BEYPAZARI

On this lands, we can see cultural remainings of Hittites, Frigians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantium, Seljuks and Ottomans. Beypazarı was on the way connecting Istanbul to Bagdat during Roman times and it was named as "Lagania" at those times. It was the Regional Headquarter during Byzantium times.

Then...Turks, under the command of Sultan Alparslan, came to Anatolia. So Beypazarı also met with the first Turkish warriors and became their country. The most important one was the Kayı Tribe which will govern the whole world, afterwards. The grave of Gunduzalp, grandfather of Osman Bey during Seljuks time , is in Beypazarı. Beypazarı became , a commercial center on the way of Istanbul-Bağdat, one of the warrior centers depending on the Hüdavendigar (Bursa) Province, following the conquest of Ankara by Orhan Bey the horse supported soldier chief, due to and the dense commercial life it was named as BEG BAZARI (means that place where chiefs trade).

 Beypazarı became a nice district of Ankara with its central population of 40 000 people, its 3 towns (Karaşar, Uruş, Kırbaşı) and 64 villages.

Today Beypazari is famous with chevre (an embroidered handkerchief), yazma (a special handkerchief on head), bindalli (a local garment the fabric of which is velvet), the handworks like silver filigree, cupperwork, yemeni (a special handkerchief on head), and traditional foods like dolma (grape leaf stuff), kuru (a hard biscuit pecular of Beypazarı),guvech (a cooked special bakery in souil dishes), kapama (a dish with meats), hoshmerim ( a special desert) are the best known product of Beypazari.