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Alanya
Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. As of Turkey's 2010 census, the city had a population of 98,627, while the district that includes the city and its built-up region had an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants. Because of its natural strategic position on a small peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea below the Taurus Mountains, Alanya has been a local stronghold for many Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Alanya's greatest political importance came in the Middle Ages, with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm under the rule of Alaeddin Kayqubad I, from whom the city derives its name. His building campaign resulted in many of the city's landmarks, such as the Kızıl Kule (Red Tower), Tersane (Shipyard), and Alanya Castle. The Mediterranean climate, nat ...
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Alanya Castle
Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. As of Turkey's 2010 census, the city had a population of 98,627, while the district that includes the city and its built-up region had an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants. Because of its natural strategic position on a small peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea below the Taurus Mountains, Alanya has been a local stronghold for many Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Alanya's greatest political importance came in the Middle Ages, with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm under the rule of Alaeddin Kayqubad I, from whom the city derives its name. His building campaign resulted in many of the city's landmarks, such as the Kızıl Kule (Red Tower), Tersane (Shipyard), and Alanya Castle. The Mediterranean climate, nat ...
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Antalya Province
Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. Its capital city of the same name was the world's third most visited city by number of international arrivals in 2011, displacing New York. Antalya is Turkey's biggest international sea resort. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of ancient Pamphylia to the east and Lycia to the west. It features a shoreline of with beaches, ports, and ancient cities scattered throughout, including the World Heritage Site Xanthos. The provincial capital is Antalya city with a population of 1,344,000. Antalya is the fastest-growing province in Turkey; with a 4.17% yearly population growth rate between years 1990–2000, compared with the national rate of 1.83%. This growth is due to a fast rate of urbanization, particularly ...
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Alaiye
Alaiye () is the medieval Seljuq name for Alanya (on the southern coast of Turkey). It refers to the city-state in a specific period and the beylik which developed around there, at times under the Karamanid dynasty. After the 1242 Battle of Köse Dağ, the Seljuqs lost control of the city, and it became semi-autonomous. Occupations Before the influence of the Karamanid dynasty, Henry II of Jerusalem made an unsuccessful attempt to invade the city in 1291. Karamanids influence then began in 1293, with the capture of the beylik by Majd ad-Din Mahmud ( tr, Mecdüddin Mahmud). In 1427, the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf Addin Barsbay acquired the beylik from the Karamanid Sultan Damad II İbrahim Bey in exchange of 5,000 gold coins. In 1366, an attempt to occupy the beylik by Peter I of Cyprus was unsuccessful. Governance The beylik existed as an independent principality in some form from 1293 until 1471. The second rule of Kayqubad III was centered there. The Ottoman general Ge ...
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Kızıl Kule
The Kızıl Kule (Red Tower) ( fa, برج قرمز) is a historical tower in the Turkish city of Alanya. The building is considered to be the symbol of the city, and is used on the city's flag. History Construction of the building began in the early reign of the Anatolian Seljuq Sultan Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I and was completed in 1226. The sultan brought the accomplished architect Ebu Ali Reha from Aleppo, Syria, to Alanya to complete the building. The octagonal red brick tower protects the Tersane ( shipyard) which dates from 1221. The name derives from the more red color brick he used in its construction. The building itself is high and wide. It remains one of the finest examples of medieval military architecture, and is the best preserved Seljuk building in the city. In 1979 the city opened the Ethnographic Museum of Alanya inside of the tower. Besides providing visitors with a history of the tower and town, the museum gives attention to the heraldry, in particular ...
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Kayqubad I
Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the borders of the sultanate at the expense of his neighbors, particularly the Mengujek Beylik and the Ayyubids, and established a Seljuq presence on the Mediterranean with his acquisition of the port of Kalon Oros , later renamed Ala'iyya in his honor. The sultan, sometimes styled Kayqubad the Great, is remembered today for his rich architectural legacy and the brilliant court culture that flourished under his reign. Kayqubad's reign represented the apogee of Seljuq power and influence in Anatolia, and Kayqubad himself was considered the most illustrious prince of the dynasty. In the period following the mid-13th century Mongol invasion, inhabitants of Anatolia frequently looked back on his reign as a golden age, while the new rulers of ...
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Mediterranean Region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region ( tr, Akdeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş. It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Subdivision * Adana Section ( tr, Adana Bölümü) **Çukurova - Taurus Mountains Area ( tr, Çukurova - Toros Yöresi) **Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Area ( tr, Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Yöresi) * Antalya Section ( tr, Antalya Bölümü) **Antalya Area ( tr, Antalya Yöresi) **Göller Area ( tr, Göller Yöresi) **Taşeli - Mut Area ( tr, Taşeli - Mut Yöresi) **Teke Area ( tr, Teke Yöresi) Ecoregions Terrestrial Palearctic = Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands = * Central Anatolian steppe = Mediterranean fores ...
