Kayseri is one of the centers of Turkey's culture, art, science, and tourism, and it was the cradle of most ancient civilizations with its history, it has maintained its importance in every period. The oldest known settlement around the Kayseri is Kültepe / Kaneş, which is about 20 kilometers from the city. Later, when Kaneş lost its importance, it was known that Mazaka, located on the northern skirt of Argaios (Erciyes), which was the sacred mountain of those times, came to the fore and was the center of the city. After Mazaka which was the oldest name of the city, the name of Eusebia (150 BC) was used in the Period of the Kappadokia Kingdom and "Kaisareia" meaning "city of the emperors" in the period of the Last King Archaleaos (12-11 BC). The Arabs used this name as "Kaysariya." After the Turks conquered Anatolia, they named the city "Kayseriye" and this name took the form of Kayseri with the Republic Period. Kayseri has chronologically hosted "Hatti, Hittite, Assyrian, Cimmerian, Med, Persian, Macedonian, Cappadocia, Armenian, Roman, Sassanid, Arab, Byzantine, Anatolian Seljuk, Mongolian, Ilhanli, Eretna, Karaman, Dulkadir and Ottoman" civilizations. The Turks conquered Kayseri in 1067 under the command of Afşin Bey. With the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071, great Turkish immigration started to come to Anatolia. 15 years after 1071, in 1085, Kayseri has become a Turkish and Muslim city. In the period of Sultan of Seljuk Alaeddin Keykubad I, Kayseri together with Konya has become one of the capitals of the Seljuk state. In Fatih Sultan Mehmet's period participated in the Ottoman Empire in 1474, it became the district center of Karaman Province in, and then the district center of Bozok Province in 1839, the district center of Ankara Province in 1867, on 20 April 1914, the independent district (sanjak) and finally, it was been the province in 1924. Kayseri; It has lived through the Seljuk State, Eratna Principality, Dulkadiroğulları, Kadı Burhaneddin, Karamanoğulları, and Ottoman Empire periods, and it has always been an important Turkish cultural center, especially the Seljuks. The city was ruled as an independent sanjak in the days of the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The main development affecting the population structure of Kayseri was the migration during the war years. When the Armenian and Greek populations left the city, the Circassians immigrating from the Caucasus and Turkish migrations from the occupied parts of Anatolia also settled in Kayseri. Kayseri region witnessed a third migration during the French occupation period that started after the Mondros Armistice. During the War of Independence, it was not invaded except Taşçı District of Develi. Kayseri became a province with the Republic as per the 1924 Constitution. The struggle of many civilizations to take over the city of Kayseri and its reign for many years shows the agricultural, economic, cultural, commercial, and geopolitical importance of Kayseri. The struggle of many civilizations to take over the city of Kayseri and become it has a prevalence for many years shows the agricultural, economic, cultural, commercial, and geopolitical importance of Kayseri.

Steppe climate is seen in Kayseri. Summers are hot and dry, winters are cold and snowy. While the climate is softer in the areas remaining in the graben, it gets harder as you go to the plateaus and mountainous areas. The center is 1,093 meters above sea level. The prevailing wind blows from the northwest direction, the strongest winds blow from the south and southeast direction. Kayseri is one of the coldest cities in the Central Anatolia region. Winter months are cold, summer months are hot and dry. Summer is short. The temperature difference between the winter and summer seasons is large as well as, so the temperature difference between day and night. It is observed that temperatures that can go up to 39.8 degrees Celsius in summer-fall down to –32.50 degrees Celsius in winter. In Kayseri, which has the character of a continental climate, rains occur in the winter, spring, and autumn months. The average annual rainfall for the last twenty years is 416 mm. and 22% of this average is seen in autumn, 36% in spring, 32% in winter, and 10% in summer. The winter season is long and the precipitation is usually in the form of snow. The regions with the highest precipitation are II. and III. the sub-regions. It is the sub-region I. with the least precipitation. Rainfall reaches its maximum level in April and May. The lowest rainfall is in July.

