Bünyan

Bünyan

Bünyan is a district of Kayseri province.

Evidence that the history of Bünyan is very old is understood from the caves and ruins in the villages near the district. It is understood that it dates back to 4000-1200 BC Hittites. It was Turkified during the Anatolian Seljuk Empire, which experienced Iranian, Assyrian and Roman cultures. The region was annexed to the Ottoman Empire by Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1515.

The district, which was formerly called Sarımsaklı, was removed from Pınarbaşı (Aziziye) district of Sivas province in 1895 and became a district by gaining the name of Bünyan-ı Hamid. This name means "the structure of Hamid". In 1908, as a result of the proclamation of the Constitutional Monarchy, the name Hamid was abolished with the dethronement of the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II and the name Bünyan continued. In 1912, it was separated from Sivas province and connected to Kayseri province.

The historical artefacts in the region date back to the Hittites and Seljuks. Some of these works are Daniş Ali Bey Mosque in Büyük Bürüngüz village, Bünyan Ulu Mosque in Cami-i Kebir neighbourhood, Kayabaşı Caves, Abdurrahman Gazi Tomb and caves in Samağır village, Şammaspir Church in Doğanlar neighbourhood, Seyit Halil Tomb in Karakaya town, Pastor Fountain in Yenice neighbourhood, Sultan Inn in Sultanhanı village and Karatay Inn in Karadayı village.