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List Of Mayors Of Alanya
{{Short description, none This is a list of mayors of Alanya, Turkey. Since becoming a "Belediye" (municipality) in 1872, Alanya has had eighteen mayors. Briefly following the 1960 Turkish coup d'état the city had an appointed mayor. #Ahmet Asim Bey (1901 - 1904) #Hacı Hafız Kadri (1904 - 1905) #Ahmet Talat (1905 - 1927) #Hüsnü Şifa (1927 - 1930) #Hüseyin Hacikadiroğlu (1930 - 1936) #Hüseyin Okan (1936 - 1942) #Şükrü Ulusoy (1942 - 1950) #Mithat Görgün (1950 - 1959) #Yahya Barcin (1959 - 1960) #İzzet Azakoğlu (1963 - 1973) #Eşref Kahvecioğlu (1973 - 1980) #Şevket Tokuş (1980 - 1982) #Sıtkı Ulu (1982 - 1984) #Müstakbel Dim (1984 - 1989) # Cengiz Aydoğan (1989 - 1999) #Mustafa Bekar (1999 - 1999) # Hasan Sipahioğlu (1999 - 2014) # Adem Murat Yücel (2014–present) ReferencesBelediye Tarihi Alanya Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, ...
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List Of Governors Of Alanya
This is a list of District governors of Alanya, Turkey. Those marked (*) later became province governors, or '' Vali''. {, class="wikitable" , - !Number!!District Governor!!Start!!End , - , 2, , Nazmi Bey, , 15.05.1923, , 27.09.1924 , - , 3, , Vehbi Bey, , 23.09.1924, , 25.06.1927 , - , 4, , Adil Bey, , 25.06.1927, , 16.01.1929 , - , 5, , Halit Raci Bey, , 16.01.1929, , 04.04.1929 , - , 6, , Rüştem Fehmi Bey, , 05.05.1929, , 06.07.1929 , - , 7, , Mustafa Selim İmece, , 14.12.1929, , 29.03.1932 , - , 8, , Sabri Demir, , 05.09.1932, , 13.10.1933 , - , 9, , Kamil İnkaya, , 14.11.1933, , 19.07.1934 , - , 10, , Hami Arıkan, , 18.08.1934, , 10.10.1936 , - , 11, , Fazıl Özsoy, , 31.10.1936, , 31.08.1937 , - , 12, , Osman Nuri Yılmaz, , 16.10.1937, , 05.11.1937 , - , 13, , Abdülhalim Doğru, , 10.11.1937, , 21.07.1939 , - , 14, , Niyazi Akı *, , 24.08.1939, , 04.12.1940 , - , 15, , Ali Denktaş, , 08.01.1941, , 05.04.1941 , - , 16, , Arif Oya, , 07.05.1943, , 20.01.1944 , - , 1 ...
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Seljuk Sultanate Of Rûm
fa, سلجوقیان روم () , status = , government_type = Hereditary monarchyTriarchy (1249–1254)Diarchy (1257–1262) , year_start = 1077 , year_end = 1308 , p1 = Byzantine Empire under the Doukas dynastyByzantine Empire , p2 = Seljuk Empire , p3 = Danishmends , p4 = Mengujekids , p5 = Saltukids , p6 = Artuqids , s1 = Anatolian beyliks , s2 = Ilkhanate, , event_pre = Battle of Manzikert , date_pre = 1071 , event_start = Division from the Seljuk Empire , event1 = Battle of Köse Dağ , date_event1 = 1243 , event_end = Karamanid conquest , image_flag = Double-headed eagle of the Sultanate of Rum.svg , flag_size = 100px , flag_type = ...
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Foreign Purchases Of Real Estate In Turkey
Land ownership in Turkey had been constrained by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. This was to prevent foreigners from competing with natives for desirable property. This policy was continued when Turkey became independent in the early 20th century. The policy was relaxed during the 21st century. In 2003, property purchases were opened to foreign nationals though restrictions were retained for various provinces. When these restrictions were violated in 2005, the law was annulled by Turkish courts. Despite this, property purchases continue. As of 2008, 63,085 properties had been sold to over 73,103 foreigners. This includes of land valued at US$10.4 billion, mostly by German, British and Greek citizens. Land ownership in Turkey The Turkish government controls a high proportion of land, either directly, under the authority of the Undersecretariat of Treasury or indirectly through the inheritance and management of Ottoman foundations under the authority of the Genera ...
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Antalya
la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 07xxx , area_code = (+90) 242 , registration_plate = 07 , blank_name = Licence plate , timezone = TRT , utc_offset = +3 , website = , name = , population_density_metro_km2 = 122 , blank_name_sec1 = Patron deity , blank_info_sec1 = Athena Antalya () is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Aegean region with over one million people in its metropolitan area.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The Sea has played a central role in the history of Western civilization. Geological evidence indicates that around 5.9 million years ago, the Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic and was partly or completely desiccated over a period of some 600,000 years during the Messinian salinity crisis before being refilled by the Zanclean flood about 5.3 million years ago. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about , representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface, but its connection to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar—the narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only wide. The Mediterranean S ...
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