Konya
Konya is a city in Central Anatolia in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 Konya metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact. Wikivoyage
Population 2,232,374 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Turkey
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Konya Arkeoloji Müzesi Museum · 910 m -
Atatürk Monument Monument · 200 m -
Atatürk Evi Müzesi Museum · 550 m - Etnografya Müzesi Museum · 740 m
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İnce Minare Müzesi Museum · 910 m - Zafer Square Attraction · 800 m
- Sahib-i Ata Müzesi Museum · 960 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Mystic Music Festival
September
Mystic Music Festival celebrates global music similar to the Mevlana mystic tradition. The next is probably 21-29 Sept 2023, tbc
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Konya); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Anıt Taksi 310 m
- Söylemez Taksi 580 m
- Konya 670 m
- M.Pazarı Taksi 690 m
- Zafer 860 m
- Kültürpark Otobüs Durakları 930 m
More train stations: Selçuklu YHT 3.7 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.