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Eğerce, Mudanya

Coordinates: 40°21′40″N 28°37′55″E / 40.36111°N 28.63194°E / 40.36111; 28.63194
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Eğerce
Eğerce is located in Turkey
Eğerce
Eğerce
Location in Turkey
Eğerce is located in Marmara
Eğerce
Eğerce
Eğerce (Marmara)
Coordinates: 40°21′40″N 28°37′55″E / 40.36111°N 28.63194°E / 40.36111; 28.63194
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBursa
DistrictMudanya
Population
 (2022)
286
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Eğerce (also: Eyerci) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mudanya, Bursa Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 286 (2022).[2]

The village was present during the Ottoman period, and archival evidence suggests that the village is more than 420 years old. In the 17th century the village was a Christian village and the name of it was "Eğerciler", which meant "saddle-makers" in Turkish. The village was providing sheep to the capital in the beginning of the 17th century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ Yılmaz, Gülay (1 December 2015). "The Devshirme System and the Levied Children of Bursa in 1603-4". Belleten (in Turkish). 79 (286): 901–930. doi:10.37879/belleten.2015.901. ISSN 0041-4255.