BULDUR or BURDUR, chief town of a vilayet in Turkey. It is called by the Christians Polydorion. Its altitude is 3,15oft. and it is situated in the midst of gardens, about 2m. from the brackish lake, Buldur Geul (anc. Ascania Limne). Linen-weaving and leather-tanning are the principal industries. There is a good carriage road to Dineir, by which much grain is sent from the Buldur plain, and a railway connects it with Dineir and Egerdir. Pop.