Erdek
title: "Erdek" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["erdek", "seaside-resorts-in-turkey", "populated-places-in-balıkesir-province", "districts-of-balıkesir-province", "metropolitan-district-municipalities-in-turkey", "port-cities-of-the-sea-of-marmara", "fishing-communities-in-turkey", "populated-coastal-places-in-turkey", "members-of-the-delian-league", "former-greek-communities-in-turkey", "milesian-colonies", "greek-colonies-in-mysia"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdek" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| province | Balıkesir |
| leader_party | CHP |
| leader_name | Burhan Karışık |
| area_total_km2 | 307 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 32021 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| postal_code | 10550 |
| area_code | 0266 |
| website | |
| :: |
| 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 = | province = Balıkesir | leader_party = CHP | leader_name = Burhan Karışık | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = 307 | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 32021 | population_as_of = 2024 | postal_code = 10550 | area_code = 0266 | website = Erdek is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 307 km2, and its population is 32,021 (2024). Located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Erdek at the south of the 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 and Paşalimanı.
In the summer ferries travel from Erdek to Avşa Adası, one of the Marmara Islands in the Sea of Marmara. The harbour overlooks tiny Zeytinlik island where there is a research station devoted to olives.
History
Main article: Artace (Mysia)
During the Hittite era it was known as Artukka. Later it became a colony of Miletus. Together with other Greek cities, it took part in the Ionian Revolt against the Persian Empire, but was burnt by the Persians; it seems unlikely that it was rebuilt in ancient times since Strabo does not mention it. In the Roman period it was known as Artace.
During the Ottoman period, Erdek was the centre of the Sanjak of Karasi. According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82–1893, the kaza of Erdek had a total population of 33,007, consisting of 29,165 Greeks, 3,070 Muslims, 300 Jews, 18 Armenians and 454 foreign citizens.
In the 1960s, before Bodrum and 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.
Composition
There are 28 neighbourhoods (including villages) in Erdek District:
- 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
Twin towns — sister cities
Erdek is twinned with:
References
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- "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping.
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- Alparslan, Metin. (2011-01-01). "Artukka: Assuwa Ülkesi ve Lokalizasyonu". Anadolu Araştırmaları.
- [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]
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- [[Kemal Karpat]] (1985), [https://kupdf.net/downloadFile/59e4a7b908bbc56144e653d7 Ottoman Population, 1830-1914, Demographic and Social Characteristics], [[The University of Wisconsin Press]], p. 132-133
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- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-07-06 , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.)
- [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]
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