Erdek

For the village, see Erdek, Çorum.

District and municipality in Balıkesir, Turkey

Erdek

District and municipality

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Erdek

Location in Turkey

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Erdek

Erdek (Marmara)

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Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 27°47′35″E﻿ / ﻿40.39861°N 27.79306°E﻿ / 40.39861; 27.79306
Country| Turkey
Province| Balıkesir
Government

• Mayor| Burhan Karışık (CHP)
Area

| 307 km2 (119 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 31,902
• Density| 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code|

10550

Area code| 0266
Website| www.erdek.bel.tr

Erdek (formerly known as Artàke, Greek: Αρτάκη[2]) is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 307 km2,[4] and its population is 31,902 (2022).[1] Located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Erdek at the south of the Sea of Marmara, Erdek is a popular domestic holiday destination with several hotels dating back to the 1960s. The surrounding area has a rugged geology and topography with evergreen wooded areas and large olive groves. It is dominated by Mt Dindymus (782m).

In the summer ferries travel from Erdek to Avşa Adası, one of the Marmara Islands in the Sea of Marmara. The harbour overlooks tiny Zeytinlik island where there is a research station devoted to olives.[5]

## History[edit]

Main article: Artace (Mysia)

During the Hittite era it was known as Artukka.[6] Later it became a colony of Miletus.[7][2] Together with other Greek cities, it took part in the Ionian Revolt against the Persian Empire, but was burnt by the Persians; it seems unlikely that it was rebuilt in ancient times since Strabo does not mention it.[2] In the Roman period it was known as Artace.[8] After the abandonment of nearby Cyzicus, the town was re-inhabited in the early Middle Ages. In the late 7th century, it briefly hosted a Cypriot refugee population including the island's archbishop, and was known as Nova Justiniana.

During the Ottoman period, Erdek was the centre of the Sanjak of Karasi. According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82–1893, the kaza of Erdek had a total population of 33,007, consisting of 29,165 Greeks, 3,070 Muslims, 300 Jews, 18 Armenians and 454 foreign citizens.[9]

In the 1960s, before Bodrum and Marmaris became popular vacation spots, Erdek was a fashionable holiday resort for Istanbul residents. The Pinar Oteli was the most popular place to stay then and is still in business today. [10]

## Composition[edit]

There are 28 neighbourhoods in Erdek District:[11]

* Alaaddin
* Aşağıyapıcı
* Atatürk
* Balıklı
* Ballıpınar
* Belkıs
* Çakılköy
* Çeltikçi
* Doğanlar
* Halitpaşa
* Hamamlı
* Harmanlı
* İlhanköy
* Karşıyaka
* Kestanelik
* Narlı
* Ocaklar
* Ormanlı
* Paşalimanı
* Poyrazlı
* Sahil
* Şahinburgaz
* Tatlısu
* Turan
* Tuzla
* Yalı
* Yukarıyapıcı
* Zeytinli

## Twin towns — sister cities[edit]

Erdek is twinned with:

* Otranto, Italy since 2001[12]

## See also[edit]

* Erdek Naval Base
* Nea Artaki, Greece

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. ^ a b c Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, Artace
3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
5. ^ "ERDEK". www.turkeyfromtheinside.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
6. ^ Alparslan, Metin (2011-01-01). "Artukka: Assuwa Ülkesi ve Lokalizasyonu". Anadolu Araştırmaları (in Turkish) (16): 23–34. ISSN 0569-9746.
7. ^ Pliny the Elder, The Natural History
8. ^ "ERDEK". www.turkeyfromtheinside.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
9. ^ Kemal Karpat (1985), Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics, The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 132-133
10. ^ "ERDEK". www.turkeyfromtheinside.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
11. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
12. ^ Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir Province

## External links[edit]

* Erdek Otelleri
* About Erdek Archived 2020-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Erdek, restaurant,otel,maps,motel,information content.
* Erdek Tourism Tourism page with interactive map and panorama videos.
* Erdek Oteller Pansiyonlar
* Erdek Hotel

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Erdek in Balıkesir Province of Turkey

Districts|

* Altıeylül
* Ayvalık
* Balya
* Bandırma
* Bigadiç
* Burhaniye
* Dursunbey
* Edremit
* Erdek
* Gömeç
* Gönen
* Havran
* İvrindi
* Karesi
* Kepsut
* Manyas
* Marmara
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