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Ayvalık Islands Nature Park
Ayvalık Islands ( la, Hecatonnesi, grc, Ἑκατόννησοι, Hekatonesoi), are the group of islands around Ayvalık district of Turkey in Balıkesir Province in the Northeastern Aegean Sea. There are 22 islands and numerous rocks in the group, with Cunda Island, now a peninsula, being the largest. People live only on Cunda and Lale Islands. Cunda and Lale islands are linked to Ayvalık on the mainland, by a causeway enabling transportation by car. Cunda also has a ferry link from the main town, Alibey, to Ayvalık during the summer. A Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox metropolis was established, based in Cunda island, for some months in 1922. Wild life can be observed on the other islands, especially wild rabbits on Ilyosta Island. Also, those islands are the main points of interest to tourists as having small beaches and bays. The archipelago forms the Ayvalık Islands National Park. There’s another island off the coast Altınova neighborhood to the south. Althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts In Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the ''kaza''. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital districts. However, many urban provinces, designated as greater municipalities, have a center consisting of multiple districts, such as the provincial capital of Ankara province, The City of Ankara, comprising nine separate districts. Additionally four provinces, Kocaeli, Sakarya, İçel and Hatay have their capital district named differently from their province, as İzmit, Adapazarı, Mersin and Antakya respectively. A district may cover both rural and urban areas. In many provinces, one district of a province is designated the central district (''merkez ilçe'') from which the district is administered. The central district is administered by an appointed provincial deputy governor and other non-central districts by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çıplak Island
Çıplak Island ( tr, Çıplak Ada, meaning "Barren island", ''Chalkis'' of the antiquity, in Greek known as Gymno ( el, Γυμνό)) is an Aegean island of Turkey. The island at is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Its distance to mainland is . With an area of it is one of the larger islands around Ayvalık. It’s the southernmost island of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago, and the only one with shores to both Edremit Gulf and Dikili Gulf Dikili Gulf ( tr, Dikili Körfezi) is an Aegean gulf of Turkey. The gulf is named after the district center Dikili. The midpoint of the gulf is at The gulf is mostly in İzmir Province and partly in Balıkesir Province including Sarımsaklı b .... The uninhabited island was a natural pasture for sheep breeding. Every year the shepherds used to bring sheep herd to the island. However they now complain of rabbits which infest the grazing land. References {{Islands of Turkey Aegean islands Islands of Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalnız Island
Yalnız can refer to: * Yalnız, Elâzığ Yalnız is a village in the Elazığ District Elazığ District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central") is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city Elazığ.Yalnız, Merzifon {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taş Island
Taş is a Turkish word meaning "stone", often used as a surname, it may refer to: *Asya Nur Taş (born 1994), Turkish individual and group rhythmic gymnast * Atilla Taş (born 1975), Turkish singer * Ayşe Taş (born 1987), Turkish female boxer * Aysel Taş (born 1964), Bulgarian born Turkish female javelin thrower * Coşkun Taş (born 1935), Turkish footballer * Didem Taş (born 1992), Turkish women's footballer * Erol Taş (1928–1998), Turkish actor * Mehmet Taş (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Nizamettin Taş Nizamettin Taş (born 1961 in Varto), also known as Botan Rojhilat , was one of the oldest military commanders of the PKK. He was born in Varto, Turkey, and joined the PKK in 1986 and became the military commander of the organisation in 1995. He ... (born 1961), Turkish military commander of Kurdish separatist organization PKK See also * TAS/Tas {{DEFAULTSORT:Tas Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poyraz Island
Poyraz is a Turkish name, meaning ''north'' or ''northeasterly wind'', from the Greek , ''boreas'' (meaning "north" or "north wind"), and may refer to: * Akçakoca Poyraz G.S.K., Turkish basketball club based in Düzce * Ergün Poyraz, Turkish non-fiction writer * Ihsan Poyraz Ihsan ( ar, إحسان , also romanized ''ehsan''), is an Arabic term meaning "to do beautiful things", "beautification", "perfection", or "excellence" (Arabic: , ). Ihsan is a matter of taking one's inner faith (''iman'') and showing it in bo ..., Austrian footballer * Poyraz, Elâzığ {{dab, surname Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirgos Islets
