Afyon Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Afyon

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Afyon or Afyon Karahisar (the Black Fortress of the Opium) is a very nice place to the south of Kütahya. It has very many old style houses, a number of mosques and a fortress on a steep peak, that takes some effort to climb but then rewards you with a good view of the place and surrounding countryside. I have added some scans from slides, dating from 1994 (so don't complain folks, they look old, I know).

I have had a great affection for this town ever since my first visit. So it is surprising I did not have many pictures from it. I made good during a stay in June 2012. The results may put the town at a slight disadvantage, since – as so often – I mainly show its old neighbourhoods, which are better preserved than in most other towns that I know, and have the great advantage of spreading along some hillsides, with some fine views thrown in. I also show the Ulu Cami, one of the best preserved wooden mosques in the country, a mosque for a dervish saint, the fortress on its peak and some other monuments. Putting the many pictures in a proper sequence and adding captions may take me a while.

AFYON

Afyon, Kütahya’nın güneyinde çok güzel bir şehir. Orada eski tipte birçok ev, pek çok cami ve sarp bir tepenin zirvesinde bir kale var. Kale, oraya tırmanmak için biraz çabalamanızı gerektiriyor, ama sonra şehrin ve kırsal çevrenin güzel bir manzarasıyla sizi ödüllendiriyor.

Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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Guest		14-May-2011 09:03
Afyon'un asıl zenginlikleri bu eski evlerdir. Çirkin beton yapılaşmayı bir marifet zanneden ve " vay Afyon köy gibi görünüyor" diye serzenişte bulunan insanlar çirkin beton yığınlarını köylere tercih ediyorlar. Bir Afyon'lu olarak şunu söyleyebilirm; örümcek kafalılığın, ordu düşmanlığının, tarikat tapınmacılığının ve gericiliğin hakim olduğu bir şehirden daha fazlasını beklemek hayalcilik olur. Birileri Afyon'daki kültür mirasına sahip çıkmalı. Burası sadece Afyon'a ait değildir. Afyon tarihi eserleri tüm Türk Ulusuna bırakılmış bir kültür mirasıdır. Afyon'un geçmişi bugünlerinden misli misli şanlı ve şerefli olmuştur. O nedenle Afyon'u eski haliyle hatırlamayı daima yeğleriz.

Mustafa Altun		03-Oct-2010 08:53
Ben de yýllarca Afyon'da yaþadým. Büyüklerimizin söylediðine göre civardaki en geliþmiþ il Afyon' muþ eskiden. Isparta Denizli Uþak Konya þimdi civarda hangi þehir varsa fersah fersah ileride Afyon'dan. Arkadaþýn dediði gibi kafalarý deðiþtirmek lazým. Samimi olmak lazým. Dedikoduyu, gýybeti, ikiyüzlülüðü býrakmak lazým.

kate lynch		05-Jun-2010 23:17
I am planning on going to Turkey to volunteer on an organic farm (Ekolojik TaTuTa system The Bugday Association for Supporting Ecological Living is the official member of ECEAT for Turkey, as well as the national WWOOF organization of Turkey). I worked in Ankara at a university for a year so I have some familiarity with Turkish culture. I would appreciate thoughts on the cultural and social acceptability of a single female working as a volunteer on an Afyon area farm orchard.

Guest		11-Apr-2010 02:37
Hello, My grandfather was born in Afyon Karahissar in 1894 or 1895. He was an Armenian with the last name Thomassian. His father may have been Italian named Tomas Domiani, married to an Armenian woman. My grandfather became a USA citizen and died in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA in 1976. My mother has visited Afyon Karahissar about 20 years ago. I hope to go there someday. The photos here are lovely. Andrea

Zi�an T�rkmen		03-Jun-2009 13:47
Açýkçasý gördüðümüz resimler afyonun sadece eski yüzünü göstermiþ, tarihi mekanlarýmýz çok ama bir çok þey gibi onlarada yeterince ilgi gösteremiyor deðerlendiremiyoruz ama ben inanýyorum ki Afyonumuz bir hamle ve kalkýnma içerisinde, biz eðitimin kapýsýný araladýkça gelecek Afyon için daha güzel olacakk..

