Sivas, called Sebastea in Roman times, was an important Seljuk Turkish city, and has the grand old buildings to prove it. Today it's also a center of Turkish Alevi (Alawite) Islamic culture.
If you come to Sivas, it will be to see the Seljuk monuments such as the Cifte Minare Medrese (Seminary of the Twin Minarets, 1271), the Ulu Cami (Great Mosque, 1197), the Buruciye and Sifaiye Medreses, and the splendid Gok Medrese (Celestial or Sky-Blue Seminary, 1271). There are also a number of Seljuk turbes (cylindrical tombs) scattered about the town.
A more recent historic building is the site of the Sivas Congress, convened by Ataturk on September 4, 1919, to rally the country to the cause of independence.
Seljuk architecture buffs may make a special trip to the city, but most people find themselves passing through on their way to somewhere else, such as Amasya, Kayseri, Malatya or Erzincan and Erzurum. That's fine. You can break your trip here, stay overnight, see all there is to see in a half-day, and continue refreshed the next morning.
Sivas is a major transport nexus with good, frequent bus service, useful train service, and occasional flights by Turkish Airlines.
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