While talking about the change in Anatolia since the 1990s, the dynamism of the economy, the "new middle class" matter of fact created by this dynamism and which symbolizes the process of change to reference to the fact of "Anatolian Tigers" one of the first places is Kayseri that comes to mind. In order to survive in the global competition, Kayseri has followed the developments in the field of technology rather than state support and has highlighted entrepreneurship based on equity resources; In this process, it has embraced conservative values such as solidarity and cooperation. Kayseri industrial production mainly carried out in Kayseri Free Zone and 3 organized industrial zones namely Kayseri OIZ, İncesu OIZ, Mimarsinan OIZ. The main center of industrial production is located 15 km from the city center, was set upon an area of 22 million square meters and as of scale Turkey's largest organized industrial zone is Kayseri Organized, Industrial Zone. The most important facilities of the region; consist of production-weighted facilities such as office furniture, sheet pipe, and profile, electrostatic powder paint, bed-base, durable consumer goods, aluminum conductor wire facilities, white goods production factory. When the overall production in all these industrial zones was evaluated, it was seen that Kayseri has a highly developed and diversified production structure. According to KAYSO data; It is seen that the metalware industry, where Kayseri is traditionally strong, leads the manufacturing industry, followed by the furniture and woodware sector. The metalware industry is one of the first developing manufacturing sectors in Kayseri. Since the 1950s, with simple technology and manual labor, the production of electric ovens, aluminum kitchenware, churn and stoves have been started, then the production of enamel stoves and kitchenware has been started, especially in the recent period, steel doors, metal furniture (office furniture, shelves, etc.) production has come to the fore. An important part of the export made abroad; copper wire, steel wire, steel spring, steel rope, etc. It is due to its production. In the woodworking sector, home and office furniture such as sofas, armchairs, and panel furniture take the lead. In recent years Kayseri has become a furniture manufacturing center and it is answered Turkey's production of %70. On the other hand, parallel to the development of the furniture industry, a serious sub-industry formation has been observed in sectors such as sofa and sofa fabric, upholstery fabric, felt, fiber, mattress fabric. Although the production of handmade carpets is decreasing, the production of machine-made carpets, which started with the Atlas Carpet Factory, is continued by many factories such as Saray Carpet and Atlantik Carpet. While the sectors such as bags, packaging nylon, PVC packaging materials were developing, the main attack was made in the powder and liquid detergent sector in the early 2000s. Turkey has the distinction of being the highest capacity Kayseri sugar factory is the case of the city's most dynamic actors in the food industry. Apart from this, the food industry based on raw materials obtained from the region has a very old history. While products such as flour, pasta, semolina, biscuits, fruit juice are produced, meat and egg poultry, milk, and dairy products are also produced. Production has been made in the field of electrical household appliances since the 1950s, and with the establishment of HES Cable in 1974, have been traded export-based on with the communication, electricity, and electronic communication cables. Kayseri can be regarded as a province rich in minerals. The most important mineral in terms of the economy of the city is zinc. In 1968, Çinkur A.Ş. was established as a public joint-stock company on a land of 1,800 decares on the Kayseri-Adana highway for zinc production.

Almost half of the area of our province is used as agricultural land and 26% of it is 1st class, 26% is 2nd class and 48% is 3rd class agricultural area. An insufficient level of irrigation in agricultural areas reduces productivity. Only 14% of the total agricultural land is irrigated. With the completion of major irrigation projects (Develi Stage II, Bahçelik Sarıoğlan, Yamula), this ratio will increase to 28%. Along with these projects, studies are also carried out for product diversification and projects aimed at foster production and increasing forage plants' productivity, which will especially stimulate animal husbandry. Agriculture in the Kayseri economy; comes after the industry, trade, and transportation sectors, and is generally carried out in arid areas. In the vegetative field, wheat-based cereals, industrial plants, oilseeds, tubers are planted, as well as vegetable and fruit growing. The insufficiency of the income obtained from agricultural production has pushed the local farmers to other economic activities besides agriculture. The abundance of abattoirs, dairy processing factories, sujuk-pastrami factories increase the importance of animal husbandry and fattening. The number of large and modern poultry farms is increased. In animal husbandry is mostly raised Sheep. As monetary value among animal products produced in Kayseri; meat, milk, eggs, and poultry take the first 4 places. Freshwater fishing is also a constantly developing sector in time.

