Karaman

Plate code 70 · Region Central Anatolia

Capital of the Karamanids, who declared Turkish an official language in 1277; a shrine attributed to Yunus Emre is here.

Places to see

• Binbir KiliseA thousand and one churches
• Karaman KalesiCastle
• Yunus Emre CamiiMosque

Food and products

• Divle obruk peyniri
• Çoban kavurma

Official links

Other provinces in the region

• Aksaray
• Ankara
• Çankırı
• Eskişehir
• Kayseri
• Kırıkkale
• Kırşehir
• Konya
• Nevşehir
• Niğde
• Sivas
• Yozgat

Published: 5 November 2026 · Last reviewed: 5 November 2026