it is famous for the lion motifs around its windows. Atatürk Congress and Ethnography Museum (Atatürk Kongre ve Etnografya Müzesi) is a museum with two sections. One is a dedicated to the Ottoman heritage of Sivas. The other is to the Sivas Congress, one of the pivotal moments in the Turkish national movement. Other museums include the Sivas Congress and Ethnography Museum and the Sivas Archaeology Museum. The Madımak Science and Culture Centre is housed in the former Madımak Hotel. The modern heart of the city is Hükümet Square (Hükümet Meydanı, also called Konak Meydanı) located just next to the Governor's mansion. This area is also home to many of the city's high end hotels and restaurants. The city's shoppers usually head to Atatürk Avenue. Sivas is also famous for its thermal springs which have a respectable percentage in the city's income. People believe that the water of these thermal springs can cure many illnesses. The most famous thermal areas are, Sıcak Çermik, Soğuk Çermik and Kangal Balıklı Kaplıca. Sport Football is the most popular sport: in the older districts above the city centre children often kick balls around in the evenings in the smallest streets. The city's football club is Sivasspor, which plays its games at the New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium. The club currently plays in Süper Lig. Cuisine Specialties of Sivas are tarhana (a soup made using sour yogurt), kelecos (a sour potato soup made with yoghurt) and katmer, a flaky pastry-bread which can be consumed on its own. One distinct feature of Sivas cooking is the use of madimak, which is a local herb used similarly to spinach. Sivas kebabı is a variety of kebab originating from Sivas. Municipality of Sivas mayors 1989-1995 Temel Karamollaoğlu Refah Party 2004-2009 Sami Aydın AK Party 2009-2014 Doğan Ürgüp BBP 2014-2019 Sami Aydın AK Party 2019-present Hilmi Bilgin AK Party International relations Sivas is twinned with: Grozny, Russia Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Adama, Ethiopia Baku, Azerbaijan Alicante, Spain Clermont-Ferrand, France See also List of people from Sivas Şifaiye Medrese Sivas Congress Kangal Dog Kangal Fish Divriği Great Mosque Rûm Eyalet Sivas massacre References External links Sivas Haber Sivas Portal Cities in Turkey Districts of Sivas Province Sivas District