Almost half of the area of our province is used as agricultural land and 26% of it is 1st class, 26% is 2nd class and 48% is 3rd class agricultural area. An insufficient level of irrigation in agricultural areas reduces productivity. Only 14% of the total agricultural land is irrigated. With the completion of major irrigation projects (Develi Stage II, Bahçelik Sarıoğlan, Yamula), this ratio will increase to 28%. Along with these projects, studies are also carried out for product diversification and projects aimed at foster production and increasing forage plants' productivity, which will especially stimulate animal husbandry. Agriculture in the Kayseri economy; comes after the industry, trade, and transportation sectors, and is generally carried out in arid areas. In the vegetative field, wheat-based cereals, industrial plants, oilseeds, tubers are planted, as well as vegetable and fruit growing. The insufficiency of the income obtained from agricultural production has pushed the local farmers to other economic activities besides agriculture. The abundance of abattoirs, dairy processing factories, sujuk-pastrami factories increase the importance of animal husbandry and fattening. The number of large and modern poultry farms is increased. In animal husbandry is mostly raised Sheep. As monetary value among animal products produced in Kayseri; meat, milk, eggs, and poultry take the first 4 places. Freshwater fishing is also a constantly developing sector in time.

Kayseri; Being one of the old settlement and civilization centers, natural beauties, historical artifacts, and geographical location, it is in a privileged position in terms of tourism in our country. Erciyes, where you can enjoy mountaineering and trekking in summer, skiing in winter, Sultan Marshy place, Aladağlar National Park, which is home to hundreds of bird species, Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls, which is a natural wonder, Soğanlı Valley, which are the main natural tourism potential of the city. "Culture and Tourism Ministry of Turkey Tourism Strategy 2023" te Kayseri, "Cappadocia Culture Tourism Development Area" located inside. Erciyes Mountain and winter sports, Erciyes Mountain, which is the fifth highest mountain in our country, have become an area of interest for mountaineering and winter sports from past to present. Erciyes Ski Center is established on an area of 26 million km², and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality completely owns its ownership. Erciyes A.Ş., founded by the municipality on the “mountain management model”, organizes domestic and international fairs, seminars, presentations, organizations, and events for the promotion and marketing of the ski resort on a global scale. It regards our country's and Kayseri becoming a center for summer tourism-winter tourism-ski tourism as a matter of national development. Paragliding sport is done with a parachute that looks like a free jump parachute at first glance, thereby it was taken off running from a high hill, instead of an airplane. As The Water sports branch, the Zamantı River is one of the important areas where rafting has been practiced for years. Sailing, surfing, canoeing, and lake biking can be done at Yamula Barrage Lake. Again, three-day canoe safari tours is organized on the Yemliha-Beydeğirmeni-Küllü-Bayramhacı-Sarıhıdır-Avanos route (57 km). Sultan Marshes, within the boundaries of Yahyalı, Develi, and Yeşilhisar districts, at a distance of 70 km from Kayseri, at an altitude of 1,074 m, was declared a natural site by the Kayseri Cultural and Natural Heritage Conservation Board in 1993, and the entire area was included in the Ramsar contract list in 1994. Aladağlar National Park is an extremely attractive area suitable for the recreation and entertainment of local and foreign visitors, which has a high aesthetic value in terms of nature, vegetation, wildlife, and sufficient size to provide landscape integrity. Kapuzbaşı, Yeşilköy, and Derebağ waterfalls are located within the borders of Yahyalı district of Kayseri, and the most important of these waterfalls are Kapuzbaşı waterfalls. According to Experts of Kayseri Underground Settlements, it is thought that 11 underground cities which are the rocks that are easy to process and three rock settlements are hidden, given as gifts by Erciyes and the surrounding 68 volcanoes. With the joint studies of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, CEKUL Foundation, and OBRUK cave researchers, underground structures in Kayseri have been mapped and an inventory has been made. The first part of the Kayseri walking routes; was created in Aladağlar National Park. This region is a trekking destination preferred by local and foreign nature lovers.

