Bahçe is a rural district and town of
Osmaniye Province
Osmaniye Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It was named Cebel-i Bereket () in the early republic until 1933, when it was incorporated into Adana Province. It was made a province again in 1996. It covers an area of 3,767&nbs ...
in the
Mediterranean
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region of
Turkey
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. It is located in the
Nur Mountains
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area.
The
Bahçe Wind Farm, situated on the Gökçedağ, was the
country's largest one with its installed power of 135
MW as it was commissioned in 2009.
The Ayran railroad station (Ayran İstasyonu) is located east of the town, near the entrance to the tunnel (Bahçe-tünel) leading to
Fevzipaşa. This tunnel was originally built as part of the
Baghdad Railway
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in the early 20th century.
Notable natives
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Devlet Bahçeli
Devlet Bahçeli (born 1 January 1948) is a Turkish politician, economist, former deputy prime minister, and current chairman of the far-right, ultranationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
An academic in economics from Gazi University, Ba ...
, politician and chairman of the
Nationalist Movement Party
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(MHP)
References
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Populated places in Osmaniye Province
Towns in Turkey
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