Akseki
Akseki offers an extraordinary architectural expedition through 300-year-old stone-and-wood button houses, towering cedar forests, and deep Taurus canyon gorges. Its crowning international symbols include the historic button house villages of Ormana and Sarıhacılar, ancient caravanserais along the Silk Road, and the breathtaking Üzümdere Canyon. Gastronomy features Akseki üzümü (raisins), local me
Tourist experience
Akseki offers an extraordinary architectural expedition through 300-year-old stone-and-wood button houses, towering cedar forests, and deep Taurus canyon gorges. Its crowning international symbols include the historic button house villages of Ormana and Sarıhacılar, ancient caravanserais along the Silk Road, and the breathtaking Üzümdere Canyon. Gastronomy features Akseki üzümü (raisins), local meat dishes, yayla butter, and pastries.
Key points of interest
Investment outlook
Akseki holds a Transparent Investment Score of 89.5/100, recognized as a specialized Ottoman heritage tourism, boutique hotel restoration, and highland agro-export market. Land and residential buy values average $900/m² with rapid annual capital appreciation (~43.5% YoY in USD).
Living here
Residing in Akseki offers a quiet, healthy, and serene Taurus mountain lifestyle with pure spring water and clean high-oxygen air. Residents benefit from organic local produce, safe community streets, affordable living costs, and close-knit highland solidarity, with fast highway access to Antalya and Konya.
History & cultural identity
Akseki, majestically sprawling across the high-altitude pine-forested mountain plateaus and deep river canyons of the interior Taurus Mountains along the Antalya-Konya highway, holds an ancient Pisidian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman architectural and button-house history. Known historically as Marla and later as Akseki under Ottoman administration, the town flourished as a grand mercantile and intellectual Taurus mountain sanctuary. Akseki is world-famous for its unique Düğmeli Evler (Button Houses—architectural masterpieces built from dry stone walls bound with wooden beams without mortar).
Frequently asked questions
What are Akseki Button Houses (Düğmeli Evler)?+
Button houses are traditional Taurus mountain homes built using dry stone masonry bound with juniper wooden beams that protrude like buttons from the walls without mortar.
What is the historical importance of Sarıhacılar village in Akseki?+
Sarıhacılar is a preserved historic Silk Road mountain village featuring authentic button houses, an ancient mosque, and original caravan trails.
How far is Akseki from Central Antalya?+
Akseki is located 150 kilometers (a 1-hour 45-minute drive) northeast of central Antalya along the highway crossing the Taurus mountains.