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HDM-2008
International Conference on
Multivariate Statistical Modelling & High Dimensional Data
Mining
19-23 June 2008, Kayseri, TURKEY
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conference will take place at Hilton Hotel in Kayseri, which
is a 5-star hotel with excellent meeting facilities.The
hotel is located at the heart of the city center overlooking
a panoramic and charming view of Mount Erciyes. Major shopping
centers and landmarks around the city are within walking distance,
including the city fortress, Hunat Mosque/Medrese/Bath complex
belonging to the Seljukian period, Kursunlu Mosque by Ottoman
master architect Sinan and the Covered Bazaar. |
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Kayseri is a modern city in central Turkey,
situated on the Anatolian Plateau, on the foothills of extinct
volcano Mount Erciyes (3916 meters; 12,848 feet).
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of Turkey. An ancient community, Kayseri was known to the
Romans in the 1st century AD as Caesarea Cappadociae. The
city was captured by the Seljuk Turks in the late 11th century,
fell to the Mongols in 1243, and became part of the Ottoman
Empire in 1515. Population is estimated to be around 800,000.
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| Renowned for its culinary specialties such as
MANTI, PASTIRMA and SUCUK, the city is also rich in historical
monuments (dating especially from the Seljuk period). While
it is generally visited en-route to the international tourist
attractions of Cappadocia, Kayseri has many attractions for
visitor by its own right; Seljuk monuments in and around the
city center, Mount Erciyes as a trekking and alpinism center,
Zamanti River as a rafting center, the historic sites of Agirnas
(the village where Ottoman master architect Sinan was born),
Talas (home to the former Talas American College), Germir
(Elia Kazan's village) and Develi to name a few. Kayseri is
served by Erkilet International Airport and is home to Erciyes
University, one of the leading universities in Turkey. |
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Mount Erciyes
Erciyes, with an elevation of 3916 meters, is a volcanic
mountain whose summit is always covered with snow and fog
in all seasons, and has become synonymous with the city
of Kayseri. This lava-spewing mountain, responsible for
the 'fairy-chimney' rock formations in nearby Cappadocia,
impressed the Meek people living at its base so much that
their coins bear an impression of the mountain with lava
boiling out of the top. The first person to successfully
make the summit was W. J. Hamilton in 1837, and the first
Turk was Miralay Cemil Cahit Bey in 1924.
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Besides being a popular spot for mountain climbers, it is also one
of Turkey's best winter-sport resorts. From the top of the mountain,
if the weather is clear, there is a stunning view of an area stretching
from Cappadocia to the Taurus Mountains.
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region is the place where the nature and history come together
with most beautiful scene in the world. While geographic
events are forming Peribacalari (fairy chimneys) during
the historical period, humans had carried the signs of thousand-years
old civilizations with carving houses and churches within
these earth pillars and decorating them with frisks. |
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Kapuzbaþý Kapuzbaþý Waterfalls,
located 70km south of Kayseri, is a family of seven waterfalls
with different heights varying between 30 - 80 m. Ranking
as the highest waterfalls in Turkey, these waterfalls fall
into the Zamanti river and eventually to Seyhan. This series
of waterfalls, one of the most important in the world regarding
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| Gevher Nesibe Gevher Nesibe
was an early-13th century Seljuk princess, the daughter
of Kilij Arslan II and sister of Kaykhusraw I, and the namesake
of a magnificent complex comprising a hospital, an adjoining
medrese devoted primarily to medical studies, and a mosque
in Kayseri, Turkey. The complex (“külliye”
in Turkish) that she endowed is considered one of the pre-eminent
monuments of Seljuk architecture. The hospital was built
between 1204 and 1206, and the medrese, whose construction
started immediately after Gevher Nesibe's death in 1206,
was finished in 1210. The institution was reportedly the
first hospital in the world that treated patients with mental
disorders. The faculty of medicine in Erciyes University
borrows its name from this medrese: Erciyes University,
Gevher Nesibe Faculty of Medicine and Research Hospital.
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Hunad Hatun Külliyesi (Hunad Hatun Complex)
“Külliye” is a term to represent a collection
of buildings of an institution, usually composed of schools,
a mosque, lunatic asylum, hospital, kitchen, etc. The Hunad
Hatun Külliyesi comprises a medresse, a bath and a
mosque. The medresse was established in 1237/1238 by Hunad
(Mahperi) Hatun, the wife of Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I
and now functions as a culturel center. The mosqeu is one
of the most important historical landmarks in Kayseri and
still serves as the central mosque in Kayseri.
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Döner Kümbet (Rotating Vault) (UNESCO World Heritage)
This kümbet, which is constructed in memory of Princes
Sah Cihan Hatun, is a piece of art, which draws attention
with its uniquely characteristics. It is one of the most
beautiful samples of Seljukian pieces of art in Kayseri.
Various geometrical shapes, mythological creatures are carved
as relieves on each side of polygonal shaped kumbet.
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Fortress of Kayseri
This 1500-year-old
fortress, built initially by the Romans, is still standing
in good shape at the central square of the city. City Ramparts
and Kayseri Fortress Ramparts and Castle, at Cumhuriyet
Boulevard are constructed on 3rd century, and narrowed &
repaired in the middle of 6th century. Ancient fortress
of Kayseri city is composed of two parts: internal fortress
and external fortress, composed of external ramparts and
bastions.
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