Tepeköy, also known by its former Greek name Agrídia ( el, Αγρίδια), is a village on the island of Imbros in northwestern Turkey. It is part of the
Gökçeada District
Gökçeada District is a district of the Çanakkale Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Gökçeada.Çanakkale Province. Its population is 177 (2022).
Geography
It is located 8 km west of the only town of the island, Çınarlı (or in Greek Panagia Balomeni), and 14 km west from the central port of the island. It stands at an altitude of approximately 280m nearby
Kastri hill
Kastri ( el, Καστρί) may refer to several places in Greece:
* Kastri, Arcadia, a village in the municipality North Kynouria, Arcadia
* Kastri, Attica, a city quarter in Nea Erythraia in Athens
* Kastri, Crete, a village in the Chania regiona ...
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History & Demography
The village had a total population of 177 in 2022, a notable increase since 2007, when it only had 125 inhabitants. It is one of the few predominantly Greek Orthodox settlements in Turkey, with the Greek population ranging at around 75%, and has a Greek mayor, Dimitrios Psaros.Fotiadi, Ioanna Τα παιδικά χαμόγελα «ανθούν» στα Αγρίδια της Ιμβρου 28 February 2016, Official Website of
Kathimerini
''Kathimerini'' (Greek: Η Καθημερινή, pronounced kaθimeriˈni meaning ''The Daily'') is a daily, political and financial morning newspaper published in Athens. Its first edition was printed on September 15, 1919. and it is considered ...
Annunciation
The Annunciation (from Latin '), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the biblical tale of the announcement by the ange ...
lies within the village.Gökçeada Tepeköy www.gokceadarehberim.com A Greek minority high school and junior high school are operating in the village since 2015.