Çanakkale (city)

Çanakkale
Aerial view of Çanakkale
Basic data
Province (il) :	Çanakkale
Coordinates :	40 ° 9 '  N , 26 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 9 '21 "  N , 26 ° 24' 49"  E
Residents :	137,365 (2019)
Telephone code :	(+90) 286
Postal code :	17,000
License plate :	17th
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	7 Mahalle
Mayor :	Ülgür Gökhan ( CHP )
Postal address :	İsmetpaşa Mahallesi, Demircioğlu Cd. No: 132, 17000 Çanakkale
Website:	www.canakkale.bel.tr
Çanakkale County
Residents :	184,631 (2019)
Surface:	1,016 km²
Population density :	182 inhabitants per km²

Location of Çanakkale on the Dardanelles

Çanakkale ([ tʃaˈnakːaˌle ], Ottoman چینک قلعه 'Pot Fortress' , formerly German Tschanak Kale ) is a Turkish city ​​in the geographical region of Marmara . It is the capital of the province of the same name and the seat of the central district ( Merkez ). The city is the largest in the province and comprises about three quarters of the county's population. The district in turn is home to about a third of the provincial population.

etymology

The city's name refers to a type of earthenware (çanak) that was made here and sold in the Ottoman Empire and abroad. Numerous specimens can be seen in the Archaeological Museum. The second part of the city name is the Turkish word kale for German fortress .

geography

The central district of Çanakkale is located in the north-west of the province. It is bordered by Lapseki County to the north, Çan County to the east and Bayramiç and Ezine counties to the west . In the north and northwest, the Dardanelles form the natural border.

district

The central administrative district has the highest population density in the province, roughly three times the provincial average (2018: 55 - 178 inh. Per km²). In addition to Çanakkale, the district consists of another municipality ( Belediye ): Kepez with 2,834 inhabitants and 52 villages ( Köy ) with an average population of 323 inhabitants. Five of the villages have more than a thousand inhabitants: Erenköy (1,479), Güzelyalı (1,465), Işıklar (1,451), Çınarlı (1,275) and Kumkale (1,100 inhabitants).

Population development

The following table shows the comparative population level at the end of the year for the province, the central district and the city of Çanakkale as well as the respective share at the higher administrative level. The figures are based on the address-based population register (ADNKS) introduced in 2007.

year	province	district		city
	real	%	real	%	real
2018	540,662	33.44	180.823	75.21	136.002
2017	530.417	33.00	175.032	75.90	132,854
2016	519.793	31.84	165,517	76.16	126,062
2015	513.341	31.12	159,758	76.75	122,613
2014	511.790	30.41	155,657	76.97	119,806
2013	502,328	29.84	149.881	77.45	116.078
2012	493,691	28.97	143.041	77.70	111.137
2011	486.445	27.79	135.192	77.17	104,321
2010	490.397	27.83	136,484	77.75	106.116
2009	477.735	26.21	125.231	77.13	96,588
2008	474.791	25.11	119.207	76.05	90,653
2007	476.128	24.32	115,775	74.75	86,544

history

The city was founded in Ottoman times as a successor to ancient Abydos . Its strategic importance results from its location at the entrance to the Dardanelles . Nearby is the Truva Historical National Park with Hisarlik (site of the castle, site of historical Troy).

Çanakkale is the location of the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi ( University March 18 ). It keeps the private library of the Troy excavator Manfred Korfmann , which he bequeathed to the Turkish Troy Foundation , in a building specially provided for this purpose . The finds from Troy and other parts of the Troad are exhibited in the Çanakkale Archaeological Museum .

The Turkish Navy operates a base in Çanakkale .

Climate table

Çanakkale (6 m)
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     81   10 3     70   10 3     67   12 5     46   17th 9     31   23 13     19th   28 17th     11   31 20th     3.3   31 20th     19th   26th 16     57   21st 13     83   15th 8th     105   11 5 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Çanakkale (6 m) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9.7 9.9 12.3 17.0 22.5 27.8 30.7 30.7 26.3 20.7 15.4 11.4 O 19.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 3.4 3.3 5.0 8.8 13.0 17.3 20.0 20.3 16.3 12.5 8.2 5.4 O 11.2 Temperature (° C) 6.4 6.4 8.4 12.7 17.6 22.6 25.3 25.3 21.1 16.2 11.5 8.3 O 15.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 80.5 69.5 66.8 45.8 31.2 19.4 11.3 3.3 18.5 56.9 83.4 105.3 Σ 591.9 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 3.3 4.3 5.4 7.1 9.3 10.7 11.5 11.0 8.7 6.2 4.1 2.6 O 7th Rainy days ( d ) 10.5 10.1 8.7 8.2 5.3 3.9 2.1 1.2 2.9 6.2 9.0 12.3 Σ 80.4 Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

traffic

The car ferry from Eceabat to Çanakkale is the main connection between Istanbul and Izmir .

Twin cities

• Osnabrück ( Lower Saxony ), since 2004

Since 2004, Çanakkale twin town of Osnabrück. A pedestrian bridge in Osnabrück has been named after the city of Çanakkale. Osnabrück's Manneken Pis, the Fountain of Wishes, is also located on this bridge .

sons and daughters of the town

• Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Ottoman-Turkish doctor, politician and diplomat
• Recep Aydın (* 1990), Turkish soccer player
• Kemal Bilbaşar (1910–1983), Turkish teacher and writer
• Erol Boralı (* 1943), Turkish soccer player
• Oğuz Ceylan (* 1990), Turkish football player
• Tahir Musa Ceylan (* 1956), Turkish poet, author and philosopher
• Güney Dal (* 1944), Turkish-speaking author
• Ufukcan Engin (* 1999), Turkish soccer player
• Şahika Ercümen (* 1985), Turkish freediver, underwater hockey and underwater rugby player
• Metin Erksan (1929–2012), Turkish film director, screenwriter and art historian
• Nurettin Ersin (1918–2005), Turkish general who, among other things, served as State Secretary
• Aslıhan Gürbüz (* 1983), Turkish actress
• Rober Hatemo (* 1974), Turkish-Armenian pop musician
• Erce Kardeşler (* 1994), Turkish football player
• Mehmet Ünal (* 1951), Turkish journalist and photographer

literature

• Stephan WE Blum, Frank Schweizer, Rustem Aslan: Aerial photos of ancient landscapes and sites in Turkey. With aerial photos by Hakan Öge . Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-3653-5 , pp. 13–15, 144 pp. With 97 color images.

Web links

Commons : Çanakkale  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on April 13, 2020
2. ^ Museum website
3. ↑ Central Dissemination System / Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi (MEDAS) of the TÜIK , accessed on June 1, 2019