Ödemiş
Ödemiş | |
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  Ödemiş | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′52″N 27°58′19″E / 38.23111°N 27.97194°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Eriş (CHP) |
| • Kaymakam | Kasım Fikret Dayıoğlu |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,015.70 km2 (392.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 75,577 |
| • District | 129,005 |
| • District density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Post code | 357xx |
| Website | www.odemis.bel.tr |
Ödemiş is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey, as well as the name of its central town (urban population 75,577 as of 2012), located 113 km southeast of the city of İzmir.
About 4 km north of Ödemiş town are the ruins of Hypaepa. The historical importance of the region is also reflected by the small town of Birgi, east of Ödemiş, which was the capital of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydın and it has outstanding examples of Seljuq and Ottoman architecture. Birgi has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1994, and points of interest here include Çakırağa Mansion, İmam-i Birgivi Medrese and Sultanşah Mausoleum. Ödemiş is famous for its potatoes, which has the best quality in Turkey, as well as its "Ödemiş Kebab". The city is the biggest potato grower of Turkey with its annual 350.000 tons of potato production.
Name
There are various theories about the origin of the name Ödemiş, Greek Οδεμήσιο (pronounced Odemísio). One theory holds that it is an alteration of the Greek (hypocoristic) personal name Εὕδαιμος (Éfdemos), meaning "Happy". Another theory derives the name from that of the Greek goddess Artemis. The name may also come from Utamesh, Turkish Ötemiş, the name of one of the khans of the Kazan Khanate. In present-day Turkish, ödemiş means "paid".
Transport
See also:
- Ödemiş railway station
- Basmane-Ödemiş Regional – the railway service from Basmane Terminal in İzmir.
Notable people
- Muzafer Sherif (1906-1988), a Turkish-American social psychologist
- Cakircali Mehmet Efe (1872 kayaköy-Ödemiş – ö. 17 Kasım 1911 ) the legendary hero
- Gökçen Efe (1881-1919), folk hero of the Turkish War of Independence
- Şükrü Saracoğlu, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey
- İlhan Sipahioğlu, Parlimenter of Turkey
- Mustafa Uyar, Parlimenter of Turkey
- Çoşkun Karagözoğlu, Parlimenter of Turkey
- Alev Çoşkun, Parlimenter of Turkey
- Kaya Bengisu,
- Neccar Türkcan, Parlimenter of Turkey
- Mustafa Bengisu, Parlimenter of Turkey[3]
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ tr:Mustafa Bengisu[circular reference]
External links
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