Andrew J. Woods calculated the coordinates of Kırşehir as the world's center in 1973. Holger Isenberg refined the result to 40°52′N 34°34′E in 2003. Google Maps confirmed Isenberg's result in 2016
Located in Kırşehir Province, Turkey, near Taburoğlu village. Built in late 10th to 11th centuries AD. First documented in 1842 by W.F. Ainsworth. Became Immovable Cultural Property in 1994