Kayıpazarı Mosque Minaret
This bazaar, named "Kayı", was located in Şeyhlu district of Kütahya sanjak. Probably XIII. This market, which started to form at the crossing point of the Menderes river, which constitutes the Seljuk-Byzantine border in the XIV century. It must be in operation after a century. XVI. century, its name is mentioned as a medium-sized market. Today, the place of this market is only known by its minaret. Kayı market developed gradually in the XVII-XVIII centuries, new buildings were built in the market place and foundations were established for them. XIX. At the end of the 19th century, the name Kayı was mentioned in the sources as Kayı Pazar.
Kayı market, XX. In the first half of the century, Çal moved to Demirciköy, which is the county seat. However, the name of the market established on Mondays continued to be called Kayı Market until the 1940s. It is on the right-east bank of a bridgehead over B. Menderes. The left side of Menderes is the Çal-toprak or Çökelez mountain ranges. With this feature, Kayı Pazarı is a striking example of the historical bridgehead markets in Denizli province. The geography of the place where the bazaar was established includes features that can go back to the period of the Turkish conquests of the region between the XI-XIII centuries.
XVI. The main markets in the region, which is the Şeyhlü District of the Kütahya Sanjak, according to the Ottoman records of the 19th century. Şeyhlü/Işıklı, Kavak and Kayı. The last two of these bazaars extending from east to west are also closely related to the bridges that provide crossings over B. Menderes. The name of the market may be related to the fact that the majority of the Turks in this region are from the Kayı tribe. Because the existence and effectiveness of Kayı's among the tribes in this region can be learned from the researches of Faruk Sümer. A large and crowded Kayı density certainly contributed to the market being called by such a name. What is known about how far the name Kayı, the name of the market, goes back is limited. XV at the earliest. known in the second half of the century. However, there is no record of this market from the end of the XII century, the date of the conquest of the region, and the XIII century.
