Süleymanpaşa
District and municipality
Map showing Süleymanpaşa District in Tekirdağ Province
Map showing Süleymanpaşa District in Tekirdağ Province
Süleymanpaşa is located in Turkey
Süleymanpaşa
Süleymanpaşa
Location in Turkey
Süleymanpaşa is located in Marmara
Süleymanpaşa
Süleymanpaşa
Süleymanpaşa (Marmara)
Coordinates: 40°59′N 27°31′E / 40.983°N 27.517°E / 40.983; 27.517
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTekirdağ
Government
 • MayorHüseyin Uzunlar (AKP)
Area
1,053 km2 (407 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
215,558
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0282
Websitewww.suleymanpasa.bel.tr

Süleymanpaşa 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

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

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

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 78. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali ne zaman 2022? 56. Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali programı ve tarihleri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Geleneksel Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali" (in Turkish). Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali 2020 İotal Edildi". Gündem Tekirdağ (in Turkish). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Geleneksel Trkirdağ Kiraz Festivali - Bu Festivaln 2021 Etkinliği Yapılmadı" (in Turkish). Festival. Retrieved 9 June 2022.


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