Bulgurca
Bulgurca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,024 (2022). It was relocated around 1997.
History
At a central rural location, Bulgurca was a well catered and popular village with health centre, primary and secondary schools, wide array of shops and trades alongside a strong farming community.
By the end of 1997, Bulgurca was demolished for Tahtali Dam and residents along with those living in nearby villages were relocated to Pancar plains, about 5 km away from the original location at 38°9′35″N 27°8′44″E / 38.15972°N 27.14556°E.
Bulgurca was also an excavation site: Bakla Tepe.
Notable people
- Haris Alexiou, a Greek singer, was a daughter of an Anatolian Greek family who migrated in 1924 from Bulgurca.
Bulgurca in media
A European Union committee of 18 educators visited Bulgurca Primary School.
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Bulgurca Health Center". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ See some details in Turkish from Bulgurca primary school website Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bulgurca Map | Turkey Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Geocities
- ^ "Research at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Newsletter for Governors and Clerks, Issue 48, Nov.2007, p.17
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