Sarıyahşi

Sarıyahşi lies near the Kızılırmak in central Anatolia. A local historical account places its founding between the mid-thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries: groups first settled on the Sarıyahşi summer pastures after coming from Rumkuş, then established a village on lower ground. A Greek-inscribed gravestone at Taşlı Ören points to older inhabitants of the surrounding country.