For the first time in the name of Cappadocia, which has no ethnic meaning, BC. VI. It is found in the form of "Katpatuka" in the inscription of the Persian King Dareios I (522-486 BC) at the end of the 19th century, which was excavated on the Behistun Rocks and lists the countries connected to his empire. This word is thought to mean "Tukha" or "Land of Dukha" or "Land of beautiful horses" in Persian.

The Greater Cappadocia (Megale Cappadocia) Region covers a large part of Central Anatolia with its borders based on the Salt Lake in the west, the south of the Kızılırmak river in the north, the Euphrates in the east, and the Taurus Mountains in the south. The Hittite Civilization, which ruled between the 7th century, is a civilization that deeply affected the Cappadocia region. The roots of the aspects seen in the region go back to the Hittites.