Guest		31-May-2009 08:39
bende afyonlu biri olarak bu resimleri hoþ bulmadým.gerçekten baþka biri afyonumuzu köy sanýr,halbuki öyle bir þehir degil o resimler çok eski yerleþim yeri olarak kaldý þimdi oralardan eser kalmadý.gelip görmekte yarar vardýr diyorum:))

Guest		22-Apr-2009 19:22
Pictures reminded me my visit to Turkiye in 1991. I stayed in Denizli Cimento, Denizli, for two months. I visited many places but I have special attachment with Afyon becuase my best friend (Mr. Attila Birsen) and his two little daughters named Seda and Semra were also from Afyon. Thanks for posting pictures on the net. Iftikhar Hussain, Peshawar, Pakistan iftikhar@nwfpuet.edu.pk

Meltem		05-Apr-2009 22:18
Merhaba!ben de Afyon'u iyi tanýyan birisi olarak diyorum ki?Evet Afyon güzel bir þehir.Ama maalesef yeniliklere ve deðiþikliklere açýk bir il deðil.50 senedir deðiþen ne Allah aþkýna.50 sene önce neyse þimdi de o.Sadece üniversiteler biraz deðiþtirdi çehreyi.onu da hazmetmek pek kolay olmadý. sadece yapýlaþma deðiþtirmez bir yerleþim merkezini.Beyinleri deðiþtirmek lazým.Buda eðitimle olur.Ýyi çalýþmalar...

Guest		27-Feb-2009 20:56
ben afyon emirdaðlýyým .çok güzel bir çalýþma olmuþ ama olduðundan daha küçük gösterilmiþ geliþmemiþ bir il gibi duruyor halbuki afyon tek kelimeyle mükemmel bir sehir .gezilecek görülecek okadar çok yeri var

abdullah hast�rk		04-Feb-2009 19:28
Resimlere bakan Afyon'u köy zanneder. Resimler kesinlikle Afyon'u tanýmlamýyor.

Jan Volkers		25-Jan-2009 01:12
Planning a trip (bus and/or train) in the south/center of Turkye in march/april 2009.....Afyon will be a place I certainly will visit. Thanks for the pictures! Jan (Holland)

mehmet inan�r2		23-Sep-2008 19:51
biraz ingilizce birþeyler karalam istedim ama sanýrým ingilizcem yeterli gelmedi.ben türkçe yazayým belki ilgili arkadaþa tercüme edecek birileri vardýr.ben aslen eski afyon diye hitap ettiðiniz kesimdenim.halen yukarý pazar caddesinde evimiz vardýr.çocukluk ve gençlik yýllarým tamamen o bölgede geçti.gevur hamamý biz çocukken kapalýydý ama kýrýk pencerelerden içeri girip oyunlar oynardýk tabii büyüklerimiz oraya girmeyelim diye cin hikayeleri uydururlardý ama bizi durduramazlardý...ermeni kilisesini ise kale eteðinde yaþayan halkýn ancak %10 yerini biliyordur.oranýn kilise olduðuna dair hiç bir ibare yoktur.çocukken o kilisenin yanýndaki evde komþularýmýz vardý.onlara gittiðimizde de o kiliseye gizlice girerdik.ve son olarakta eklemek istediðim oturduðumuz (þu an kiracý oturuyor yaklaþýk 6 aydýr)ev (1982-2008 arasý )eski bir ermeni eviydi,1903 yapýmýydý.yüklük dolaplarýndaki tutamaçlar eski seramiktendir!!!aslýnda o mahallede çok büyük bir kültür mirasý yatýyor.inanmayana ben evimizi gösterebilirim.Not:artýk ordaki evlerde maddi olarak güçlü olmayan insanlar oturduðundan evlere gereken özeni gösteremiyorlar...1.dünya savaþý sýrasýnda babamýn amcasýnýn evi ise yunan karakolu olarak kullanýlmýþ.daha bilmek istediðiniz þeyler varsa google earth'ten gösterebilirim.Afyon olarak gösterilen bir resim var.tepeden çekilmiþ ve solunda afyon kalesi saðýnda ise hýdýrlýk var.(12.resim)benim doðduðum eve 100 metre .kel tepenin baþlangýç noktasý.oralarda az oymanadým zamanýnda...çavuþbaþ,karakatip ve yukarý pazar benden sorulur...

mehmet inan�r		23-Sep-2008 19:36
ý was born in afyon çavuþbaþ-karakatip (ghetto) region in 1976 and moved to yukarý pazar street in 1982.from 1982 to 1991 ý lived in afyon.if you want to learn about Armenian church's place contact with me.(inanir63@hotmail.com)my house also placed on yukarý pazar street and was built in 1903 by an Armenian.There is also a Bath that is known as " Armenian bath" (was built by Armenian stone masons and they are known to be good artists in that sense) but it is not in use anymore.(ý want to add some words:it is not Armenian bath we named there also"gevur hamamý"and it is opened for visiting ) I dont believe that the traces of Armenian existence in afyon have been eradicated. The Armenians lived around the hill and many of their homes have been restorated (you do have some pictures of them). Those people lived aroun the castle, so most of the pictures you have taken are those that have been inhabited by Armenians. in my childhood ý played in that church!!!ý know there very well.

