Poyracık

Poyracık
Town
Poyracık Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°05′N 27°21′E
Country	Turkey
Province	İzmir Province
District	Kınık
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,760
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	35990
Area code	0232
Licence plate	35

Poyracık is a town in Kınık district of İzmir Province, Turkey. At 39°05′N 27°21′E it is very close to Kınık. Distance to İzmir is about 140 kilometres (87 mi). The population of the town is 5760 as of 2011. Poyracık is an old town and its history can be traced back to Gambrion of the 4th century BC. It was an important settlement during Pergamon state. In the middle age it became a part of Byzantine Empire . Sasa bey (a Turkmen bey of Aydınoğlu beylik) captured the town and finally it became a part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1937 it was declared a seat of township.