Akyazı
| Akyazı | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Sakarya | |||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 41 ′ N , 30 ° 38 ′ E | |||
| Residents : | 84,865 (2014) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 264 | |||
| Postal code : | 54400 | |||
| License plate : | 54 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | ||||
| Mayor : | Hasan Akcan ( AKP ) | |||
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| Akyazı County | ||||
| Residents : | 84,865 (2014) | |||
| Surface: | 617 km² | |||
| Population density : | 138 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Kamuran Mustafa Ballı | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Akyazı is a city in Turkey . It is located in the province of Sakarya in the district of the same name (Turkish ilçe ), about 25 km southeast of the city of Adapazarı . Geographically, Akyazı is on the border of Bolu. The city had 41,157 inhabitants in 2008 (in 2000: 47,700). The population density in the district is with 136 inhabitants / km² one of the highest in the entire province. Some of these villages such as Sultanpinarı, Boztepe, Kuzuluk, Dokurcun and Altınoluk are of tourist importance because of their mountains, rivers and their Islama Köfte .
Others
The industry is becoming more and more important. A large majority of the population is increasingly working in industrial production. There are also several large companies based in Akyazı.
- Toyota (auto industry)
- Goodyear (tire manufacturer)
- Ülker (a Turkish food company)
- EUROINTEM (express train factory)
- Otokar (truck factory)
- LTB Jeans (jeans manufacturer)
- Toprak Holding
sons and daughters of the town
- Rıdvan Çakır (1945–2017), diplomat and President of DİTİB
- Ali Nail Durmuş (* 1970), soccer player, coach, manager and politician
- Birol Hikmet (* 1982), football player
- Mustafa Pektemek (* 1988), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from March 9, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed February 8, 2015