Sedat OKTAY		03-May-2008 06:40
Thanks for your intelligent to Afyon. This city have got a different magic than other places. It couldnt describe just lives and a different feature of Afyon; including new and old. Some places peoples and architecturals are oriental, other are new westerner culture. All of them inside Afyon city. You catch oriental and old side in your pictures very well. The magic in there.

gunez		18-Apr-2008 20:14
Great work Dick, I have only been living in Afyon for a year.It is a quiet and pleasant city. Have you exhibited these photos in Afyon or anywhere else?

AFYONKARAHİSAR		16-Mar-2008 12:19
sitenizin linki mail aracılığıyla ulaştı bana..resimler fena değil..ama çok da beğendiğimi söyleyemiycem.ben de Afyonluyum ancak siz Afyon'u sadece kalenin eteklerindeki evlerden ve semtten ibaretmiş gibi göstermişsiniz.Madem Afyon'u tanıtmak için birşeyler yaptınız bari tam yapsaydınız..110 yıllık tarihi bina olan Afyon Lisesi,Anıtpark, Ordu Bulvarı,Yeşilyol taraflarını da çekip koysaydınız buraya inanın çok daha güzel olurdu..afyon-izmir yoluna da gitmediniz galiba..Afyon o kadar güzel bir şehir ki ama siz bunu görememişsiniz sanırım..sadece bu resimleri buraya koyarak Afyon'u küçük bir kasaba gibi göstermişsiniz..hem tarihi açıdan büyük bir önem sahip hem de tüm yolların kesiştiği bir noktada yer alan Afyon'u bu şekilde tanıtmanız beni çok üzdü..bu yorumu da burada yayınlayacağınızı düşünerek yazıyorum.iyi çalışmalar..

sue daubney		17-Feb-2008 22:00
beautiful pictures. I have a very good friend from afyon but have never been.your photos helped me to see his home as I may never get chance due to pesonal reasons.I have a home in side on the med,which is also vey beautiful.

Tom G, Sag Harbor, NY		29-Jan-2008 15:02
What a wonderful discovery I've made by chancing upon your images of Afyon. My heart FEELS the beauty of your pictures! These photos stir old memories in me, and it's easy to imagine myself walking the streets you captured so simply, yet magnificently. I was born in Istanbul 59 years ago, and lived in Ankara my first five years. Sadly, I've returned to Turkey only once. Your pictures have reawakened something dormant in me that now longs to return to the beautiful country and the kind people I first knew as a child. Thank you Dick Osseman. God willing, I will soon return to the magical land of my birth.

Dick Osseman		30-Nov-2007 09:45
Hi Dick, I have come accross your website on internet. I liked the pictures and the colors in your pictures. I have read the comments posted and would like to send a reply through your site to below person and an australian armenian whose parents had migrated from here. "Annig 19-Jun-2007 16:40 In researching my Armenian family history, I discovered that my grandmother lived in Afyon. I assume that, along with the Armenian church, all traces of Armenian inhabitation have been eradicated. Interesting though, my Grandparent's house in Syracuse NY was painted the same vibrant colors as the houses on the ancient streets of her hometown. " I took it as duty to search for Armenian traces in Afyon (I have just moved here 2 months ago) and found out that the Armenian church (or the ruins rather) still exist on the slopes of the hill. There is also a Bath that is known as " Armenian bath" (was built by Armenian stone masons and they are known to be good artists in that sense) but it is not in use anymore. I dont believe that the traces of Armenian existence in afyon have been eradicated. The Armenians lived around the hill and many of their homes have been restorated (you do have some pictures of them). Those people lived aroun the castle, so most of the pictures you have taken are those that have been inhabited by Armenians. And I believe that section of the town has been in the same condition for at least 100 years! Also, many parts of the town are still known as " Amenian groves". The trees those people have planted are now giant epitaphs. If any of your audience wishes to know more, I will only do my best to do research on their behalf. (PS. I have lived in Australia for 21 years and have recently-2 years ago- relocated to turkey) Regards. Doğan Şahin (B.Edu.English/NAATI) Translator-Interpreter

Lily Demirhan		09-Oct-2007 18:47
Thank You! But if you put pictures from Bolvadin that'll be good. People should see how beautiful Afyon is. Bolvadin is the best place in Afyon...

