Efeler is a new
lçe(district) and second level municipality in
Aydın Province
Aydın Province ( tr, ) is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. The provincial capital is the city of Aydın which has a population of almost 200,000 (2012). Other towns in the province include the summer seaside re ...
,
Turkey. According to Law, Act no. 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000, were declared
metropolitan municipality. The law also created new
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
within the capital city which have second level municipalities, in addition to the metropolitan municipality. Efeler happens to be one of them.
Thus, after 2014, the present
Aydın
Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar'', Ancient and Modern Greek: Τράλλεις /''Tralleis''/) is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of B ...
central district was named ''Efeler'' and the name Aydın was reserved for the metropolitan municipality. Efeler is the plural of the title ''
Efe'' and it refers to the irregular soldiers from the
Aegean Region
The Aegean Region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya.
Located in w ...
who fought during the
Turkish War of Independence.
See also
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Efeler Lisesi
Rural area
There were 5 towns and 57 villages in the rural area of Efeler.
Statistical Institute
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References
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Districts of Aydın Province
Efeler District