[5] The history of the urban development of Burdur is generally held to begin with the Turkish settlement after the Seljuq victory at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.

In the late 11th century, the Kınalı tribe of the Oghuz Turks captured the Burdur area and settled there.

Turks became the majority of the population of the area after 1211, establishing a number of villages in addition to expanding the town.

[6] The first Turkish settlement was in an area known as Hamam Bendi that had a lower elevation than today's city but was farther to the lake than the ancient town of Limnombria.

Realising the high incidence of malaria in the area they had settled, these residents then moved uphill, away from the lake.

[3] These first residents had not submitted to any state, but Kilij Arslan II, the Seljuq Sultan of Rum, captured the area in 1177 and imposed his sovereignty over the local tribes.

Tragacanth obtained from the mountains of Psidia, wine from Kütahya, wax, wood and tar from many parts of Anatolia passed through Burdur, in exchange of which Egyptian spices, cotton and sugar was traded.

An abandoned Greek church in the city has been turned into a museum with a giant dinosaur fossil a few years ago.