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Bozkır

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Country
  
Turkey

Postal code
  
42630

Licence plate
  
42

Elevation
  
1,119 m

Local time
  
Friday 8:17 PM

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area code(s)
  
0332-426

Climate
  
Csa

Area
  
10,000 km²

Province
  
Konya Province

Bozkır

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 87% Humidity

Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2008 census, population of the district is 31,601 of which 7,212 live in the town of Bozkır.

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The town occupied a central position in ancient Isauria. The name Bozkır means steppe in Turkish and after the Turkish settlement in early Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate period, Bozkır was initially the name given to the region extending between the present-day Bozkır town marked by Çarşamba Stream and the lands around neighboring Seydişehir. The name Bozkır was eventually adopted for the town.

Notable People

  • Mustafa Oz, father of Turkish-American surgeon Mehmet Oz.
  • References

    Bozkır Wikipedia