Merkezefendi is a new intracity district and second level municipality in
Denizli Province
Denizli Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the s ...
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Turkey
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. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750000, were declared
metropolitan municipality. The law also created new
districts
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within the capital city which have second level municipalities in addition the metropolitan municipality.
Official gazette
/ref> Merkezefendi is one of them.
Thus after 2014 a part of Denizli
Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region.
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central district was named ''Merkezefendi'' and the name Denizli was reserved for the metropolitan municipality. ( Merkez Efendi was the name of a 16th-century Sufi )
Sport
Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket represents Merkezefendi and Denizli
Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region.
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in Turkish Basketball Super League
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(BSL).
Rural area
There were two towns and six villages in the rural area of Merkezefendi. Now their official status became "neighborhood of Merkezefendi"
.
See also
* Merkez Efendi
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References
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Districts of Denizli Province
Merkezefendi District