Bozkır

Bozkır
Bozkır
District
	A scene from Bozkır
	Location of Bozkır within Konya province.
	Bozkır
	Coordinates: 37°11′N 32°15′E / 37.183°N 32.250°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Konya
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa Uyar (MHP)
Area
• District	1,459.59 km2 (563.55 sq mi)
Elevation	1,119 m (3,671 ft)
Population (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	42630
Area code	0332-426
Licence plate	42
Climate	Csa
Website	www.bozkir.gov.tr

Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2008 census, population of the district is 31,601 of which 7,212 live in the town of Bozkır.^[2]^[3]

The town occupied a central position in ancient Isauria. The name Bozkır means steppe in Turkish and after the Turkish settlement in early Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate period, Bozkır was initially the name given to the region extending between the present-day Bozkır town marked by Çarşamba Stream and the lands around neighboring Seydişehir. The name Bozkır was eventually adopted for the town.

Notable people

Mustafa Oz, father of Turkish-American surgeon Mehmet Oz.

Notes

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2008, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-23.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Bozkır, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-03-23.

37°11′16″N 32°14′53″E / 37.18778°N 32.24806°E / 37.18778; 32.24806

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[die-2] Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2008, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

[3] GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-23.

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