Antalya

Antalya Attalea
Metropolitan municipality
Clockwise from top left: 1. Düden Waterfalls, 2. Yivliminare Mosque, 3. Konyaaltı, 4. Hıdırlık Tower, 5. Hadrian's Gate and 6. Falez Park at night.
Seal of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality
Antalya Location of Antalya
Coordinates: 36°54′N 30°41′E / 36.900°N 30.683°E / 36.900; 30.683Coordinates: 36°54′N 30°41′E / 36.900°N 30.683°E / 36.900; 30.683
Country	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Antalya Province
Government
• Type	Metropolitan municipality
• Mayor	Menderes Türel (AKP)
Area
• Urban	1,417 km2 (547 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2014)
• Density	478/km2 (1,240/sq mi)
• Urban	1,203,994
• Metro	2,222,562
Time zone	FET (UTC+3)
Postal code	07x xx
Area code(s)	0242
Licence plate	07
Website	www.antalya.bel.tr www.antalya.gov.tr

Antalya district Municipalities Turkish local elections, 2014
AKP	11 / 19
CHP	5 / 19
MHP	4 / 19

Members of Parliament for Antalya Turkish general election, 2011
AKP	6 / 14
CHP	5 / 14
MHP	3 / 14

Antalya (Turkish pronunciation: [anˈtalja]) is the fifth most populous city in Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province. Located on Anatolia's flourishing southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast with over one million people in its metropolitan area.

The city that is now Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, which was soon subdued by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya thrive, including the construction of several new monuments, such as Hadrian's Gate, and the proliferation of neighboring cities. The city has changed hands several times, including to the Byzantine Empire in 1207 and an expanding Ottoman Empire in 1391. Ottoman rule brought relative peace and stability for the next five hundred years. The city was transferred to Italian suzerainty in the aftermath of World War I, but was recaptured by a newly independent Turkey in the War of Independence.

Antalya is Turkey's biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera. Large-scale development and governmental funding has promoted tourism. A record 12.5 million tourists passed through the city in 2014.

Antalya was the host city for the 2015 G-20 summit. It is currently hosting the EXPO 2016.

The city was founded as "Attaleia" (Greek: Αττάλεια), named after its founder Attalos II, king of Pergamon. This name, still in use in Greek, was later evolved in Turkish as Adalia and then Antalya. Attaleia was also the name of a festival at Delphi and Attalis (Greek: Ἀτταλίς) was the name of an old Greek tribe at Athens. Despite the close similarity, there is no relationship to the name Anatolia.