Seferihisar
Seferihisar | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 38°12′N 26°50′E / 38.200°N 26.833°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | İzmir |
Government | |
• Mayor | İsmail Yetişkin (CHP) |
Area | 375 km2 (145 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 54,993 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0232 |
Website | www |
Seferihisar is a municipality and
History
Apart from Teos, a major Ionian port and artistic and cult center, two other ancient settlements datable to the ancient Greek period and beyond are located along Seferihisar district's seashore, both to the south of Teos. Near the southern boundary of the district is
The other settlement, at the edge of a promontory between Teos and Lebedos, referred to by
Ottoman records refer to the present-day center town alternatively as "Seferihisar" or "Sivrihisar", sometimes leading to confusion with another town in
The region was, as such, scarcely populated and development came gradually only in the course of the 19th century, due especially to cultivation of citrus fruits and cash crops. From 1867 until 1922, Seferihisar was part of
Settlement and geography
Seferihisar district is one of the smaller districts of İzmir Province by population and the inward immigration level is rather low at only 0.18% despite rising interest in recent years by pensioners, those seeking secondary summer residences and university academia. The real estate market thus remains underexploited in striking contrast with the districts of Urla and Çeşme neighboring Seferihisar to the west. Several projected housing projects and the move by Yaşar University to its campus in phase of being built in the town are expected to change the present trend of stagnation.
Çakmaktepe is the highest point of the district with 680 m. Two streams, Kocaçay Stream and Hereke Stream cross the district area to join the sea within its boundaries and these generally dry up in summer. Five small dams are built on these streams and their affluents for agricultural irrigation purposes and there are also two artificial lakes built for the same objective. Four small islands depend Seferihisar district and a fifth near Doğanbey locality, connected to the mainland by a small causeway but still called
Climate
Seferihisar has a
with hot, dry summers, and cool, rainy winters.Climate data for Seferihisar (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 125.29 (4.93) |
96.71 (3.81) |
71.05 (2.80) |
43.19 (1.70) |
22.49 (0.89) |
6.42 (0.25) |
0.21 (0.01) |
0.85 (0.03) |
15.94 (0.63) |
52.39 (2.06) |
86.45 (3.40) |
124.14 (4.89) |
645.13 (25.40) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 56.6 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
72.1 | 70.8 | 68.8 | 66.5 | 63.2 | 56.9 | 53.9 | 56.2 | 61.1 | 68.1 | 71.9 | 73.7 | 65.3 |
Source: NOAA[7] |
Composition
There are 21
- Atatürk
- Bengiler
- Beyler
- Camikebir
- Çamtepe
- Çolak Ibrahim Bey
- Cumhuriyet
- Düzce
- Gödence
- Gölcük
- Hıdırlık
- İhsaniye
- Kavakdere
- Mersinalanı
- Orhanlı
- Payamlı
- Sığacık
- Tepecik
- Turabiye
- Turgut
- Ulamış
Economy
Since
Tourism's growing importance is attested by the increase to a total bed capacity of 4,539 for the district as a whole in recent years. Only ten of the district's 1381 enterprises are registered as pursuing industrial activities, with nearly a thousand active in small-scale crafts and trades. Nine companies are registered exporters. There are 12 companies with foreign capital operating in Seferihisar district and among these one, corresponding to a capital of about 5 million US Dollars, was constituted in the last decade. There are four banks providing services through four branches in Seferihisar.
The total number of residences in Seferihisar district is 12,146, the part occupied by secondary residences owned by seasonal inhabitants starting to correspond to a significant share in this number. The literacy rate nears hundred per cent and the number of students per teacher is quite comfortable at 16. As a basic indicator of health services, there is one doctor for 1,495 patients. The yearly income level per inhabitant was calculated at 2,693 US Dollars in 2007, well below the national and provincial average.
Sights of interest
The district's most popular sights of interest is its depending small port of Sığacık with the Genoese - Ottomans. In 2008 that small port was redesigned by Turkish architect Günay Erdem and Turkish landscape architect Sunay Erdem.[9] At 2010 construction of this new port ended and revealed its current state as Teos Marina. The ancient city of Teos is located between Seferihisar and Sığacık.
There is also the rock of Myonnesos and the ruins locally called "Karaköse", both near Doğanbey township.[10] The other ancient city found within the district, Lebedos, is located further south, near Mersinalanı township.
A French vacation village is located near Sığacık. Seferihisar district also has several beaches and bays along its 27 km coastline.
Recent news
There are four small dams built for irrigation purposes within the boundaries of Seferihisar district and effort is being pursued to use the region's geothermal energy resources.
On 8 December 2007, the sea route from Seferihisar to
In December 2009, Seferihisar became the first Turkish town named a member of the Cittaslow movement.[11] As the newest member of the movement, Seferihisar will host a football tournament between several Cittaslow cities which will be held in June 2010. .[12]
The district was struck by a moderate tsunami generated by an earthquake on October 30, 2020. One person drowned in the advancing waves.
See also
- December 2007 Seferihisar, Turkey migrant boat disaster
- 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Nicolas Vatin (1994). L'ordre de Saint-Jean-de-Jerusalem. L'empire ottoman et la Mediterranee orientale entre les deux sieges de Rhodes (1480-1522) ISBN 90-6831-632-X, ISBN 978-90-6831-632-2 (in French). Peeters Publishers.
- The University of Wisconsin Press, p. 174-175
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Seferihisar". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Architecture and Landscape Architecture" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
- ^ "Seferihisar". Gezilecek Yerler Rehberi | Gezicini (in Turkish). 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "Seferihisar named Turkey's first Cittaslow". Cittaslow. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Cittaslow Football Tournament". Cittaslow. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
Sources
- George E. Bean. Aegean Turkey: An archaeological guide, p. 115-122 ISBN 978-0-510-03200-5, 1967. Ernest Benn, London.