Çatalca
| Çatalca | |
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 Location of Çatalca in Istanbul |
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 Çatalca
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| Coordinates: 41°08′30″N 28°27′47″E / 41.14167°N 28.46306°ECoordinates: 41°08′30″N 28°27′47″E / 41.14167°N 28.46306°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cem Kara (CHP) |
| • Governor | Yüksel Ayhan |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,343.70 km2 (518.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 36,863 |
| • District | 63,467 |
| • District density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 0-212 |
| Website |
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Çatalca (Metrae, Μέτραι in Ancient Greek) is a city and a rural district in Istanbul, Turkey.
It is in East Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are either farmers or those visiting vacation homes. Many families from Istanbul come to Çatalca during weekends to hike in the forests or have picnics.
Çatalca's ancient Greek name was Ergískē (Ἐργίσκη). Ergiske (Ancient Greek: Ἐργίσκη) was an ancient Greek city in Thrace, located in the region of the Propontis.
According to Suida, the Greek name is after Ergiscus (Ἐργίσκος), a son of Poseidon through the naiad (nymph) Aba (Ἄβα). In Greek mythology, Aba was a nymph and she is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hebros. The site is now occupied in part by modern Çatalca.
Under Roman rule, it was named Metrae or Metre and was important enough in the Late Roman province of Europa to become a suffragan of its capital Heraclea's Metropolitan Archbishop, yet was to fade.
Çatalca was settled throughout the Ottoman period, with a typical Ottoman mixed population of Greeks and Turks. The Crimean War caused a mass exodus of Crimean Tatars towards Ottoman lands. A few Crimean Tatars settled in Çatalca.
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