Selimpaşa, known in Byzantine times as Epibates (sometimes as Epivates or Epibatos) ( el, Επιβάτες), is a small town in the European part of Turkey, near

Silivri Silivri, formerly Selymbria (Greek: Σηλυμβρία), is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The ...

in Istanbul Province. The city is located on the northwestern coast of the Marmara Sea, west of Istanbul and east from Silivri on the highway . Selimpaşa today is a summer resort with long sandy beaches. The town is the native place of the

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...

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Paraskevi and was populated mostly by Greeks until the population exchange in the 1920s.

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Populated places in Istanbul Province Seaside resorts in Turkey Fishing communities in Turkey Former_Greek_towns_in_Turkey Neighbourhoods of Silivri Towns in Turkey {{Istanbul-geo-stub