# Erdek > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Erdek > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Erdek.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdek > Source revision: 1342203549 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Turkey place | type = metro district | name = Erdek | image_skyline = Erdek.jpg | image_caption = Gulf of Erdek | image_map = Balıkesir location Erdek.svg | map_caption = Map showing Erdek District in Balıkesir Province | coordinates = {{coord|40|23|53|N|27|47|29|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | province = Balıkesir | leader_party = CHP | leader_name = Burhan Karışık | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 307 | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=22 May 2023|publisher=[TÜİK](/source/T%C3%9C%C4%B0K)|language=en|format=XLS}} | population_total = 32021 | population_as_of = 2024 | postal_code = 10550 | area_code = 0266 | website = {{url|http://www.erdek.bel.tr/}} }} '''Erdek''' is a municipality and [district](/source/Districts_of_Turkey) of [Balıkesir Province](/source/Bal%C4%B1kesir_Province), [Turkey](/source/Turkey).[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706215822/https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |date=2015-07-06 }}, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023. Its area is 307 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=22 May 2023}} and its population is 32,021 (2024).{{Cite web |title=Erdek Nüfusu Balıkesir |url=https://www.nufusu.com/ilce/erdek_balikesir-nufusu |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=www.nufusu.com}} Located on the [Kapıdağ Peninsula](/source/Kap%C4%B1da%C4%9F_Peninsula), on the north coast of the [Gulf of Erdek](/source/Gulf_of_Erdek) at the south of the [Sea of Marmara](/source/Sea_of_Marmara), Erdek is a popular domestic holiday destination with several hotels dating back to the 1960s. The surrounding area has a rugged geology and topography with evergreen wooded areas and large olive groves. It is dominated by Mt Dindymus (782m). Erdek district also included the islands of [Koyun](/source/Koyun_Island) and [Paşalimanı](/source/Pa%C5%9Faliman%C4%B1). In the summer ferries travel from Erdek to [Avşa Adası](/source/Av%C5%9Fa), one of the [Marmara Islands](/source/Marmara_Island) in the Sea of Marmara. The harbour overlooks tiny Zeytinlik island where there is a research station devoted to olives.{{Cite web |title=ERDEK |url=http://www.turkeyfromtheinside.com/places-to-go/e/133-erdek.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.turkeyfromtheinside.com}} ==History== {{main|Artace (Mysia)}} During the Hittite era it was known as ''Artukka''.{{Cite journal |last=Alparslan |first=Metin |date=2011-01-01 |title=Artukka: Assuwa Ülkesi ve Lokalizasyonu |url=https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/iuanadolu/issue/1154/13493 |journal=Anadolu Araştırmaları |language=tr |issue=16 |pages=23–34 |issn=0569-9746}} Later it became a colony of [Miletus](/source/Miletus).[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=5:chapter=40&highlight=erdek#note-link11 Pliny the Elder, The Natural History][http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:entry=artace-geo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, Artace] Together with other Greek cities, it took part in the [Ionian Revolt](/source/Ionian_Revolt) against the [Persian Empire](/source/Persian_Empire), but was burnt by the Persians; it seems unlikely that it was rebuilt in ancient times since [Strabo](/source/Strabo) does not mention it. In the Roman period it was known as Artace.{{Cite web |title=ERDEK |url=http://www.turkeyfromtheinside.com/places-to-go/e/133-erdek.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.turkeyfromtheinside.com}} During the [Ottoman period](/source/Ottoman_Empire), Erdek was the centre of the [Sanjak of Karasi](/source/Sanjak_of_Karasi). According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82–1893, the [kaza](/source/kaza) of Erdek had a total population of 33,007, consisting of 29,165 [Greeks](/source/Ottoman_Greeks), 3,070 Muslims, 300 [Jews](/source/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Ottoman_Empire), 18 [Armenians](/source/Armenians_in_the_Ottoman_Empire) and 454 foreign citizens.[Kemal Karpat](/source/Kemal_Karpat) (1985), [https://kupdf.net/downloadFile/59e4a7b908bbc56144e653d7 Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics], [The University of Wisconsin Press](/source/The_University_of_Wisconsin_Press), p. 132-133 In the 1960s, before [Bodrum](/source/Bodrum) and [Marmaris](/source/Marmaris) became popular vacation spots, Erdek was a fashionable holiday resort for Istanbul residents. The Pinar Oteli was the most popular place to stay then and is still in business today.{{Cite web |title=ERDEK |url=http://www.turkeyfromtheinside.com/places-to-go/e/133-erdek.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.turkeyfromtheinside.com}} ==Composition== There are 28 [neighbourhoods](/source/mahalle) (including villages) in Erdek District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706215822/https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |date=2015-07-06 }}, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * Alaaddin * Aşağıyapıcı * Atatürk * Balıklı * Ballıpınar * Belkıs * Çakılköy * Çeltikçi * Doğanlar * Halitpaşa * Hamamlı * Harmanlı * İlhanköy * Karşıyaka * Kestanelik * Narlı * Ocaklar * Ormanlı * Paşalimanı * Poyrazlı * Sahil * Şahinburgaz * Tatlısu * Turan * Tuzla * Yalı * Yukarıyapıcı * Zeytinli {{div col end}} ==Twin towns — sister cities== Erdek is [twinned](/source/town_twinning) with: *{{flagicon|ITA}} [Otranto](/source/Otranto), [Italy](/source/Italy) since 2001[http://balikesir.bel.tr/documents/file/bb_FoldersFiles/KY14_Karde%C5%9F%20%C5%9Eehirler-031a5a69-a5ce-42fb-b9cb-bfc003ee61f8.pdf Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir Province] ==See also== * [Erdek Naval Base](/source/Erdek_Naval_Base) * [Nea Artaki, Greece](/source/Nea_Artaki%2C_Greece) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.erdek-erdek.com/ Erdek Otelleri] *[http://www.kapidag.com/erdek/ About Erdek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023114754/http://www.kapidag.com/erdek/ |date=2020-10-23 }} Erdek, restaurant,otel,maps,motel,information content. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231162335/http://www.erdekturizm.com/ Erdek Tourism] Tourism page with interactive map and panorama videos. *[http://www.erdek.ws Erdek Oteller Pansiyonlar] *[http://www.pinarotel.com Erdek Hotel] {{Districts of Turkey|provname=Balıkesir|image=Balikesir}} {{Authority control}} Category:Erdek Category:Seaside resorts in Turkey Category:Populated places in Balıkesir Province Category:Districts of Balıkesir Province Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey Category:Port cities of the Sea of Marmara Category:Fishing communities in Turkey Category:Populated coastal places in Turkey Category:Members of the Delian League Category:Former Greek communities in Turkey Category:Milesian colonies Category:Greek colonies in Mysia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Erdek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdek) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdek?action=history)). 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