Yozgat

This article covers the Turkish city of Yozgat; for the Turkish province of the same name see Yozgat (province) , for the neo-Nazi murder victim see Halit Yozgat .

Yozgat
The Yozgat clock tower
Basic data
Province (il) :	Yozgat
Coordinates :	39 ° 49 '  N , 34 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 49 '15 "  N , 34 ° 48' 30"  E
Height :	1300  m
Residents :	91,981 (2019)
Telephone code :	(+90) 354
Postal code :	66,000
License plate :	66
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	27 Mahalle
Mayor :	Celal Köse ( AKP )
Website:	www.yozgat.bel.tr
Yozgat County
Residents :	106,280 (2019)
Surface:	2,024 km²
Population density :	53 inhabitants per km²

Yozgat (old name Bozok , also Josgad ) is a city in Central Anatolia and the capital of the province of the same name . At the same time, it is the center of a district directly subordinate to the governor (Vali), the central district ( Merkez ). It is located about 220 km east of Ankara in a valley of the Ak Mountains.

district

The central district ( Merkez ) already existed when the Turkish Republic was founded in 1923 and is the largest in terms of area and the most populous in the province. It is located in the northern part of the same and borders in the north on the province of Çorum . It borders on Sorgun County to the east, Boğazlıyan County to the south, Şefaatli County to the southwest and Yerköy County to the west .

The district consists of the city ( Belediye ) Yozgat and 96 villages ( Köy ). These have a total population of 15,004 inhabitants. Each village has an average of 154 inhabitants, 40 villages have more inhabitants than the average. The population ranges from 860 ( Çadırardıç ) down to 13. The former villages Azizlibağları , Divanlı and Sarıhacılı became districts ( Mahalle ) of Yozgat in 2018 .

population

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 Yozgat 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
	absolutely	proportionally (%)	absolutely	proportionally (%)	absolutely
2018	424.981	24.75	105.167	85.73	90.163
2017	418,650	24.83	103.965	85.35	88,730
2016	421.041	24.09	101,426	84.47	85,679
2015	419,440	23.42	98,248	83.38	81,920
2014	432,560	22.39	96,831	82.22	79,611
2013	444.211	21.94	97,443	81.32	79,240
2012	453.211	21.42	97.094	80.67	78,328
2011	465.696	20.69	96,350	79.65	76,745
2010	476.096	20.09	95,667	78.41	75.012
2009	487.365	19.67	95,853	77.03	73,835
2008	484.206	19.61	94,972	75.57	71,768
2007	492.127	19.36	95.275	75.76	72.183

It can be seen that as the provincial population fell, the proportion of the city and the district rose continuously.

Census results

The following population information about the city, the district, the province and the country is available for the censuses:

region	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	2000
City (Şehir)	23,081	27,047	32.501	36,349	43,686	50,335	73.930
central circle (Merkez)	82,940	83.141	85.357	86,932	92,108	93,424	113.614
Province (İl)	437.883	464.410	500,371	504,433	545.301	579.150	682.919
Turkey	31,391,421	35.605.176	40,347,719	44,736,957	50,664,458	56.473.035	67,803,927

Climate table

Yozgat (1301 m)
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     64   3 -5     64   4th -5     64   8th -2     69   14th 4th     60   19th 7th     45   23 11     17th   26th 13     11   27 13     19th   23 10     43   17th 6th     71   10 0     82   5 -3 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Yozgat (1301 m) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 2.5 3.6 8.3 14.1 18.7 22.8 26.2 26.8 23.1 17.0 9.9 4.5 O 14.8 Min. Temperature (° C) -5.1 -4.8 -1.5 3.5 7.4 10.7 13.2 13.4 9.8 5.7 0.4 -2.9 O 4.2 Temperature (° C) -1.7 -1.0 2.9 8.5 13.1 16.9 19.8 20.0 15.8 10.4 4.3 0.4 O 9.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 64.4 64.4 64.1 68.5 60.4 45.3 16.7 11.1 19.1 43.3 71.4 82.1 Σ 610.8 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 3.1 4.1 5.4 6.6 8.3 10.2 11.2 11.0 9.1 6.7 4.6 3.0 O 7th Rainy days ( d ) 13.0 13.3 13.1 13.9 14.0 9.5 3.6 2.7 4.2 8.1 10.4 13.5 Σ 119.3 Source: State Meteorological Office of the Turkish Republic, normal period 1981-2010

history

The city of Yozgat was founded in the 18th century by the Turkmen tribe of the Çapanoğlu.

Yozgat became famous through the so-called Yozgat method . After the clashes between the Ottomans and Armenians and the Armenian genocide, this was the first trial of the court martial, which took place in 18 sessions in early 1919.

Attractions

Sights are the Archaeological Museum as well as the excavations from the Hittite period, the Çamlık National Park, the Ethnographic Museum, the Suleyman Bey Mosque , the thermal springs of Sarıkaya, the ruins of the ancient city of Tavium , the mosques of Yanıklar in Yozgat and Yerköy as well the Yozgat clock tower.

Sports

Yimpaş Yozgatspor is a soccer club from Yozgat, which plays in the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu 2nd Lig, the third highest division in Turkey, in the 2007/08 season. The club colors are black and red.

Yozgatspor (YYS) was founded in 1959. YYS has played in Turkey's professional leagues since it was founded. Yozgatspor celebrated its greatest success in the 1999/2000 season with promotion to the then Turkish first division ( Birinci Lig ), which was renamed the Turkish Süper Lig a year later .

economy

Yozgat is the seat of Yibitaş Holding , founded in the 1970s, and Yimpaş Holding , founded in 1982 , which is now active in the textile and food sectors in Turkey, Asia (especially the Turkic countries) and Europe.

An international arrest warrant issued in Germany has been available since 2005 against Yimpaş managing director Dursun Uyar , formerly chief accountant of Yibitaş. The Chamber of Commerce honored Dursun Uyar in November 2006 for "the success of four Yimpaş export companies and the high taxes they paid".

education

In 2006 the Bozok Üniversitesi was founded, which is an important educational institution in the region with 8 faculties and the affiliated schools and institutes.

Personalities

• Ekrem Dumanlı (* 1964), journalist
• Ahmet Hakan (* 1967), journalist and publicist
• Remzi Kaplan (* 1960), businessman
• Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu (* 1956), Ambassador to Germany
• Rıza Kayaalp (* 1989), wrestler
• Mehmet Yıldız (* 1981), football player

See also

• Konya model

Web links

Commons : Yozgat  - 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. ↑ Central Dissemination System / Merkezi Dağıtım Sistemi (MEDAS) of the TÜIK , accessed on August 9, 2019
3. ↑ Genel Nüfus Sayımları - İllere göre ilçe, bucak, belde ve köy nufusları (census results 1965 to 2000) , accessed on August 9, 2019
4. ^ Qantara.de : Scandal over Islamic holdings. Financial fraud in the name of God. , November 29, 2006
5. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Yimpaş owner awarded in spite of allegations , Ankara Turkish Daily News, November 9, 2006