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TURKEY - AUGUST 2020: Various shots of clock towers in Turkey's Kayseri, Nigde, Yozgat, Tokat, Antalya, Izmir, Edirne and Erzurum provinces. Turkey is home to many rich cultural heritages including magnificent historical clock towers that can be seen throughout the country. The clock tower in central Kayseri province’s Cumhuriyet Square was built in 1906 during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. The building is made of cut stone following a square plan. The structure's interior is cylindrical. The 10-meter-high (33-foot-high) tower's clock mechanism was imported from the German city of Leipzig. The structure also features a weather vane made of zinc on the roof. The clock tower in central Niğde province was built by the writer and administrator Ziya Pasha. Built-in 1908 the clock tower in central Yozgat is in the city's center. The imposing, century-old clock tower has seven floors and bells. Made of stone, the tower has four clocks placed on each side of the top floor. The Macedonian Tower in northwestern Edirne province is one of the towers at the four corners of the city walls surrounding Hadrianopolis, which was founded by the Roman king, Hadrian. It is the only surviving example from that period in the city. The clock tower in central Yozgat province has seven floors. The tower became known as the Macedonian Clock Tower after Hacı Izzet Pasha, one of the governors of Edirne, built and placed wooden floors and clocks in the tower in 1866-1867. It was badly damaged in an earthquake in 1953. The clock tower in northern Tokat province can be seen from all parts of the city. In the southern resort city of Antalya, the clock tower in the Kalekapısı area, which serves as the entrance gate to the historical Kaleiçi quarter, is one of the most important structures that make up the city's skyline. Erzurum clock tower was originally built in the middle of the 12th century as a minaret for the inner castle mosque by the ruler of Saltuklu Ebu'l Kasim.