KAYSERI ATATÜRK MUSEUM
Imamzade Rasid Aga Mansion is one of the distinguished examples of civil architecture and Kayseri houses, as well as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was entertained here in his first visit (19 December 1919) and the house has become one of the important places of recent history. It was located in the Cumhuriyet street of Melikgazi district, and It is an old Turkish house belonging to the late Ottoman period in the 19th century. It was registered as Immovable Cultural Property Required to be Protected in 1976 and was expropriated by the Ministry of Culture in 1978. Later, the mansion was restored and opened to visitors as the "Atatürk House" in 1983. On December 19, 1988, the second floor of the building was reorganized and started to serve as the "Atatürk Museum". The management offices of the Gallery Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and the exhibition hall are located on the first floor. The building, which is one of the few keep standing examples of many Kayseri houses built with the same material and workmanship, is a civil architectural structure with interesting architectural features, more handcrafted, built under the influence of local features. It is one of the last examples of environmental structure tradition since the Middle Ages.

KAYSERI HIGH SCHOOL – (National Struggle Museum)
Degree – yî Ûlâ Mekteb – î Mülkiye High School was known to have been built in 1904, during the reign of Abdulhamid II. Smooth cut stone was used throughout the work. Brown stone was preferred for the arches of the portico. Education and training first started at Seyfullah Efendi mansion in Kapan District. The middle school (ottoman junior high school), the first part of the high school, was built in 1870 by Ahmed Pasha, who was the captain from Kayseri. The 1st floor of today's Kayseri High School was built in H.1322 / M.1904 in Kiçikapı District. The second floor of the building was completed in 1915-1916 and its name was changed to "Sultanî". In 1927, it was named "Kayseri High School" and became operational. An additional building was built in 1927, for the two-story building did not meet the needs. In the same year, a conference hall, dining hall, and library were added 20 m southeast of the high school. Kayseri High School has also served as the museum where historical artifacts in the region are collected since its establishment and has formed the basis of Kayseri museums. With the protocol signed between the Provincial Directorate of National Education and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality in 2014, it was decided to allocate the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality for 50 years. It is now open to the public under the name of the National Struggle Museum.

ZAWIYAH OF AHI EVRAN (Tradesmen and Craftsmen Museum)
It is located in the south of the city center, on Talas Street, near Döner Kumbet and Emir Ali Tomb. It is founded on the foundation of charity in a harmonious combination of morality and art, hospitality and benevolence, taking all the principles from the real source of religion. Ahi Evran, also known as "Ebu'l-Hakayık" and the founder of the Ahi Organization, which has guided all tradesmen, craftsmen, and professionals for centuries and organized their work, pioneered the establishment of the Ahi Organization in Kayseri. In this respect, the activities of Ahi Evran, the founder of the first tradesmen organization in the history of Turkish culture, continued in Kayseri for centuries even after his death on the system that he determined the principles. The "Ahi Evran Zawiyah", which was built in his name during the years he lived, it has preserved its existence until the last century of the Ottoman Empire. The Zawiyah located on Talas Street today is important in this sense. It was similar to the architectural plan scheme applied in the lodges in the 13th century in Anatolia. Looking at the masonry and plan of the lodge It makes, it was guessed that it was built in the 13th century. The Zawiyah of Ahi Evran; Today, it was included in the scope of antiquities by the Relief and Monuments Board, the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality repaired it, and it was allocated to the Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen to be used as the "Tradesmen and Craftsmen Museum". It has been used as a museum since 2002.

