Yozgat; It is one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia. As a result of the excavations carried out in the "Alişar Tumulus" within the borders of Sorgun district, artifacts dating back 5000 years were found. It is also one of the settlements of Etiler, who realized the first political union in Anatolia. Traces of Etiler were found as a result of excavations in Büyüknefes, Dambasan and Gündoğdu villages of the center and Kerkenes Castle within the borders of Sorgun district, Çalapverdi and some other regions of Boğazlıyan. It has also been revealed that the Hittites, who provided the beginning of the historical period in Anatolia, formed one of the most crowded settlements within its borders.

Büyüknefes (Tavium Ancient City) Although traces of Hittite and Phrygian settlements can be seen in Tavium, the main settlement was in the BC Galatians period. It was between the 3rd century and the 1st century.

Tavium; It was founded by the Trokme (Trokmi) branch, which came to Anatolia from the Balkans in 280 BC, of the people called Galat by the Romans. The city was the commercial center and capital of the Central Kızılırmak Region, where the Trokmi lived in the Central Anatolian Region. No extensive excavation work has been carried out in Tavium Büyüknefes) so far.

Since 1997, Prof. from the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, in the region. Surveys are carried out under the direction of Karl Strobel. Within the scope of these studies, surveys were carried out in many villages in and around Büyüknefes (Yakuplu, Süleymanlı, Körpeli, Haydarbeyli, Sağlık, Dereboymul, Beşerek, Susuz, Çamdibi, Çakırhacılı, Zincir, Türkmensarılar, Yassıhöyük, Çatma, Sarıfatma, Cihanpaşa, Salmanlı etc.). ) traces of history have been identified in a wide area. As a result of the researches, many pieces of ceramics, column bases and drums, grave steles, inscribed tombs from the Byzantine period, and many architectural fragments were found.

As a result of the studies carried out in a wide area, traces of settlement from the Chalcolithic Age to the Islamic period have been found so far. Surface surveys continue every year on a regular basis.

M.O. After the domination of the Hittites, whose center was Hattusa within the borders of Yozgat, which was established between 2000 -1500 BC, the region was founded in the 4th century BC. It came under the rule of the Phrygians in the 1200s. B.C. It was attacked by the Cimmerians in the early 7th century. B.C. It was connected to the Lydian kingdom in the 6th century, then the Persians, BC. It was captured by the Macedonians in the 4th century. B.C. At the beginning of the 3rd century, the southern part was under the rule of the Cappadocian kingdom for a short time. Later, it became a part of Galatia, where the Galatians, one of the nomadic Celtic tribes who invaded Anatolia, settled. For this reason, it is also known as the "ancestral home of the Galatians". B.C. The kingdom of Galatia, which was founded at the beginning of the 2nd century BC, was connected to the Pergamon (Bergama) and Pontus kingdoms for a while. It came under the protection of Rome in 85 BC. When the Roman Empire was divided into two in A.D. 395, Anatolia fell to the East Roman (Byzantine) share. The armies of Islam and the Sassanids raided this region, which was under Byzantine hands, from time to time; but they could not hold the region in their hands permanently. After Timur's departure from Anatolia, Yozgat and its environs suffered greatly in the sultanate fights between the Ottoman princes. It was re-connected to the Ottoman Empire only in 1408, during the reign of Çelebi Mehmet.

Çelebi Mehmet, who ensured the Ottoman domination in Anatolia in 1413, consolidated the state sovereignty in Yozgat and its region. Although the rebellion of a Turkmen leader named "Celal" in Yozgat and its surroundings was taken under control during the reign of Yavuz Sultan Selim, Yozgat and its region suffered greatly from this rebellion. During the renewal of the land arrangement during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, confusion arose in the region again, but control was achieved in a short time.

Yozgat and its surroundings have many natural riches and historical textures belonging to the Hittites, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Galatians, Roman Empire and Byzantine periods. During the Ottoman Empire, Yozgat was the center of BOZOK sanjak.

Demirli madrasah, which was built by Çapanoğlu Ahmet Pasha in 1753, can be shown in the development of Yozgat and taking a city view. It is listed among the madrasahs in the city center in the Education Yearbook in 1898. Today, this madrasah still preserves its old architecture. A library was established by Ahmet Pasha in 1754 in this madrasah, which was the first and most important in the reconstruction of Yozgat. This Library is named as “Abdülcebbarzade Ahmet Pasha Library” (URL 10, 2016). There are a total of 63092 books in the provincial public library located in the city center of Yozgat. 1581 of these books belong to before the 1928 letter revolution. (URL 1, 2016). The original name of the province was "BOZOK" and it was changed to "Yozgat" over time. of the Oghuzs; With the influx of Turkmen belonging to the "BOZOK" branch to this region, the region was called "BOZOK". Towards the 1800s, the name "YOZGAT" was pronounced as well as this name. Kütahya Deputy Cemil Bey in the First Grand National Assembly.

Local Celebration Days of Yozgat

• Eğrice (Hıdrellez) 06 May / Yozgat

• Atatürk's Arrival Anniversary 15 October / Yozgat

• Yozgat Sürmeli Festival 10-15 June / Yozgat

• Kazankaya Canyon Culture and Tourism Festival 22-23 July / Yozgat

• Aydıncık Onion, Culture and Art Festival September 30 /

Yozgat Festivals

• Hıdrellez Culture Festival 06 May / Yozgat

• Youth Festival May 15-21 / Yozgat

• Bozhöyük Plateau Festivals 26 June / Yozgat

• Bahadin Culture Festival 23-29 July / Yozgat

• Devecipınar Plateau Return Festival 07 September / Yozgat