Ortaklar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of

Germencik Germencik is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 394 km2, and its population is 44,172 (2022). Geography Germencik is located in the middle of the fertile Büyük Menderes (Meander) plain, inland from the Ae ...

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. Its population is 13,242 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''

belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish. All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...

''). It is to Germencik and to

Aydın Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...

. The ruins of ancient

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are 4 km south of Ortaklar. It is a typical

Aegean Region The Aegean region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya. Located in w ...

town. Figs and grapes are its most important products, although it is also known for its çöp kebap restaurants too.

History

The village was founded after 1886 when the railroad from

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to Aydın was constructed. After the

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, Turkish refugees from

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were settled in the village and, it being on the route of the railway and close to the D.320 state highway, the village quickly flourished. In 1949 it was declared a town.

References

Neighbourhoods in Germencik District {{Aydın-geo-stub