Bilecik Province

Bilecik Province (Turkish: Bilecik ili) is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the west, Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north, Bolu to the east, Eskişehir to the southeast and Kütahya to the south, spanning an area of 4,307 km2. The population is 228,334. Most of the province laid down in Marmara Region but eastern parts of Gölpazarı and Söğüt district and districts of İnhisar and Yenipazar remained in Black Sea Region, smaller southeastern parts of Bozüyük and Söğüt remained in Central Anatolia Region and smaller southwestern part of Bozüyük remained in Aegean Region.

Bilecik Province
Bilecik ili
Province of Turkey
Location of Bilecik Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionMarmara
SubregionBursa
Government
 • Electoral districtBilecik
Area
 • Total4,307 km2 (1,663 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total228,334
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Area code0228
Vehicle registration11

Districts

Bilecik province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):

  • Bilecik
  • Bozüyük
  • Gölpazarı
  • İnhisar
  • Osmaneli
  • Pazaryeri
  • Söğüt
  • Yenipazar

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1927113,660—    
1935125,421+1.24%
1940127,977+0.40%
1950137,030+0.69%
1960145,699+0.62%
1970138,856−0.48%
1980147,001+0.57%
1990175,526+1.79%
2000194,326+1.02%
2010225,381+1.49%
2020218,717−0.30%
Source:Turkstat[2][3][4]

History

The region was inhabited as early as 3000 BC, and was part of the territory controlled by such notable civilizations as the Hittites (1400–1200 BC), the Phrygians (1200–676 BC), Lydians (595–546 BC), Persians (546–334 BC), Romans (74–395 AD) and Byzantians (395 AD to late 13th century, with two brief occupations by Umayyads in between).

The region also contains Söğüt, the small town where the Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299, and is the source of important archeological as well as cultural artifacts.

Sites of interest

In Söğüt a site of interest is the Ethnographical Museum.

The town Bilecik is famous for its numerous restored Turkish houses.

Some other sites of interest in the province are: Osman Gazi and Orhan Gazi mosques, Seyh Edebali and Mal Hatun mausoleums, Köprülü Mehmet Pasha mosque, Köprülü Caravanserai, Kaplikaya tombs, Rüstem Pasha mosque, and Gülalan Pavilion.

  • A view from Çengeller village in Gölpazarı
  • On the way from Bilecik to Bozüyük
  • Çelebi Mehmet Mosque in Söğüt
  • The türbe of Dursun Fakih in Söğüt

See also
  • List of populated places in Bilecik Province

References
  1. "TURKSTAT". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. Genel Nüfus Sayımları
  3. Turkstat
  4. "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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