Süleymanpaşa | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Süleymanpaşa District in Tekirdağ Province | |
  Süleymanpaşa Location in Turkey  Süleymanpaşa Süleymanpaşa (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′N 27°31′E / 40.983°N 27.517°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tekirdağ |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hüseyin Uzunlar (AKP) |
| Area | 1,053 km2 (407 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 215,558 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0282 |
| Website | www |
Süleymanpaşa (Turkish: [sylejˈmanpaʃa]) is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,053 km2,[3] and its population is 215,558 (2022).[1] It covers the city of Tekirdağ and the surrounding countryside.
The district and municipality Süleymanpaşa was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Tekirdağ.[4][5] The name Süleymanpaşa refers to the Ottoman prince Süleyman, the first commander of Turkish troops in Thrace in the 14th century.
Composition[edit]
There are 78 neighbourhoods in Süleymanpaşa District:[6]
- 100.Yıl
- Ahmedikli
- Ahmetçe
- Akçahalil
- Altınova
- Araphacı
- Aşağıkılıçlı
- Atatürk
- Avşar
- Aydoğdu
- Bahçelievler
- Banarlı
- Barbaros
- Bıyıkali
- Çanakçı
- Çiftlikönü
- Çınarlı
- Cumhuriyet
- Dedecik
- Değirmenaltı
- Demirli
- Doğruk Karacamurat
- Ertuğrul
- Evciler
- Ferhadanlı
- Gazioğlu
- Generli
- Gündüzlü
- Güvençli
- Hacıköy
- Hürriyet
- Hüsünlü
- İnecik
- Işıklar
- İstiklal
- Karabezirgan
- Karacakılavuz
- Karaçalı
- Karadeniz
- Karaevli
- Karahalil
- Karahisarlı
- Karansıllı
- Kaşıkçı
- Kayı
- Kazandere
- Kılavuzlu
- Kınıklar
- Köseilyas
- Kumbağ
- Mahramlı
- Naip Köy
- Namık Kemal
- Nusratfakı
- Nusratlı
- Oğuzlu
- Ormanlı
- Ortaca
- Ortacami
- Oruçbeyli
- Osmanlı
- Otmanlı
- Selçuk
- Semetli
- Seymenli
- Taşumurca
- Tatarlı
- Topağaç
- Vatan
- Yağcı
- Yavuz
- Yayabaşı
- Yazır
- Yenice
- Yeniköy
- Yukarıkılıçlı
- Yuva
- Zafer
Cherry Festival[edit]
The district municipality has been organizing "International Tekirdağ Cherry Festival" (Turkish: Uluslararası Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali) each year four days long in the first or second week of June.[7][8] Established under name "Cherry Jolly" ("Kiraz Cümbüşü") n 1962, the event was renamed to "Cherry Festivity" ("Kiraz Bayramı")in 1964. In later years, it included cultural and entertainment programs and became traditional.[8] In 2020 and 2021, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[9][10] The festival features parades, illuminated processions, exhibitions, shows, night concerts, a cherry contest, a sailing contest, a festival beauty contest, picnics etc.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 78. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali ne zaman 2022? 56. Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali programı ve tarihleri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Geleneksel Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali" (in Turkish). Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali 2020 İotal Edildi". Gündem Tekirdağ (in Turkish). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Geleneksel Trkirdağ Kiraz Festivali - Bu Festivaln 2021 Etkinliği Yapılmadı" (in Turkish). Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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