Torbalı

Torbalı is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 577 km2,[3] and its population is 207,840 (2022).[1]

Torbalı
District and municipality
Torbalı train station
Torbalı train station
Map showing Torbalı District in İzmir Province
Map showing Torbalı District in İzmir Province
Torbalı is located in Turkey
Torbalı
Torbalı
Location in Turkey
Torbalı is located in İzmir
Torbalı
Torbalı
Torbalı (İzmir)
Coordinates: 38°09′43″N 27°21′30″E
CountryTurkey
Provinceİzmir
Government
 • MayorMithat Tekin (CHP)
Area
577 km2 (223 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
207,840
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0232
Websitewww.torbali.bel.tr

An ancient Ionian city, Metropolis, is found in the district. It was famous for its wines and religious sites, and had three sanctuaries in marble dedicated to the Roman Emperor Augustus and his foster child Germanicus, in an ancient theatre which dominates the valley.

Pieces of art found during the excavations are now exhibited in İzmir and Ephesus museums. The town has the remains of an old port and a few holiday complexes, and is set attractively against a pine forest.

Composition

There are 60 neighbourhoods in Torbalı District:[4]

  • 19 Mayıs
  • Ahmetli
  • Alpkent
  • Arslanlar
  • Atalan
  • Atatürk
  • Ayrancılar
  • Bahçelievler
  • Bozköy
  • Bülbüldere
  • Çakırbeyli
  • Çamlıca
  • Çapak
  • Çaybaşı
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dağkızılca
  • Dağteke
  • Demirci
  • Dirmil
  • Düverlik
  • Eğerci
  • Ertuğrul
  • Fevziçakmak
  • Gazi Mustafa Kemal
  • Göllüce
  • Helvacı
  • İnönü
  • İstiklal
  • Kaplancık
  • Karakızlar
  • Karakuyu
  • Karaot
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kazım Karabekir
  • Kırbaş
  • Kuşçuburun
  • Muratbey
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  • Naime
  • Ormanköy
  • Ortaköy
  • Özbey
  • Pamukyazı
  • Pancar
  • Sağlık
  • Saipler
  • Şehitler
  • Subaşı
  • Taşkesik
  • Tepeköy
  • Torbalı
  • Tulum
  • Türkmenköy
  • Yazıbaşı
  • Yedi Eylül
  • Yemişlik
  • Yeniköy
  • Yenimahalle
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yoğurtçular

Excavations

In June 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of a well-preserved 1,800-year-old marble statue of a woman standing on a pedestal in Torbalı district. The head and two arms of the statue were missing.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. "1,800-year-old statue found in ancient Metropolis". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  6. Holth, Jesse (2021-06-24). "1,800-Year-Old Statue Found in Ancient "City of the Mother Goddess" in Turkey". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  7. Gershon, Livia. "Headless Statue of Ancient Woman Discovered in Turkey's 'Mother Goddess City'". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-04.


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