Gülşehir, formerly Aravissos and Arapsun, ancient Zoropassos (Ancient Greek: Ζωρόπασος), is a town in Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, in the vicinity of the Fairy Chimney valley of Göreme.

The old name of Gülşehir, situated on the southern bank of the Kızıl River, 20 km from Nevşehir, is Arapsun and in ancient times it was called "Zoropassos" by the Hittites.

The Ottoman Grand Vizier Karavezir Mehmet Seyyid Pasha did the same thing in Gülşehir as Damat İbrahim Pasha did in the nearby Nevşehir and a külliye was built in the town which had only 30 houses.

According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82-1893, the kaza of Gülşehir had a total population of 14.984, consisting of 11.029 Muslims, 3.935 Greeks and 20 Armenians.

It got present name in 1948[5] The pottery, located completely inside an artificial cave deep in the rock, is a local tourist attraction.