Turgutlu | |
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District and municipality | |
 Central park in Turgutlu | |
 Map showing Turgutlu District in Manisa Province | |
  Turgutlu Location in Turkey  Turgutlu Turgutlu (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′N 27°42′E / 38.500°N 27.700°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Manisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Çetin Akın (CHP) |
| Area | 549 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 175,401 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0236 |
| Website | www |
Turgutlu, also known as Kasaba (Cassaba or Casaba) is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 549 km2,[3] and its population is 175,401 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 68 m (223 ft).
The name derives from the name of the Turkish clan of "Turghudlu" (also cited as "Turgut" or "Turgutoğlu"), recorded as having provided the main support to the Beylik of Karaman during their time of existence [4] and mentioned in historical records as an important political entity as late as the 18th century Iran. Their settlement in Turgutlu region is thought to have taken place some time in the 15th century at the same time as the Ottoman unification of Anatolia which resulted in the demise of Karamanids. That nearby Manisa was the center where Ottoman shahzades (crown princes) received their education must have placed the clan once again in a non-negligible position in their relations this time with the Ottoman dynasty.
The term Casaba for melons derived from the name of the city, an echo of its 18th-19th century past when it was an important regional trade center and hub, located in the middle of a fertile alluvial plain and with access to outside markets through nearby İzmir.
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Colin Imber (1990). The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1481. Isis Press, Istanbul. p. 190. ISBN 978-975-428-015-9.