Serik is a municipality and

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. Its area is 1,263 km², and its population is 139,545 (2022). It is east of the city of

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, along the

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coast.

Geography

Towards the coast the district is mainly flat farmland, used for growing vegetables, while the inland half of Serik is forested hills and the

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. The district has a typical Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters, and the natural vegetation is dry shrubs. Serik itself is a town of 76,046 people (2022). The city of Antalya is nearby limiting the potential for retailing and commerce in Serik, but there is some light industry. There is a well-known

köfte Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in South Asian, Central Asian, Balkan, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Caucasian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meat—usually beef, chicken, ...

and

piyaz Piyaz (, Persian: پیاز, Kurdish: pivaz, piyaz for "onion" or salad) is a bean salad or meze in Turkish cuisine and Persian cuisine that is made from any kind of boiled beans with raw onion, parsley and sumac. Optionally, a boiled egg can be ...

restaurant in the town centre; the piyaz is served with a sesame (

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) sauce. Although wealthy and only 15 km from the wild amenities on the coast, the people of Serik are typically welcoming and traditional in outlook. The population includes many who still identify themselves as Yörük or Turkmen, descendants of the nomadic people that populated the area during the

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and before. These are close-knit communities shunning outside influence and new immigration, prompting some

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to give it the nickname ''Capital of a Yörük Republic'', an echo of the vivaciously preserved traditions and lifestyle. Although the district has seen a large influx of migrant workers in agriculture and tourism most business in the town is still very much in the hands of these original Turkmen people.

Tourism

With of coastline including the busy resort town of

Belek Belek is a neighbourhood in the Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. As of 2022, it had a population of 9,102. Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganization, it was a town (''Belde''). Belek is one of the centers of Turkey' ...

the district of Serik is a major centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30 million visitors each year. Belek has over fifty 5 star hotels and golf courses. Places of interest include the ruins of Sillyon and

Aspendos Aspendos or Aspendus ( Pamphylian: ΕΣΤϜΕΔΥΣ; Attic: Ἄσπενδος) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. The site is located 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya. It was situated on the Eurymedon Ri ...

, the cave of ''Zeytinlitaş'' and ''Uçansu'' waterfall. The 2015 G20 Antalya summit was held in Serik,

Agriculture

Many fruits and vegetables are grown in the region, especially bananas. Blueberries are among the important agricultural products of Serik.

Composition

There are 84

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in Serik District:Mahalle
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* Atatürk * Azaplar *

* Belkıs * Belpınar * Berendi * Bilginler * Boğazak * Boğazkent *

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* Bucakköy * Büğüş * Burmahancı * Çakallık * Çamlık *

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History

Two important cities here in antiquity were Sillion, a colony of the Kingdom of

Pergamon Pergamon or Pergamum ( or ; ), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos (), was a rich and powerful ancient Greece, ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north s ...

, and

, one of the most important

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Pamphylia Pamphylia (; , ''Pamphylía'' ) was a region in the south of Anatolia, Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the ...

n cities. Aspendos is situated on the point where the Kopru River meets the sea. Once an important port and a commercial centre, it had a reputation for raising the best horses on earth. The odeon, basilica, galleria and fountains are worth seeing. The area was named Serik after a Turkish tribe that settled here, one of many waves of Turkish settlers attracted to this coast throughout history.

References

External links

Kadriye.info
Turkey's Premier Golf Resort with Beach Park in Serik, Antalya
Information on Serik

Serik-Belek-Kadriye NetGuide
{{Authority control Populated places in Antalya Province Districts of Antalya Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey