Burdur

Districts

• Ağlasun
• Altınyayla
• Bucak
• Çavdır
• Çeltikçi
• Gölhisar
• Karamanlı
• Kemer
• Merkez
• Tefenni
• Yeşilova

Experiences

Key points of interest

Sagalassos Antik Kenti (Sagalassos Ancient City)

Magnificent mountaintop Pisidian ancient city featuring the restored 2nd-century Antonine Fountain still flowing with mountain water.

Burdur Gölü & Flamingo Sanctuary (Burdur Lake)

Stunning tectonic freshwater lake serving as an internationally protected wetland sanctuary for thousands of wild flamingos.

Burdur Müzesi (Burdur Archaeology Museum)

State-of-the-art museum housing priceless Pisidian Roman sculptures, gladiator reliefs, and Neolithic artifacts from Hacılar.

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Main Campus

Sprawling university research campus hosting over 30,000 students and advanced academic facilities.

Investment outlook

Burdur commands an outstanding Transparent Investment Score of 92.0/100, recognized as a premier eco-tourism destination, agricultural mega-basin (dairy and grain export), and higher education hub. Anchored by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University—hosting over 30,000 students—and expanding Organized Industrial Zones, the province yields robust commercial growth. Residential buy prices average $1,250/m² (exceeding $3,200/m² in luxury lakeview and high-rise compounds in Central Burdur) with rapid annual capital appreciation (~47.0% YoY in USD).

Living here

Residing in Burdur represents the absolute pinnacle of safe, clean, culturally rich, and serene alpine-lake living. Neighborhoods feature brand-new residential apartment compounds rising alongside historic konaklar, wide green parks, and modern shopping centers. Residents benefit from comprehensive healthcare at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Hospital, pristine mountain-lake air, rich cultural arts, and exceptionally safe community streets.

History & cultural identity

Burdur, majestically sprawling across the high tectonic plateaus, shimmering blue tectonic lakes, and pine-forested Taurus mountain slopes of the Lakes Region (Göller Bölgesi), holds a monumental ancient Pisidian, Lydian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Hamidid, and Ottoman civilizational legacy spanning over nine millennia. Known historically as Polydorion and later as Beyköy and Burdur under Ottoman administration, the region flourished as a supreme textile, agricultural, and spiritual crossroads. Its crowning historical and natural glories include Sagalassos (the magnificent ancient Pisidian mountaintop city famed for its restored Antonine Fountain still flowing with crystal-clear water), Kibyra, and Burdur Gölü (Burdur Lake—a vital wetland sanctuary hosting thousands of endangered migratory flamingos).