Kaplangı, Banaz

Kaplangı is a village (officially a neighborhood) in the Banaz district of Uşak province, Turkey. Its population is 428 (2009) and its surface area is 7.9 square kilometers.[1]

The village is south of the Ankara–İzmir highway (D300), approximately 15 kilometers from the town of Banaz. The village economy is based on agriculture, including wheat, barley, chickpeas, lentils, beans, beets, poppies, and Napoleon cherries. The village is also known for its carpets (halı), rugs (kilim), and saddlecloths (çul).[2]

Name

According to local legend, the village is named Kaplangı because when it was founded, the area was heavily forested and believed to be home to lions and tigers (or leopards) and thus was originally called Kaplan Kırı (kaplan, "tiger, leopard" + kır, "country").[3][4]

History

In ancient times, the area was known for its vineyards.[5]

According to some Ottoman sources, Kaplangı was the location of a tomb of Karaca Ahmet (a companion of Hacı Bektaş Veli), as well as a zawiya associated with Karaca Ahmet.[6]

Kaplangı is listed as a village in Ottoman financial records for 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1839.[7] It is listed in government records as providing income to the foundation (vakıf) of the Sheikh Koca Zawiya (Şeyh Koca Zaviyesi) in 1860 and 1862–63.[8]

Its population is recorded as 35 (3 households) for 1898–99.[9]

In March 1921, during the Turkish War of Independence, the Banaz area was occupied by Greek forces. On August 29, 1922, Turkish forces captured Kaplangı. On the night of August 30–31, skirmishes occurred between Turkish and Greek forces on Kaplangı Mountain and other nearby mountains south and southwest of the village. On August 31, Greek forces retreated in disarray toward İzmir. The Turkish army entered Banaz on August 31, 1922.[10][11]

The population of the village reached 794 in 1965.[12]

References

  1. ^ Kara, Hasan (2010). Banaz İlçesinin Coğrafyası [Geography of the Banaz District] (in Turkish). Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi. pp. 87, 95, 97, 117.
  2. ^ "Kaplangı Köyü" [Kaplangı Village]. T.C. Banaz Kaymakamlığı (in Turkish). Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Merkezi. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Kaplangı Köyü" (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Bu Ormanlarda Aslan ve Kaplanlar Yaşardı" [Lions and Tigers Used to Live in These Forests]. Uşakport.com (in Turkish). Uşak. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  5. ^ Belke, Klaus; Mersich, Norbert (1990). Phrygien und Pisidien [Phyrgia and Pisidia]. Tabula imperii Byzantini (in German). Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 63. ISBN 3700116985. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  6. ^ Yıldırım, İzzeddin; Savaş, Saim (2025). "Rûm'un (Anadolu'nun) Gözcüsü Karaca Ahmed ve Uşak Karacaahmet Köyü" [Guardian of Rûm (Anatolia) Karaca Ahmed and Karacaahmet Village in Uşak]. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi (in Turkish) (114): 77, 79–81, 84. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  7. ^ Öntuğ, Mustafa Murat (2001). "Osmanlıdan Cumhuriyete Banaz" [Banaz from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic]. Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish). 3 (2): 48. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  8. ^ Aydın, Lokman; Aydın, Meltem (2021). "Uşak ve Banaz Zaviye Vakıfları Muhasebe ve Müzayede İşlemleri (1831-1863)" [Accounting and Tender Procedures for Zawiya Foundations of Uşak and Banaz, 1831-1863]. Journal of Humanities and Tourism Research (in Turkish). 11 (4): 683–684. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  9. ^ Öntuğ (2001). "Osmanlıdan Cumhuriyete Banaz". Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 3 (2): 52.
  10. ^ "Tarih" [History]. Uşak Banaz İlçe Millî Eğitim Müdürlüğü (in Turkish). T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı. 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  11. ^ Genç Acar, Derya (2006). "Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak'ın Millî Mücadele, Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Atatürk'e İlişkin Konuşma, Demeç ve Söyleşileri Üzerine Bir Basın Taraması" [A Press Review of Marshal Fevzi Çakmak's Speeches, Statements, and Interviews Regarding the National Struggle, the War of Independence, and Atatürk]. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi (in Turkish). 22 (64-65-66): 302, 304. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  12. ^ Kara. Banaz İlçesinin Coğrafyası. p. 87.
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