Yalıköy, Istanbul
Yalıköy | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Marmara |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Çatalca |
| Government | |
| • Mukhtar | Fehmi Kaçar |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,034 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 34560 |
| Area code | 0-212 |
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Yalıköy, formerly Podima, is a village in the administrative status of a neighborhood of Çatalca district in Istanbul Province, northwest Turkey. Located at the Black Sea coast, it is a seaside resort with a sand beach.[2] Current mukhtar is Fehmi Kaçar.[1]
Yalıköy was historically a Greek town named Potima. During the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923 that followed the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), around 60 Turkish families from Greece were settled in the homes of exchanged Greeks. Its population as of 2012 is 2,034.[1]
Yalıköy is a coastal town surrounded on three sides by woods of the Strandzha mountain massif. Its sandy beach attracts tourists. The main economy of the village is forestry and fishing. A local production facility of Şişecam mines silicon as raw material for the glass industry.[1] Another local facility operated by the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) use Yalıköy sand in water purification.[3]
The Çilingoz Nature Park, which offers camping and outdoor recreation activities, is about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Yalıköy.[2][3]
Yalıköy is served from Yenibosna in Istanbul by private owned public buses,[3] and from Çatalca by city bus line #404 .[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Yalıköy Mahallesi" (in Turkish). Çatalca Kaymakamlığı. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ a b Özçelik, Levent (2012-05-12). "Batı Karadeniz'de bir hafta sonu kaçamağı: Yalıköy". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ a b c Gürer, Bilsen (2013-07-22). "İstanbullular için iki mükemmel plaj: Yalıköy ve Çilingoz". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "404 Yalıköy/Karacaköy - Çatalca" (in Turkish). İETT. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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