Bulgurca
Bulgurca | |
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  Bulgurca Location in Turkey  Bulgurca Bulgurca (İzmir) | |
| Coordinates: 38°12′52″N 27°13′46″E / 38.21444°N 27.22944°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İzmir |
| District | Menderes |
| Population (2022) | 2,024 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0232 |
Bulgurca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,024 (2022).[2] It was relocated around 1997.
History[edit]
At a central rural location, Bulgurca was a well catered and popular village with health centre,[3] primary and secondary schools,[4] wide array of shops and trades alongside a strong farming community.
By the end of 1997, Bulgurca was demolished for Tahtali Dam and residents along with those living in nearby villages were relocated to Pancar plains, about 5 km away from the original location at 38°9′35″N 27°8′44″E / 38.15972°N 27.14556°E.[4][5]
Bulgurca was also an excavation site: Bakla Tepe.[6][7]
Notable people[edit]
- Haris Alexiou, a Greek singer, was a daughter of an Anatolian Greek family who migrated in 1924 from Bulgurca.
Bulgurca in media[edit]
A European Union committee of 18 educators visited Bulgurca Primary School.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Bulgurca Health Center". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ a b See some details in Turkish from Bulgurca primary school website Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bulgurca Map | Turkey Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Geocities [dead link]
- ^ "Research at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Newsletter for Governors and Clerks, Issue 48, Nov.2007, p.17[permanent dead link]
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