connected to Niğde Sanjak of Karaman by Mustafa, became a township in Kayseri in 1858 and a settlement in İncesu district in 1902. It became a district on 11 June 1947. The town, which has been known as Develi Karahisar for many years, took its current name in 1945 due to the town of Develi, which has a similar name. Although the establishment of the district is not known for certain, first the Hittites and then the Persians came under the command of Alexander in 3500 BC. In 317 BC, this region came under the rule of the Roman Empire. Kbistra or Siyiera, which is mentioned among the eight big cities of the Cappadocia region, is today's Yeşilhisar. Kbistra, which came under the rule of Iran in 256 BC and then again by the Byzantine Empire, passed into the hands of Muslims for the first time with the conquest of Battal Gazi in 672. Yeşilhisar came under the rule of Abbasids, Danishmends and Seljuks, İlhanlılar and Karamanoğulları in 1114, and Yeşilhisar came under the rule of the Ottomans during the time of Yıldırım Bayezid. Fatih Sultan Mehmet appointed Koçi Bey for the conquest of Yeşilhisar. The district is at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level and covers an area of 986 km². The district was established at the western end of the wide Develi Plain, on the eastern foothills of Karadağ. Its distance from the city center is 65 km. It is bordered by Develi District in the East, Niğde and Ürgüp District in the West, İncesu District in the North and Niğde Province in the South. The continental climate prevails in the district, with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. Rain falls very little. There is no forest in the district. There are enough fruit trees.
