The abandoned Kayı village in Ankara’s Sincan district attracts visitors. The village, which takes its name from one of the 24 Oghuz tribes, the Kayılar, has fallen silent over time. The “Demon village” inscriptions on the walls of the houses in the village are striking.
Retired teacher Hidayet Uluşan, who stated that the claims that demons live in the old Kayı village where Hasan Dede Tomb still welcomes visitors are unfounded, explained the history of the village. Uluşan said, “This village was a 5-household tribe that Ertuğrul Gazi left behind on his way to Söğüt. Since sewage water flowed into the stream passing by the village, it caused a smell in the village. Also, the village was moved to “A different place due to the risk of slipping. It was not possible to build houses for the new generation.”
Ahmet Demirtaş, who explained the reason why the villagers moved to a different spot, said, “There are no jinns here. It is a rumor created to scare the children. The village moved because it could not expand. People married their children off, but could not build houses because there was no space. Unknown people entered the Kayı village. Drug users started coming. That is why they wrote ‘there are jinns’ on the walls of the houses in the village. These are unfounded, there are no jinns in our village. Our village is a village from the Kayı Tribe.”
