Editing Afyonkarahisar (section)

===Modern times===

From its situation on the route of the [[caravan (travellers)|caravans]] between [[Smyrna]] and western Asia on the one hand and places such as [[Armenia]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on the other, the city became a place of extensive trade.<ref name="EB1911"/> It thrived during the Ottoman Empire as the centre of opium production, with Afyon becoming a wealthy city. From 1867 until 1922, Afyon was part of the [[Hüdavendigâr vilayet]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1902, a fire burning for 32 hours destroyed parts of the city.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest intelligence - Turkish town burnt |date=1 September 1902 |page=4 |issue=36861}}</ref>
[[File:Afyonkarahisar_evleri,_2019_13.jpg|thumb|[[Ottoman architecture]] in Afyonkarahisar]]
During the First World War, British prisoners of war who had been captured at Gallipoli were housed here in an empty Armenian church at the foot of the rock. During the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]] campaign (part of the [[Turkish War of Independence]])  Afyon and the surrounding hills were occupied by Greek forces. However, it was recovered on 27 August 1922, a key moment in the Turkish counter-attack in the Aegean region. After 1923 Afyon became a part of the Republic of Turkey.

The region was a major producer of raw opium (hence the name ''Afyon'') until the late 1960s when under international pressure, from the US in particular, the fields were burnt and production ceased.  Now poppies are grown under a strict licensing regimen.  They do not produce raw opium any more but derive morphine and other opiates using the [[poppy straw]] method of extraction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fco-stage.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/pdf20/fco_adidu_licitcultivation |title=Archived copy |website=fco-stage.fco.gov.uk |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902004159/https://fco-stage.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/pdf20/fco_adidu_licitcultivation |archive-date=2 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Afyon was depicted on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of the Turkish 50 [[Turkish lira|lira]] banknote of 1927–1938.<ref>[http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/ Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615060512/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/ |date=2009-06-15 }}. Banknote Museum: [http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E1/18.htm 1. Emission Group - Fifty Turkish Lira - I. Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305073133/http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/banknote/E1/18.htm |date=March 5, 2009 }}. – Retrieved on 20 April 2009.</ref>