Safranbolu based on the World Heritage List World City was named.

The epic of Homer's Iliad in ancient times the city is located in the well-known BC Paflagonya Goes back to 3000 BC. BC Tumuli, dated 3000 and 4000, show that a long history of Safranbolu, in terms of human settlement.

City Flaviopolis, Theodoropolis, Hadrianopolis, Germia and Dadibra (Dadybra) interpreted as the ancient towns. The earliest known civilizations in the region of the Hittites and their neighbors, the Gaspalar Zalpalardır. The order of the region, with the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, indirectly, the Persians, the Hellenistic Kingdoms (Pondlar), Roman (Byzantine), the Seljuks, Çobanoğulları, Candar, and the Ottomans had established dominance.

Dadibra was conquered by the Seljuks in the city name. Safranbolu, Seljuk Sultan. Muhittin Kılıç Arslan's son, Shah Massoud was conquered by the Turks on 1196. Muhiddin Shah Massoud, the Greek-Byzantine population had promised to protect their lives if they surrender without a fight, but according to records the city was seized in the war. There is no information about what happens to Christians. Çobanoğulları between 1213-1280, between 1326-1354 and 1423 Candar has since then in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Current in Kıranköy, the Greek community there. It was then, and in 1923 was the central district of the Greek population exchange took place in this region.

Name of the city administration has been Zalifre Seljuks and Sinop - Kastamonu - Safranbolu - Gerede - Willow end area has become. Next years the city has changed hands several times between the Turkmen and the Byzantines. Town between the years 1213 to 1280, a fiefdom of the end state of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire, which is located in Kastamonu and Sinop region managed Çobanoğulları Principality. Later, the Mongol Çobanoğuları İlhanlılar'a started to tax.

1326 Candaroğulu Suleiman Pasha conquered the city. Paşasının Kastamonu Kastamonu in 1332 and the son of Ibn Battuta on his way to the governor met with Ali Bey. According to Ibn Battuta'ya arrives, the Hanafi doctrine teaches that there is a theological school. The period of Islamic architecture in the region Candaroğulları hareketlenmiştir, Gazi Süleyman Paşa Mosque was used during this period. In addition, a former Byzantine church, two baths, and there were several fountains. But 17 other similar structure of an Islamic century will be.

Traditional Safranbolu houses.

Safranbolu 14 Ottoman control was the first time in the middle of the century and up to this date 1416'da completely fethedilene was a border zone between the Ottoman Empire and Candar. Scratching the area known as the Ottomans Yörükan-i tries to place a large number of nomadic Turkmen and the city's name after this period or shortly notched Borglum Borglum and was named as boron. 18. in the mid 19th century and then began to be used ZağfiranPolis used for a short time in the middle of the century, but 19th Zağfiran Benderli In the last quarter century has changed Zağfiran Bolu.  Finally, the Zafranbolu and then transformed into Safranbolu.

Especially in the time of the Ottoman Empire 17 century Istanbul-Sinop accommodation center on the caravan route to the highest level reached being culturally and economically. The same period has added important works to the city and statesmen of the Ottoman palace.

18. century onwards, III. Selim and II. Mahmoud periods after 1850 in the ongoing and increasing migration to Istanbul and Safranbolu which is documented in the palace began to be effective. Most of the migrants were performing bakery or shipping. Istanbul, Safranbolu, starting in 1860 by Xavier Planhol'a had established a monopoly on the bakery and ovens, with nearly three of every five people came in Safranbolu district. Well-known dignitaries and relatives of Safranbolu and probably people, friends or customers getirmekteydiler Istanbul. The majority of Greeks who came to Istanbul to Safranbolu Planhol'a shipping already.

Karabük Karabük Iron and Steel Plant were commissioned in 1939 and has become the center of attention, and Anatolia, Safranbolu took place in the 1950s affected more than the modern urbanization. For this reason, the architectural traditions, especially the half-timbered, three-bedroom Pontian Greek-style earthquake-resistant homes are protected. based on the World Heritage List by UNESCO on December 17, 1994 "World City" was named. Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) Safranbolu, which is an active member of the board of directors meeting was held in 2000 OWHC. wikipedia