Güdül

Güdül

As a result of the research and examinations, it has been understood that the Güdül area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. It is thought that the caves carved into the rocks along the Kirmir Stream passing near the district belong to Etiler (2000 BC). Later, the Phrygians (8th century BC) continued to dominate this region. Cross signs were found in the caves in this location called İn-Önü, and it was understood that these places were inhabited by the Romans during the spread of Christianity. It is thought that the Byzantines lived there later. With the Manzikert Victory in 1071, the gates of Anatolia were opened to the Turks, and Güdül and its surroundings came under the rule of the Anatolian Seljuks. The district was founded in its current location approximately 850 years ago by Şehabüldevle Güdül Bey, the brother-in-law of Mesut I, one of the Anatolian Seljuk rulers and the Emir of Ankara, and many of the 24 Oghuz tribes who advanced from Central Asia to Anatolia dominated the region. The most important of these tribes are the Kınık, Kayı and Afşar tribes. Güdül has two neighborhoods named Afşar and Kayı. While it was a township within the Ayaş district, it became a district on September 1, 1957, with the Law No. 7033.