AliA		30-Sep-2007 23:24
Thank you. Pictures of Afyon! This brings back such memories. I spent the first 10 years of my life in Afyon. Summers, we spent in “Ornek Evler” and wintered in Afyon, at the foot hills of the “Kale”. I went to a school called Kadin Ana Ilkolu. The year was 1960 when I started elementary school.. My, how years go by!!. Thanks again for the pictures. Especially the children, innocent smiles on their faces is just priceless! Ali Keskin Jamesville, NY

Guest		25-Sep-2007 14:10
Gentlemen, I am originaly from Afyon, my grand...parents immigrated to Australia and i never been their. I would love to go and check it out. Thanks for all who puts an efforts to show all these nice photos about the city. Even my family name is related to this city. It is Afyouni, Regards.

Guest		17-Sep-2007 20:39
hey all , i read all the comments about afyon and it's very nice to know that foreign tourists like afyon too. i think it's a really very mystical city, it has a different atmosphere with volcanic rocks and great buildings.afyon is center of thermal tourism in turkey and to go these thermal hamams in winter is amazing:) i read p diamadis's and annig's comments, i want to answer them too, yes there is no any church in afyon today.it's very interesting to see an armenian person from afyon to me, but it's nice, we can contact and you learn more things about your origin land:) i live in istanbul but my patternal family originally from afyonkarahisar so we visit afyon usually in winter holidays or when we return from summer holiday from antalya. my grandparents are lived in the old afyon city near the castle and they are original afyonkarahisar people, they tell me about that city and their family's history so much, so i know so much things about afyon too, u can ask whatever you want;) but i want to say that too ; in the old times(i mean ...1920s-1950s) there were more quality and city people were living in these old houses near the castle, but today they nearly all left from these old houses and afyon's villagers migrated there and started to live in these old streets. i told it to you because afyon's these old streets's atmosphere was different than todays, it was a typical ottoman mixture with turks,greeks,armenians and jews. but i think still it's a very beatiful and pretty city. let's talk afyon:)

Kees		04-Aug-2007 06:36
Hello Dick, last week I was in Afyon and I liked the atmosphere very much. The buildup of the town was much nicer than I expected. It was very hot, so I did not go up the castle. Indeed, the areas around the rock are a bit messy but the craftmenshops are very good and the workers are very friendly and helpfull. I went to a hamam in the area and it was so relaxing. I still found the countryside pale and not so interesting. But be sure I go back to Afyon.

Mark		02-Aug-2007 04:10
Dick, Thanks for the pictures. I just met someone from Afyon and decided to look the city up on the internet. I live in the U.S. and have only met maybe a dozen Dutch. You've all been intelligent but seem to be thin skinned. Ignore the assholes, your pictures are beautiful. You Dutch are such perfectionists that you can't tolerate the feeble minded. We realize we're not as smart or as talented as you. You can't help us, so laugh a little.

Kees		16-Jul-2007 05:59
Hello Dick, living in Istanbul, and preparing for a business-trip to Afyon, I found the photo's very interesting and eye-opening. The town looks very compact with a few green areas. In my experiences, the relations between turkish citizens and green areas are problematic. The countryside looks very pale to me, but my friends told me that the countryside is green enough. One of the interesting points in the commentory area is the question about the Armenian church in Afyon. Shortly we discovered that one of my friends has Armenian roots in Afyon.

Dilek		29-Jun-2007 20:51
I'm glad to see that you have spared some time and place for "AFYON" in your programme and on your website. Generally people are not interested in such an art as you mention on your site; unfortunately we have some "ignorant" (?) people who appreciate man-made, technologicly wonderful buildings... Anyway I, like some other friends, also suggest you to see Bolvadin, which is 57-60 kilometres far from Afyon, if you have any chance to visit the district again. Thank you for your regards... :)

Dick Osseman		24-Jun-2007 16:38
Cetin Do send me the link when it is finished. Just curious.

Cetin Kavcioglu		24-Jun-2007 15:01
Hi Dick, That picture with the Black Opium Castle gives me goose bumps. I was actually looking for a real picture of that castle and found it on your site. Thanks for providing these pictures. They are all fantastic and I will use some of them for a non-commercial You Tube video I am making.

