Sandıklı
Town and district in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Municipality in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
38°27′56″N 30°16′12″E / 38.46556°N 30.27000°E / 38.46556; 30.27000 (2021)[1]
Sandıklı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sandıklı District.[2] Its population is 33,836 (2021).[1] The mayor is Mustafa Çöl (AKP).
Sandıklı is famed for its marble quarries, its dairy cream kaymak, and its Turkish delight. People also come from all over Turkey to bathe in the hot springs and natural mud baths in the district.
History
From 1867 until 1922, Sandıklı was part of the Hüdavendigâr vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Notable natives
- Nuri Bilgin Professor of psychology at Ege University in İzmir. Father of writer Elif Şafak.
- Ahmet Inam writer and philosopher, at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
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