BURDUR

also called Buldur, city, southwestern Turkey, near the eastern shore of Lake Burdur. Called Polydorion in the European Middle Ages, it fell to the Seljuq Turks in the 12th century and came under Ottoman domination in the 15th. Its size and economy expanded after World War II; industries include textiles, preparation of attar of roses, and copper manufacture. Burdur is linked by rail with Afyon and Eskisehir and lies on the Antalya-Afyon highway. An archaeological museum contains objects from nearby sites, notably from Hacilar, where excavations have revealed nine stages of habitation ranging from the Chalcolithic to the Neolithic Period. Pop. (1990 prelim.) 56,095.