Gökçeada District is a
district
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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of the
Çanakkale Province
Çanakkale Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the city of Çanakkale. Its area is 9,817 km2, and its population is 559,383 (2022).
Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province ...
of Turkey. Its seat is the town of
Gökçeada
Imbros (; ; ), officially Gökçeada () since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchang ...
.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its area is , and its population is 10,377 (2021).
The district consists of the island of
Imbros
Imbros (; ; ), officially Gökçeada () since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchang ...
(Turkish: Gökçeada), the largest
island in Turkey. The mayor of Gökçeada municipality is Ünal Çetin (
Ä°YÄ°). The district governor (''
kaymakam
Kaymakam, also known by #Names, many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been reta ...
'') is Serhat DoÄŸan.
Composition
There is one
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in Gökçeada District:
[
* ]Gökçeada
Imbros (; ; ), officially Gökçeada () since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchang ...
There are 9 villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
in Gökçeada District:Köy
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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Bademli
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Dereköy
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EÅŸelek
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Kaleköy
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Şirinköy
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Tepeköy
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UÄŸurlu
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Yenibademli
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Zeytinliköy
Gallery
Image:Gökçeada-Town-1967.jpg, Gökçeada 1967
Image:View_of_artificial_lake_from_Tepeköy_village,_Gökçeada,_Turkey_-_20050713.jpg, Zeytinli
Image:Gokceada_zeytinli_barbayorga_3.JPG, Zeytinli
Image:George_Drewry_and_Wilfred_Malleson.jpg, Three Royal Navy midshipmen, George Drewry, Wilfred Malleson and Greg Russell, having a picnic on Imbros during the Battle of Gallipoli
Image:Armed students in Gökçeada 1967.jpg, Students of "İmroz İlköğretmen Okulu/Imbros Education High School" in military training class, 3 December 1967
References
Imbros
Cittaslow
Districts of Çanakkale Province
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District municipalities in Turkey
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