Hendek is a town and a district of
Sakarya Province
Sakarya ( tr, ) is a province in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. The Sakarya River creates a webbing of estuaries in the province, which is in the Marmara Region. The adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the sou ...
in the
Marmara region of
Turkey
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. The municipality was founded in 1907. The mayor of the city is Ali İnci (
AKP).
Notable natives
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Gaffar Okkan (1952–2001), assassinated police chief
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Süleyman Seba (1926–2014), former football player and long-time president of
Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...
See also
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Hacıkışla, Hendek
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Elmayı Top Top Yapalım
References
External links
Hendek InfosHendek newsHendek netHendek
Populated places in Sakarya Province
Districts of Sakarya Province
1907 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
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