Aksaray coking tradition consist density of flour, meat, milk products and vegetable. Sıkma (tighten), çörek (bun), mayalı (fermented), erişte (kind of macaroni), kuskus pilavı(kind of rice), dolma mantı, katıklı aş, soğanlama (with in onion), tarhana çorbası (kind of soup), hoşmerim, bamya çorbası (okra soup), yoğurt çorbası (yogurt soup), arabaşı , sarığı burma (katmer), pelte, kayganayı are some of the famous meals and cookies of provinces.
Taşpınar’s rugs are famous in the province.
- Visiting Ihlara Valley and Güzelyurt, seeing Eğri Minaret,
- Tasting tourt at Helvadere - tasting Saç tava at Ihlara Valley,
- Buying Taşpınar rugs,
- Watching festivals of Ihlara and Eski (old) and Yeni (new) Gelveri Festivals at 15 - 30 August arranged in Güzelyurt (these festivals assigned for visit of Greeks to region whom used to live at same locality.).
Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Aksaray
Sites
Archaeological Sites: 92
Urban Sites: 2
Natural Sites: 8
Historical Sites: -
Other Sites
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 3
Urban and Archaeological Sites: 2
Historical and Urban Sites: 1
Total: 108
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 446
TOTAL: 554
Governorship : (+90-382)213 50 20
Municipality : (+90-382) 213 54 92
Hospital : (+90-382) 212 91 00
Police : (+90-382) 215 07 15
Gendarme : (+90-382) 215 22 02
Provincial Directorate : (+90-382)212 46 88
Camps
Ağaçlı Camping
Aksaray
Tel: (382) 215 24 00
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (382) 213 08 82
Fax: (382) 213 09 42
Museum
Aksaray Museum
Address: Zinciriye Mah. Aksaray
Tel: (382) 213 16 67
Fax: (382) 213 09 42