Muratlı

Muratlı
Muratlı
District and municipality
	Muratlı train station
	Map showing Muratlı District in Tekirdağ Province
	Muratlı Location in Turkey Muratlı Muratlı (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 41°10′27″N 27°30′31″E / 41.17417°N 27.50861°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Tekirdağ
Government
• Mayor	Nebi Tepe (CHP)
Area	388 km2 (150 sq mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population (2022)	30,067
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	59700
Area code	0282
Website	www.muratli.bel.tr

Muratlı is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 388 km²,^[3] and its population is 30,067 (2022).^[1] It is located at 24 km north of the town of Tekirdağ and on the railway line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border. The district has hot summers and cold winters. The mayor is Nebi Tepe (CHP).

Composition

There are 20 neighbourhoods in Muratlı District:^[4]

Arzulu
Aşağısevindikli
Aydınköy
Balabanlı
Ballıhoca
Çevrimkaya
Fatih
Hanoğlu
İnanlı
İstiklal-Kurtpınar
Kepenekli
Kırkkepenekli
Muradiye
Müsellim
Turan
Yavaşça
Yeşilsırt
Yukarısevindikli
Yukarısırt
Yurtbekler

Places of interest

The railway station - built in 1870; the Orient Express passed through here between Istanbul and Europe.
İnanlı Çeşmesi - a fountain built in 1914
The house that Atatürk visited - in 1935 Atatürk ordered the construction of a settlement for Turkish refugees from Bulgaria and Romania. On 3 June 1936 he made a visit of inspection to one of the houses, commemorated by a plaque in the garden, which has "You lucky refugee don't forget 3rd of June, he became visitor to your house, he presented love to your all " written on it.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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