Yalova Province (Turkish:Yalova ili) is aprovince in northwesternTurkey, on the eastern coast of theSea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces areBursa to the south andKocaeli to the east. Its area is 798 km2 (making it the smallest province of Turkey),[2] and its population is 296,333 (2022).[1] Prior to 1930, the area around Yalova constituted a district of Kocaeli Province; from 1930 to 1995, it was part ofIstanbul Province; in 1995, the area was separated and made into the current Yalova Province.[3][4] The provincial capital is the city ofYalova.
An inscription inKaramanli Turkish found on a tombstone in Elmalık, Yalova Province; it says ΤΕΚΕ ΟΓΛΟΥ ΧΑΤΖΙ ΓΙΑΝΙ ΓΙΠΤΙΡΑΝ 1910'commissioned by Tekeoglou (or son of Teke) Hatzi Yani in 1910'.
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