GEVHER NESIBE HOSPITAL (MUSEUM OF SELJUKS CIVILIZATIONS)
Gevher Nesibe Hospital and Gıyasiyesi Madrasah, also known as “Double Madrasa”, was built by the Seljuk rulers Kılıçarslan II.’s daughter, upon the will of Gevher Nesibe Sultan, was built by his brother Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev I. in 1205-1206. Drawing attention to its simple architecture, the Kulliye is one of the most important surviving structures of Anatolian architectural history. Although it was partially repaired during the Ottoman Period, extensive restoration work was carried out starting from the 1960s when it was in ruins. It has been used as the Medical History Museum by Erciyes University since the 1980s. With the transfer of the use of Double Madrasa to our Municipality in 2012, the works to establish the Seljuk Museum started. Minor repairs, especially the roof, in the building, creation of the museum collection, and preparation of its contents continued intensively for 2 years. In the end, this monument, which is an important part of the local and universal cultural heritage as well as its historical and imaginary value for the city, was turned into a museum that promotes the Anatolian Seljuk world in its different aspects. The Museum was opened to service on 21 February 2014. The museum, which focuses on the Anatolian Middle Ages and Seljuk Civilization, based on the history of the city, has been planned with a thematic approach. The museum, which highlights the civilization related to the Seljuk Civilization in some, and the other part brings frontline the feature of hospital. In the part related to the Seljuk Civilization; There are elements such as 'Seljuk City', 'architecture', 'art', 'science', 'clothing', and parts such as 'Seljuks in Kayseri' and 'Seljuks in Anatolia'. In the section about Şifahiye; There are sections such as 'diseases', 'treatment methods and tools', 'scholars', 'medicine', 'water and health', 'therapy with music', 'treatment with color'. In addition to the Seljuk and its recent works exhibited in the museum, there are interactive and technological visual areas. Thus, our visitors; receive information about Seljuk Civilization by listening, experimenting, applying, and using technological tools. Also, there are cartoons and various games in children's room for children to love the museum and Seljuk. There are also venues for various concerts and cultural activities in the museum.

KAYSERİ ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM
With the protocol dated 30.04.2012 signed between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, it was decided to build a new museum in Kayseri Citadel. The construction of the museum, whose project was approved by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was started by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality in 2013 and the last deficiencies were completed in May 2019 and delivered to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. With the workers and vehicles provided by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, the moving process started in May 2019, and the transfer of the works to the new museum and the arrangement of the exhibition was completed in September. The castle is used by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality as a culture and art center (cafeterias, artists' street, etc.), and the basement floor and mezzanine floor have been allocated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and arranged as a museum area. Following the protocol signed, the construction and exhibition-arrangement of the museum were financed by the Metropolitan Municipality under the control of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The museum, with administrative offices on the mezzanine floor, sits on an area of 5500 m2. In the museum; There is a specialized library, a conference hall, a children's education area, a laboratory, a temporary exhibition hall, a DÖSİM sales store, warehouses, a work exhibition hall in 8 sections, and an open exhibition area at the entrance where large stone sarcophagi are displayed. In the Age of Assyrian Trade Colonies, the people of Anatolia established relations with the Mesopotamian culture, which was the basis of ancient civilizations, as well as skillfully using the most important invention of human history. A group of collective finds found in sand quarries near the town of Felahiye consists of 11 halberd-shaped axes, 3 axes with shank holes, 1 scepter head, and 11 rings. These work of arts showed that Kayseri was an important center in terms of metal art 4300 years ago. Cymbals found with weapons have been used as musical instruments in rituals since the Early Bronze Age. In the Hittite section of the museum, a golden sun goddess figurine found in Çiftlik village of Sarıoğlan district is exhibited. The figurine, dated to the Hittite Imperial Period, sits on a throne with no back, slightly upturned sides, and wears a thick coat and a round headdress that completely covers its body. Among the works exhibited in the museum from the Classical and Archaic periods (680-330 BC), the most important are the coins. Lydians were the first to mint coins in the Archaic period. Persian kings and Greek city-state rulers followed. In the museum; There are sculptures, ceramics (terra sigillata is the most used type of pottery and is black and red), coins, oil lamps, figurines, statuettes, medical instruments, weapons made of bronze, jewelry. While symbols were seen on the obverse in Roman period works, it started to take place on the back in the Hellenistic period and Emperor depictions were used on the front. Hellenistic statues, coins, and glass bottles have an important place in the museum. In the Ottoman section, there is a model of the inner castle with piercing and cutting weapons to harmonize with the castle. At the exit of the museum, Islamic period inscriptions and tombstones are exhibited.