Tekkeköy | |
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 Map showing Tekkeköy District in Samsun Province | |
  Tekkeköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:41°12′45″N36°27′25″E / 41.21250°N 36.45694°E /41.21250; 36.45694 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Samsun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Togar (AKP) |
Area | 326 km2 (126 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 56,318 |
| • Density | 173/km2 (447/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0362 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | tekkekoy |
Tekkeköy is a municipality anddistrict ofSamsun Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 326 km2,[3] and its population is 56,318 (2022).[1] It covers the easternmost part of thecity of Samsun.
Agriculture and animal breeding are the main sources of income.[citation needed] Black Sea Copper Works Inc., Samsun fertilizer Factory, the Organized Industry Site, Industrial Site and Organized Food Industry Site, fertilizer and forging industry, along with agas-fired power plant, many surgical instrument manufacturing companies and other manufacturers have facilitated an economically dynamic area.
Tekkeköy is on the coast of theBlack Sea, on the western side of theÇarşamba Plain, and located on the 13th km of the Samsun–Trabzon highway. TheSamsun tramway ends at Tekkeköy. A third of the district's land is within the delta of the Yeşilırmak, part of theÇarşamba Plain, which supports irrigation. The daily population is between 100–150k due to the industry sites and many big showrooms on the Samsun – Ordu highway.
The constructions of the Yaşar Doğu Arena and the new city stadium, the international expo and congress center being located within the district and projects such as the Logistics Village, Science and Technology Center, Arts & Culture Center, and Olympic Swimming Pool has served to modernize the district. There are also many hotels of international brands within Tekkeköy.
Samsun Çarşamba Airport is also within the district's limits. A 7,500-seat multi-purpose indoor venue, theTekkeköy Yaşar Doğu Arena, was opened end March 2013 in the town.[4]
Tekkeköy Municipality has been a member of the Union Of Historical Towns since 2015.
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In 1941, studies conducted in Tekkeköy and surrounding regions by archeologists Prof. Dr. Tahsin Özgüç and Prof. Nimet Özgüç, and led by Kılıç Kökten, have found that the district has been used as a settlement since the Paleolithic era. Located south of the current district center, these settlements date back to c. 600,000 – 100,000 BC.
Archeological studies done in the district have also revealed remains from theHittite andPhrygian eras. These lands were included in thePontus Empire in the mid 3rd century BC and later were seized by theRoman, theByzantine and theAnatolian Seljuk empires respectively.
When the Seljuk Empire entered Anatolia, they sent the great Turkish Veli Sheikh Zeynuddin to this important area and established anIslamic lodge (tekke) in order to convert the locals to Islam. Sheikh Zeynuddin, who is thought to have lived c. 1250-1330, cared for the travelers, the poor, and ones in need. It is said that the name Tekkeköy is rooted in that very lodge, as the literal translation fortekke is "holyman's lodge".
In 1399, theOttomans gained reign over Tekkeköy but briefly lost the land to the Kubatoğulları clan in 1402 following theBattle of Ankara. However, the area became Ottoman territory once again in 1419 throughCelebi Mehmet.
Turks andlocal Greeks (Rum) peacefully co-existed here during the Ottoman era until theLausanne Treaty, which required theTurks in Western Thrace andBalkans (especiallyThessaloniki,Greece and surrounding regions) to swap places with Greeks in the area. As a result, the inhabitants of Tekkeköy today fall into three main categories: Locals, immigrants from the west, and the exchange population who managed to preserve their cultural heritage.
Furthermore, the Arabian cemetery in Tekkeköy dated back to the 1800s is proof that other tribes were also here. Romanians[clarification needed] also contribute to the rich culture embedded in Tekkeköy. These different and rich cultures have composed the cultural and folkloric significance of Tekkeköy.
There are 63neighbourhoods in Tekkeköy District:[5]
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