Eğirdir, Turkey is a town and district of Isparta Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
Eğirdir lies between Lake Eğirdir and the Mount Sivri, and contains a castle said to have been built by Croesus, king of Lydia—though additions were built by the Romans, Byzantines and Seljuks.
The name of the town was changed from Eğridir to Eğirdir years ago due to the perceived negative meaning of Eğridir (crooked). Many of the local people still pronounce the name as Eğridir out of habit or for sentimental reasons.
The population of Eğirdir is about 19,417 (as of 2010), but swells in the Summer months as part-time residents return for the holidays. Eğirdir is a fishing community and local residents fish in Lake Eğirdir year round.
Yeşıl ada (Green island) is a small island connected to Eğirdir by a short causeway. Restaurants, hotels, pensions (pansyons or hostels), and a few private residences fill the island. Known for its past as a Greek village, Yeşıl ada still has quite a few stone homes remaining from the Greek era.
Locals claim that Eğirdir is home to the world's only walk through minaret.
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