[1] Since March 2024, the mayor has been Yaşar Göktaş, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

[citation needed] Various social communities reside in Yıldızeli, such as Alevis, Turkmens, Circassians, etc.

[citation needed] The district has a lot of touristic places as well as hot springs which are claimed to be curative for some diseases.

[citation needed] Yıldızeli has been identified as the site of the ancient town of Phiara (Greek: Φίαρα),[4] which according to Ptolemy was located in the district of Sargarausena in Cappadocia.

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