Seven Lakes

They are in a valley of 3500-3756 meters altitude. Lakes
are formed because of melting snow. Water of 7 of them
never diminishes. Depth of one of them is 80 m. As there
are 7 lakes which do not dry, the place is called seven lakes
(yedi göller).
Besides, it has been stated that Kapuzbaşı waterfalls are
fed with the snow water. Along with Hacer forest and
Kapuzbaşı waterfalls, Yedi göller forms the highest and
widest plateau of Aladağlar in Toros Aladağlar National
Park.
Due to the physical geography, it is one of the most important
trekking areas in Turkey. Yedi göller, which has a
3100 m base height, leans to Kapuzbaşı waterfalls through
Hacer valley and Hacer mountain pass.
Yedi göller is in Yahyalı, a district of Kayseri, and is one of
the most beautiful landscape areas in Turkey. It presents a
unique scene in July with its peaks, mountain glaciers, high
mountain plants, wild life, glaciers and glacier rocks.
The numbers of the lakes go up to 80 in the first week of
July. As the snow melt and diminish, second flowers of
spring bloom in autumn. And then the snow melt and
Alacadağlar (Mottled Mountains) become Karadağlar
(black mountains). You can reach Yedi göller, which is 60-
70 km from Yahyalı district, on foot for a 6-7 hour trip
from Ulupınar village, Hacer forest.
All of the lakes are fed by glacier and snow water. This
magnificent piece of nature has a great potential for transhumance,
glacier or rock climbing, trekking, paragliding,
camping, balloon activities and tourism economy.
Kızılkaya (3725m) Direktaş(3510m)
Engin Tepe (3723m) Vayvay Tepe (3565m)
Akın Tepe(3610m) Emler Tepe (3623m)
Tosun Tepe (3612m)

About Yahyalı

According to the epigraph survived in the garden of
Yahyalı Ulu Camii, Yahya Gazi was both the founder
and the person who named the county after.
Danismentogullari Sultanate, set up in 1075, ruled
Sivas, Tokat, Niksar, Kayseri, Zamantı, Develi and
the surroundings. Also some European historians,
along with some Eastern historians state that
Danismentogulları conquered Kayseri and all the
surroundings.
The date of the epigraph in the Dev Ali (Devlibey)
tomb is 1094 and it is certain that Danismentogulları,
which came together with Yahyaogulları, settled
down here before this date. After hero leaders like
Yahya Gazi, Seyid Ali, Benli Gazi and religious leaders
such as Abdal İlyas, Dede Sultan, Akkoca Sultan
and Hoca Ahmet had their contributions to Yahyalı
as well.
Yahyalı is located in 35-36 East meridians, 38-59
North parallels and is surrounded by Feke (Adana)
in the southeast, Develi (Kayseri) in the northeast,
Dündarlı and Sultancaova (Niğde) in the west, Develi
in the north, Yeşilhisar in the northwest and
Aladağ (Adana) in the south. It is 107 km to Kayseri
and has 12 neighborhoods, 28 villages and 1 county.
The city centre is 1604 km2 and the height above
sea level is 1210metres. Yahyalı became a district
in 1954 and is now the second biggest district of
Kayseri. The big savanna, the continuation of Sultan
reed bed in the south of Erciyes Mountain, lies
through the east slopes of Seki Mountain for 7-8
km as a valley and ends in the feet of Çamardı. The
settlement of the district starts from these slopes
and continues towards Erciyes. There are 9 villages
of Yahyalı in this savanna. Some surface structures
like the plateaus in Alacadağlar National Park, with
an altitude of 2500metres, the mountainous areas,
waterfalls, ruins and epigraphs are outdoor museums
of Yahyalı.