Selimpaşa
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Selimpaşa | |
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Istanbul | |
| District | Silivri |
| Population (2022) | 23,378 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Selimpaşa, known in
Istanbul Province, in the European part of Turkey.[1] Its population is 23,378 (2022).[2] It was an independent municipality until it was merged into the municipality of Silivri in 2008.[3]
The town is located on the northwestern coast of the
Marmara Sea, 50 km (31 mi) west of Istanbul and 13 km (8.1 mi) east from Silivri on the highway D.100
. Selimpaşa today is a summer resort with long sandy beaches.
The town is the native place of the 10th-century
St Paraskevi the New and was populated mostly by Greeks until the population exchange in the 1920s.[4]
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ^ "Saint Petca Parasceva". Patron Saints Index. 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.