Yerköy is a town and
district
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of
Yozgat Province
Yozgat Province ( tr, ) is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest, Kırıkkale to the west, Kırşehir to the southwest, Nevşehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the n ...
in the
Central Anatolia
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Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered ...
region of
Turkey
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. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 48,889 of which 32,228 live in the town of Yerköy.
The Mayor is Ferhat Yilmaz from the İyi Party (
İYİ).
2009 Great Union Party's rally
A rally of the
Great Union Party
The Great Unity Party ( tr, Büyük Birlik Partisi, BBP) or Great Union Party is a far-right Sunni Islamist and ultranationalist political party in Turkey, created on 29 January 1993.[EET
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Music video
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(15:00
UTC) on March 25, 2009 in the town, at which party leader
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
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...
was expected to hold a speech before the upcoming
local elections
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. Yazıcıoğlu was underway from another rally in
Çağlayancerit
Çağlayancerit is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
Etymology
The name of the district comes from the Turkoman tribe of Jerid.
2009 helicopter crash
On March 25, 2009, Great Union Party's ( ...
,
Kahramanmaraş
Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ...
by a chartered helicopter. The helicopter crashed at Mount Keş in
Göksun
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district of
Kahramanmaraş Province
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Geography
Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and ...
, 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.
Notes
References
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External links
District municipality's official website
A web portal of Yerköy
Populated places in Yozgat Province
Districts of Yozgat Province
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