Yerköy is a town in

Yozgat Province Yozgat Province () is a province in central Turkey. Its area is 13,690 km2, and its population is 418,442 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest, Kırıkkale to the west, Kırşehir to the southwest, Nevşehir to the s ...

in the Central Anatolia region of

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. It is the seat of Yerköy District.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its population is 27,084 (2022). Its elevation is . The mayor is Fatih Arslan, Justice and Development Party ( AKP).

2009 Great Union Party's rally

A rally of the

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(BBP) was scheduled at 17:00 EET (15:00

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) on March 25, 2009 in the town, at which party leader Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu was expected to hold a speech before the upcoming

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. Yazıcıoğlu was underway from another rally in

Çağlayancerit Çağlayancerit is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 470 km2, and its population is 22,350 (2022). Etymology The name of the district comes from the Turkoman tribe of Jerid (tribe ...

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by a chartered helicopter. The helicopter crashed at Mount Keş in Göksun district of

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, causing the death of the pilot and all five passengers. The crash site could be reached only two days later due to harsh weather conditions in the region.

References

External links

District municipality's official website

A web portal of Yerköy
Populated places in Yozgat Province Yerköy District District municipalities in Turkey {{Yozgat-geo-stub