Sandıklı

For the Turkish carpet motif, see Kilim motifs.

For the village, see Sandıklı, İspir.

Sandıklı is a town of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Sandıklı District.^[1] Its population is 54,851 (2024).^[2] Adnan Öztaş was elected from the AK Party in the 2024 Turkish Local Elections.^[3]

Sandıklı
Municipality
Sandıklı Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Sandıklı Sandıklı (Turkey Aegean) Show map of Turkey Aegean
Coordinates: 38°27′56″N 30°16′12″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Afyonkarahisar
District	Sandıklı
Government
• Mayor	Adnan Öztaş (AKP)
Population  (2024)	54,851
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Climate	Csb
Website	sandikli.bel.tr

Sandıklı is famed for its marble quarries, its dairy cream kaymak, and its Turkish delight. People also come from all over Turkey to bathe in the hot springs and natural mud baths in the district.

History

From 1867 until 1922, Sandıklı was part of the Hüdavendigâr vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Notable natives

• Nuri Bilgin Professor of psychology at Ege University in İzmir. Father of writer Elif Şafak.
• Ahmet Inam writer and philosopher, at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.