Annig		19-Jun-2007 16:40
In researching my Armenian family history, I discovered that my grandmother lived in Afyon. I assume that, along with the Armenian church, all traces of Armenian inhabitation have been eradicated. Interesting though, my Grandparent's house in Syracuse NY was painted the same vibrant colors as the houses on the ancient streets of her hometown.

Guest		24-May-2007 09:38
For your work, we have to say thank you. Looking forward to see you Afyon again :)

omer		11-May-2007 14:34
Very nice pics. So Ýf you go Bolvadin you can see more and better houses and the very specific lake eber.

Dick Osseman		23-Feb-2007 14:31
Not to my knowledge, I'll look for them next time around.

P Diamadis		23-Feb-2007 12:25
in your wandering around afyon, did you find any trace of the large Armenian Church that once stood near the foot of the Black Rock? Or of he old medresse? both places served as POW camps in World War One, according to the Dutch Minister to the Ottoman Empire.

Baha		18-Dec-2006 10:17
living in usa for 8 years i agree with Dick, beauty,art these things are subjective and depends on many factors like age, experience etc. For some it might be skyscrapers which is beutiful for some it might be some stone port 1000 years old. i think most beautiful things are green, nature and things close to natural. i think he did a good job whether or not we don't like his pictures. and i can understand his perspective. I saw so many places, i like Europe and Turkey more than anywhere.

muzzy		16-Nov-2006 17:23
never mind the ignorant Guest below, your pictures of my hometown are beautiful.. I think he might be felling inferior to see those less fortunate areas of the city, what made me laugh is that the tea yard or the shopping centre he suggessted you see are totaly crap anyway :) hence showing them here would have been more embarrasing for him anyway ;)

Dick Osseman		20-Sep-2006 21:20
I find I am still mad about that TRY HARDER of my guest. I think he does not understand a bit of what photography is about. Or art for that matter. I am Dutch and when young would visit our National Gallery and be struck by the paintings by Rembrandt of old houses, poor people, or even an ox that had been slaughtered. And from Van Gogh I would marvel at his picture of old shoes, that, I just read, he wore himself - in the rain - after having bought them at the flea market, to make them look more old: a great picture, probably worth more than a whole city block in your esteemed Shopping Areas or the Town Centre Park (Turkish Parks tend to bring out laughter in me, they are so artificial). You want advertising, go elsewhere. You want a decent picture, I claim to have taken some. As for that TRY HARDER, we have a Dutch phrase that I think is to the point: "Command your dog and bark yourself". For the Van Gogh shoes, see:http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=1576&lang=nl (the link may run out in time). I hope you get my point, but I very much doubt it. Then you wil just have to try harder.

Dick Osseman		20-Sep-2006 09:58
Dear guest, as i repeatedly wrote shopping centres bore me, and for a photographer the "fine"areas are generally utterly uninteresting. Also, the "ghetto" has more character than the rest of town. It also contains some of the finest monuments your town has. If you think tourists come to your town to see a shopping centre I think you do not understand a thing about tourists. As for trying harder: am I in your service in any way, that you think you can give me orders?

Guest		20-Sep-2006 06:19
Why would you post only the ghetto areas of my familys hometown??? Afyon is great city, with many other sites. Cavusbas is the grimiest arear there is in that place, the "outskirts" if you wanna call it. You forget the the Tea Yards. The Town Center Park. The Shopping areas and most of all the mountain side. TRY HARDER!!

Zeynep		07-Aug-2006 19:29
My father's aunt and her husband lived in Afyon until they passed away. I have a lot of sweet childhood memories in Afyon. They lived in an old big Afyon house on one of those stone paved streets. Looking at your photos made me take a walk in the memory lane. Thanks.

Berke		24-Apr-2006 18:30
Hello! Selam! ben bir afyonluyum. Senin sayfan cook güzel olmus! Your Page is fantastic! I LoVe A F Y O N C* C* C* byeeeee Berke my h.page: http://afyon.oyla7.de

Ibrahim Feyzioglu		01-Feb-2006 11:50
I want to thank you for all the great pics you took from Afyonkarahisar (the official name) and all the other turkish cities and places. If you're going to visit the city again I would suggest to go also to Bolvadin (approx. 50 min nothwards), you're going to find more old houses and buildings there. Thanks for your great work!

mehmet ali		14-Jan-2006 17:11
My name is mehmet ali .I was born in afyon in 1973. Thanks a lot for the pics of old and unforgetten places of Afyon.To keep them in that shape and not to forget is difficult but i lived there and i miss there much....

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