Pyrgos or Pyrgus (Greek: ''Πύργος'', "tower") may refer to: Places Greece * Chalastra, a village in Thessaloniki regional unit *Myrtos Pyrgos, Minoan archaeological site near Myrtos, Crete * Priniatikos Pyrgos, an archaeological site near Istron, in eastern Crete *Pyrgos Dirou, a village in Laconia, municipality of Oitylo, Laconia * Pyrgos Kallistis, a village in the island of Santorini * Pyrgos, Boeotia, a village north of Orchomenos in Boeotia, believed by some to be the site of classical Tegyra *Pyrgos, Corinthia, a mountain village in the municipality of Evrostini, Corinthia * Pyrgos, Elis, capital city of Elis * Pyrgos, Heraklion, a village in the municipal unit of Asterousia, Heraklion, Crete * Pyrgus (Elis), a town of ancient Elis *Pyrgus (Triphylia), a town of ancient Triphylia, in Elis Elsewhere *''Pyrgos'', Greek name for the city of Burgas, Bulgaria * Pyrgos, Cyprus, a town on Morphou Bay * Pyrgos, Limassol, village near Limassol, Cyprus *''Pyrgos Aphekou' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pınar Island
Pınar is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Pınar" means "Spring" (of water), and/or "Fountain". Notable people called Pınar include: Given name *Pinar Heggernes (born 1969), Turkish-born Norwegian computer scientist *Pınar İlkkaracan, Turkish human rights activist *Pınar Köksal (born 1946), female Turkish composer *Pınar Kür (born 1943), Turkish contemporary author and dramatist *Pınar Saka (born 1985), Turkish track running athlete *Pınar Selek (born 1971), Turkish sociologist * Pınar Soykan (born 1980), Turkish pop singer, actress & model * Pınar Toprak, Turkish composer * Pınar Yalçın (born 1988), Turkish-Swedish footballer Surname * Leyla Pınar, Turkish harpsichordist and musicologist * Sedat Pınar (born 1970), Bosnian former basketball player See also * Pınar, Dicle *Pınar Karşıyaka, Turkish professional basketball team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir *Eflatun Pınar Eflatun Pınar ( tr, Eflatunpınar, ) is the name given to a spring, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvarlak Island
Yuvarlakia, or giouvarlakia ( el, γιουβαρλάκια, from tr, yuvarlak, 'round' Λεξικό της κοινής Νεοελληνικής (''Dictionary of Common Modern Greek''), Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1998. ''s.v.''/ref>), is a Greek dish consisting of balls of ground meat, rice, and seasonings, cooked in a pot, in water or meat broth. The mixture is similar to that used for making sarma. They may be served in tomato or avgolemono sauce. Depending on the thickness of the sauce, it may be considered a soup or a stew. A similar dish in Turkish cuisine is '' terbiyeli köfte''. See also * List of meatball dishes References External links * Recipe A recipe is a set of instructions that describes how to prepare or make something, especially a dish of prepared food. A sub-recipe or subrecipe is a recipe for an ingredient that will be called for in the instructions for the main recipe. His ... Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küçük Maden Island
Küçük means "small" in Turkish and may refer to: People Epithet * Küçük Ali (died 1804), also known as ''Ali Đevrlić'', Ottoman janissary and civil servant * Kuchuk Hanem (fl. 1850–1870), Ghawazi famed beauty and dancer * Küçük Mehmet Sait Pasha (1830–1914), Ottoman statesman * Küçük Mustafa (died 1422), Ottoman prince Surname * Fazıl Küçük (1906–1984), Turkish Cypriot politician * İrsen Küçük (1940–2019), Turkish Cypriot politician * Veli Küçük (born 1944), Turkish retired general * Yalçın Küçük (born 1938), Turkish socialist writer, philosopher, economist, and historian Places * Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Ottoman-era mosque in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey * Küçüklü (other), various places in Turkey * Küçükmenderes River, in Turkey * Küçük Tavşan Adası, pair of adjacent Turkish islands located in the Aegean Sea north of Gölköy, in Bodrum * Küçük Tiyatro, theatre in Ankara, Turkey Media * ''Kü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küçük İlyosta Island
Küçük means "small" in Turkish and may refer to: People Epithet * Küçük Ali (died 1804), also known as ''Ali Đevrlić'', Ottoman janissary and civil servant * Kuchuk Hanem (fl. 1850–1870), Ghawazi famed beauty and dancer * Küçük Mehmet Sait Pasha (1830–1914), Ottoman statesman * Küçük Mustafa (died 1422), Ottoman prince Surname * Fazıl Küçük (1906–1984), Turkish Cypriot politician * İrsen Küçük (1940–2019), Turkish Cypriot politician * Veli Küçük (born 1944), Turkish retired general * Yalçın Küçük (born 1938), Turkish socialist writer, philosopher, economist, and historian Places * Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Ottoman-era mosque in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey * Küçüklü (other), various places in Turkey * Küçükmenderes River, in Turkey * Küçük Tavşan Adası, pair of adjacent Turkish islands located in the Aegean Sea north of Gölköy, in Bodrum * Küçük Tiyatro, theatre in Ankara, Turkey Media * ''Kü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Ada Island
Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dagestan, Russia * Kara, Sardauna, a village in Sardauna, Nigeria * Kara, Bougainville, a town on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea * Kara, Togo, a city in northern Togo ** Kara Region ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara, Togo * Gaya confederacy or Kara, a former confederation in the southern Korean peninsula * Kara crater, a meteorite crater in northern Russia Rivers, Seas * Kara (river), a river in northern Russia, flowing into the Kara Sea * Kara River (other), other rivers named Kara * Kara Lake, Bolivia * Kara Sea, a sea in the Arctic Ocean * Kara Strait, a strait in Russia People * Kara (name), a surname and given name, and a list of people with the name * Kara people, an ethnic group in Sudan they exceed 100,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
