Aydın Province
Location of Aydın Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:	Aegean Region, Turkey
Area:	8007 (km²)
Total Population	998,621 TUIK 2006 (est)
-->Urban Population	150,000
Licence plate code:	09
Area code:	0256
Governor Website	http://www.aydin.gov.tr
Weather forecast	turkeyforecast.com/weather/aydin

Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region . Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i This is a list of cities in Turkey by population Included are cities that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7000 Turkish car number plates are License plates found on Turkish vehicles Turkey went from six (2+4 to seven digits (3+4 local phone numbers c Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The provincial capital is the city of Aydın which has a population of approx. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. 150,000 (2000). Much of the countryside is an attractive mix of fig, olive and citrus trees, especially figs. Other towns in the province include the summer seaside resorts of Didim and Kuşadası. Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort and district of Aydın Kuşadası is a Resort town in Turkey 's Aegean coast and the center of the district of the same name in Aydın Province.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Places of interest 4 Prominent citizens 5 Aydın in popular culture 6 Districts 7 References 8 External links

Geography

The central and western parts of the province are fertile plains watered by the largest river in the Aegean region the Büyük Menderes River, with the Aydın Mountains to the north and the Menteşe Mountains to the south. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. The Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander also spelled Meander) Turkish: Büyük Menderes Nehri, Ancient Greek: The western end of the province is the Aegean coast with Lake Bafa a major feature of the Menderes delta area. Lake Bafa is a Lake situated in southwest Turkey, part of it within the boundaries of Milas district of Muğla Province and the northern part The climate is typical of the Aegean region, very hot in summer.

The major sources of income are agriculture and tourism. Camel wrestling is a sport in which two male Tülu camels wrestle in response to a female camel in heat being led before them This is an attractive area and the coastal towns of Didim and Kuşadası in particular are busy tourist resorts. Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort and district of Aydın Kuşadası is a Resort town in Turkey 's Aegean coast and the center of the district of the same name in Aydın Province. Kuşadası is near to the Büyük Menderes Delta national park, while Didim has its temple of Apollo, its beaches, and the ancient ruins of Miletos nearby, all attracting income from tourists. Miletus (mī lē' təs ( Ancient Greek: Μίλητος literally Transliterated Milētos, Latin Miletus) was an Ancient In ancient and classical periods, this area was part of Caria and the province contains numerous important archeological sites, including the ancient Carian cities of Alinda and Alabanda. Municipalities of Caria Cramer's detailed catalog of Carian towns in Classical Greece is based entirely on ancient sources Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Alinda (Ἄλινδα was an ancient inland city of Caria in Anatolia. Alabanda &ndash also hê Alabanda, ta Alabanda, Alabandeus, Alabandensis, Alabandenus, and for a time Antiochia of the Chrysaorians

Aydın is Turkey's leading producer of figs and exports dried figs worldwide. The Common fig ( Ficus carica) is a large Deciduous, Shrub or small Tree native to southwest Asia and the eastern Mediterranean The very name by which the fruit was called in the world markets was "Smyrna figs" till recently, due to the preponderance of figs exported from İzmir over other species of the genus. But İzmir got the name by being the center for the wholesale tradw and exports, while in fact the fruit was traditionally cultivated in Aydın. The term used within Turkey is "Aydın figs" (Aydın inciri). Turkey's yearly production of roughly 50,000 tons of dried figs, is almost all from Aydın,^[1] Within Aydın province, the best figs are reputed to be grown in Germencik. Germencik is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. Aydın also has an important place in other agricultural products,including olives and chestnuts, cotton, citrus fruits, water melons and other fruits.

