Kayseri of Türkiye
With a population of 1,434,357, Kayseri is the 14th most populous city in Turkey in terms of total population, and it is the 8th largest city in Turkey with a surface area of 17,170 km2. There are 84 people per km2. The majority of the provincial population of Kayseri is gathered in the city center and central districts. The density in these centers is closely related to industrialization.
Kayseri is located in the Middle Kızılırmak section, where the southern part of Central Anatolia and the Toros (Taurus) Mountains converge. It is a province at the foot of Erciyes Mountain. It consists of 16 districts in total.
Kayseri, one of the oldest cities in the world, is in the region called Cappadocia in classical times. The history of Kayseri’s trade and economy dates back to before Christ. During the times when the name of the city was called Mazaka, it was the only center of economy and trade in the world. According to newly discovered documents, the first organized industry in Turkey and in the world was established in Kayseri.
Kayseri is a very important province in terms of both its two-way connection with industrialization and urbanization and the income and employment it creates. It is the major trade and industrial center of Central Anatolia. Industrial sites and large organized industrial zones can be considered as the infrastructure of the industrial sector. Nearly 3500 workplaces were built in Kayseri within the scope of Small Industrial Sites. There are 3 organized industrial zones in Kayseri. Mimarsinan Organized Industrial Zone and İncesu Organized Industrial Zones outside the 1st Organized Industrial Zone started their activities in 2005. Within the framework of industrial infrastructure, Kayseri Free Zone also has an important place. Kayseri Free Zone has the largest free zone area in Turkey.
Agriculture, on the other hand, comes after industry, trade and transportation sectors in Kayseri’s economy. 671,000 hectares of land is used in agriculture. This amount corresponds to 40% of the provincial territory. 48% of the agricultural land is reserved for grain cultivation and 42% is left fallow. The remainder is devoted to legumes, industrial crops, oilseeds, tubers, vegetables and fruit growing. As the irrigation capacity increases, the productivity in irrigated agriculture will increase 5-6 times, and the construction of irrigation projects continues.
Sheep and cattle breeding in Kayseri is close to Turkey’s average, and the potential for sheep and goats is more developed than the potential for cattle. Poultry presence is at the level of twice the Turkey average. In the Akkışla district of Kayseri, there are 110,000 ovine and 13,000 bovine animals in official figures, which is a large number for a district with a population of 7,000. Freshwater fishing in Kayseri is also constantly developing.
