Taşköprü (literally "stone bridge") is a coastal town (''
belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish.
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'') in
Çiftlikköy District of
Yalova Province
Yalova Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa Province, Bursa to the south and Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli to the east. Its area is 798 ...
,
Turkey
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. Its population is 4,271 (2022).
Taşköprü is situated on a peninsula. It is from Çiftlikköy on the Turkish state highway
D.575. Taşköprü was founded by a group of Turkish families from
Bulgaria
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(which had recently gained independence) in 1902. The name of the settlement refers to a 400-year-old
Ottoman bridge at the east of the town.
Mayor's page
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References
Town municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Çiftlikköy District
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