Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir

Midas City, Turkish Midas Şehir, also Midas Sehri, is next to one of the most important Phrygian Gordion ruins in the Anatolian highlands, some 50 kilometers northeast of Afyon and 30 kilometers south of the present village of Seyitgazi Yazılıkaya. The so-called Midas Monument was probably part of a place of worship for the goddess Cybele. It is located on a wall of the high plateau, on whose walls still others, some are incomplete monuments. Cult façades of this kind are in the vicinity of Afyon more, for example Arslankaya and Malta. On the north wall are still a second, unfinished façade and some altars to find. On the high plateau is located next to some victims go, and a so-called Midas - Throne with Phrygian inscriptions. In addition to the Midas Monument is a settlement mound of vorbyzantinischer time, it was used over the centuries including as residential and shelter and a storage facility for grain as well as a burial place. Are located in the surrounding area for several rock tombs (see also Aslantaş and Yilantaş ).

The name Midas Town is based on the last character of the Phrygian inscription on the Midas Monument, which can be identified as Midas. It has not been demonstrated previously that the legendary King Midas was actually the ruler of this city on the plateau.

Phrygian inscription

Byzantine settlement mounds