Akşehir is situated between mountain and lake at the foot of Sultan Dag (2,580m). In antiquity it was called Philomelion. In 1190, the Emperor Frederic Bar-barossa came to Aksehir on the third crusade.
The Ottoman Sultan Beyazit I after his capture by Tamerlaine, died in Akşehir in 1403.
This small place is known as the burial place of Nasreddin Hodja who lived at the beginning of the 13th century. He lived here for over 50 years and died as a very old man in 1285. His tomb (türbe) is in the cemetery outside the southern border of the town. Worth seeing are the mosques Ulu Camii and iplikçi Camii, as well as the Koran school (Taş Medrese) with its beautiful porch. Also interesting is the octagonal tomb (türbe) of the mystic Seyyit Mahmut Hayrani.
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