Bucak, Burdur

Bucak is a town in Burdur Province in south-western Turkey and the seat of Bucak District. Its name means a sheltered nook or corner in Turkish, and it was called Oguzhan until the name was changed on 30 May 1926, a name said to recall the Oghuz Turks who settled there. The population was recorded as 45,865 in 2021, making it the second most populous municipality of the province. Antalya lies about 75 km to the south, Isparta 70 km to the north-east and Burdur 40 km to the north-west. Most buildings are modern, but historic sites in the district include the ancient cities of Cremna and Milyos and the Seljuk-era caravanserais of Incirhan and Susuz Kervansaray. Marble quarried around the town is processed in local factories and exported, and local entrepreneurs have funded several schools and vocational institutes.