Ulukavak Natural Monument is a single poplar in Kamiscik village, Çekerek district, Yozgat province, declared on 9 November 1994. The protected ground is 0.02 hectares. Villagers believe that the grave of a holy man lies beneath the tree, and the directorate records the belief as theirs.
Swift, kestrel, goldfinch, magpie and sparrow are seen around it. There are picnic tables on the site, and the directorate says the ground around the tree is used for picnicking, mostly in spring and summer. Capacity is 30 visitors and five vehicles.
Çekerek is reached by road from Yozgat.
- Designated
- 9.11.1994
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 20:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Yozgat as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -1.6 °C in January to 19.9 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (75 mm) and lightest in August (11 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
