Aşkale

Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 40°41′41″E / 39.92111°N 40.69472°E / 39.92111; 40.69472
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Aşkale
District and municipality
Map showing Aşkale District in Erzurum Province
Map showing Aşkale District in Erzurum Province
Aşkale is located in Turkey
Aşkale
Aşkale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 40°41′41″E / 39.92111°N 40.69472°E / 39.92111; 40.69472
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzurum
Government
 • MayorAhmet Yaptırmış (AKP)
Area
1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
21,494
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
25500
Area code0442
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.askale.bel.tr

Aşkale is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,507 km2,[3] and its population is 21,494 (2022).[1] The mayor is Ahmet Yaptırmış (AKP).

Kandilli Ski Resort, which hosts cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions at some international winter sports events, is situated in Aşkale.

Labour camps for non-Muslims

In 1942, the

Levantines.[4] Those unable to pay had to work off their debt in labor camps in Aşkale. Five thousand were sent to the Aşkale labor camp.[5] The law was repealed on 15 March 1944,[6] and minority citizens who were at the labour camps were sent back to their homes.[7]

Composition

There are 75

neighbourhoods in Aşkale District:[8]

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ISBN 978-1848767911
    .: "Those mainly afflicted were the Greeks, Jews, Armenians, and, to some extent, foreign-passport Levantine families."
  5. ISBN 978-1780760261
    ."Out of 40,000 tax debtors, about 5,000 were sent to these camps, and all of these were members of non-Muslim communities."
  6. ISBN 978-1780760261
    ."The Wealth Tax was withdrawn in March 1944, under the pressure of criticism from Britain and the United States"
  7. ISBN 978-1780760261
    ."Minority citizens still in the camps were sent back to their homes."
  8. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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