Throughout history, Uluborlu has been on the military and commercial crossroads of
Asia minor which has shaped its character. The settlement is known from
prehistoric times and was called either
Sozopolis or
Apollonia. In early historic times it was part of
Phrygia. It fell to
Alexander the Great in the 330s BC. Following Alexander's death it passed to the Asian arm of the
Seleucid Empire and then the
Attalid kingdom (188–133 BC) for 130 years. Subsequently, it was ceded to the Romans and formed part of the
province of
Asia until the division of the
Roman Empire in 395 AD. Sozopolis remained then part of the
Byzantine Empire until 1074 when it passed into the hands of the
Seljuk Turks, though returning briefly to Byzantine control in the years 1119-1120. In 1403
Timur seized the city and its men were killed as retribution for their defence of the city, while the women and children were taken captive. During the
Ottoman period of the
15th and 16th centuries Uluborlu prospered and supported the new dynasty. Hamid Sanjak held the first census of Uluborlu in 1831. In 1911 Uluborlu suffered a great fire. In 1963 the municipality of Uluborlu was established. ==Economy==