Aydın has some light industry, while major projects of the 1990s such as the Izmir to Aydın motorway and Adnan Menderes University, based in the city of Aydın and with branches throughout the province, are boosting the economy of Aydın in different ways. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. Adnan Menderes University (In Turkish: Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi) was founded on 1992. The road comes from Izmir through Aydın and south to Muğla, carrying large numbers of holidaymakers in summer. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. Muğla is the seat of Muğla province, which stretches along Turkey ´s Aegean coast in the southwest of the country The cuisine features the typical Turkish pastries, köfte and kebab. Kofta (see section Name for other names is a Southeastern European Middle Eastern and South Asian Meatball or Dumpling. Kebab (also transliterated as kabab, kabob, kibob, kebhav, kephav) refers to a variety of meat dishes in Middle Eastern

History

Aydın was founded by the ancient Thracians and was once known as Tralles. "Thracians" also refers to modern inhabitants of Thrace, regardless of ethnicity Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. The area is an earthquake zone and the city was built and rebuilt by a succession of Spartans, Phrygians, Ionians, Lydians, Persians and Ancient Romans. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη In antiquity Phrygia (Φρυγία was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey. The Ionians ( Greek:, Iōnes singular) were one of the three populations into which the Ancient Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been Defining Lydia Aside from a legend related by Herodotus, who states that the name Lydia came from king Lydus at the time of the fall of Troy layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox This is a list of topics related to ancient Rome that aims to include aspects of both the ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. In 1186 the Seljuk Turks took control of the area, followed by the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of the Aydınoğlu. The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks, Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular; in Ṣaljūqīyān; in thumb|350px|Anatolian Turkish Beyliks map Anatolian Beyliks or Turkmen Beyliks ( Turkish: Anadolu Beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu with its capital first in Birgi, and later in Ayasluğ (present day Selçuk) was one of the During this period the town was named Aydın Güzelhisar, and was brought into the Ottoman Empire in 1426. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

• See Aydın for a much more detailed account

Places of interest

The city of Aydın has a number of antique ruins and Ottoman period mosques. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The province has attractive countryside including a stretch of the Aegean coast and important sites including:

• Didim coastal resort wıth large temple of Apollo and nearby. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort and district of Aydın .
  • Miletus ruins of an Ancient Greek city
• Kuşadası coastal resort, near to the Büyük Menderes Delta national park
• Kirazli scenic traditional Turkish koy with beautiful old stone houses
• Alinda ancient ruins
• Alabanda ancient ruins
• Magnesia ad Maeandrum ancient ruins, on the Ortaklar - Söke road in Germencik
• Nysa - another ruined Carian city, in Sultanhisar
• Aphrodisias - more ancient ruins, including tombs, friezes and sculpture, in Karacasu
• Priene - another ruin, near Söke

Prominent citizens

• Anthemius of Tralles - architect of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul
• Atçalı Kel Mehmet Efe, folk hero, leader of a public revolt during the decline of the Ottoman Empire
• Demirci Mehmet Efe, hero of the Turkish War of Independence
• Yörük Ali Efe, hero of the Turkish War of Independence
• Mahmut Esat Bozkurt, architect of the legal system of the Turkish Republic, close friend of Atatürk, born in Kuşadası
• Adnan Menderes, Turkish Prime Minister (1950-1960)
• İlhan Selçuk, editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper
• İsmet Sezgin, former minister
• Atilla Koç, MP for Aydın, former minister of culture and tourism, born in Köşk
• Şükran Güngör, Theatre and film actor, born in Çine
• Güven Önüt, former Beşiktaş footballer
• Rıdvan Dilmen, retired footballer, team manager and sports commentator

Aydın in popular culture

• The folk songs of Aydın are famously short, indeed a popular saying in the Aegean region to get someone to stop talking, is Keep it short, make it an Aydın tune ^[2]

Districts

Aydın province is divided into 17 districts (capital district in bold):

• Aydın
• Bozdoğan
• Buharkent
• Çine
• Didim
• Germencik
• Incirliova
• Karacasu
• Karpuzlu
• Kirazli
• Koçarlı
• Köşk
• Kuşadası
• Kuyucak
• Nazilli
• Söke
• Sultanhisar
• Yenipazar

References

External links

• official information and municipality bulletin (Turkish)
• official website of the provincial governorate (English)
• local information (Turkish)
• Aydın Weather Forecast Information (English)

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