[6] The town experiences hot, dry summers and chilly, frequently snowy winters.

[9] In the 12th century the Konya plain experienced its second great cultural period, when the city became the capital of the Seljuk Turks.

[9] In 2019, a farmer near the site of Türkmen-Karahöyük, a Bronze and Iron Age mounded settlement discovered a stone stele commissioned by Hartapu to commemorate his victory over Phrygia written in Luwian Hieroglyphics.

[11] In February 2020, archaeologists announced the discovery of Luwian hieroglyphs on the stone stele pulled out of the irrigation ditch next to the ancient mound of Türkmen-Karahöyük, describing the military victory of "Great King Hartapu" over an alliance of 13 kings.

[12] The description has a reference to defeating the royal house of Phrygia, which included King Midas.