Bulgurca

Bulgurca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,024 (2022).[2] It was relocated around 1997.

Bulgurca
Bulgurca is located in Turkey
Bulgurca
Bulgurca
Location in Turkey
Bulgurca is located in İzmir
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Bulgurca
Bulgurca (İzmir)
Coordinates: 38°12′52″N 27°13′46″E
CountryTurkey
Provinceİzmir
DistrictMenderes
Population
 (2022)
2,024
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0232

History

At a central rural location, Bulgurca was a well catered and popular village with health centre,[3] primary and secondary schools,[4] 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.[4][5]

Bulgurca was also an excavation site: Bakla Tepe.[6][7]

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.[8]

References


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