Ödemiş

District and municipality in İzmir, Turkey

38°13′52″N 27°58′19″E / 38.23111°N 27.97194°E / 38.23111; 27.97194CountryTurkeyProvinceİzmirGovernment

• MayorMehmet Eriş (CHP)Area

1,019 km² (393 sq mi)Elevation

136 m (446 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

132,740 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

35750

Area code0232Websitewww.odemis.bel.tr

Ödemiş (Turkish: [ˈœdemiʃ]) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,019 km²,^[3] and its population is 132,740 (2022).^[1] It is located 113 km southeast of the city of İzmir.

About 4 km north of Ödemiş town are the ruins of Hypaepa. The historical importance of the region is also reflected by the small town of Birgi, east of Ödemiş, which was the capital of the Aydınids, which has examples of Seljuq and Ottoman architecture. Birgi has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1994, and points of interest here include Çakırağa Mansion, İmam-i Birgivi Medrese and Sultanşah Mausoleum. Ödemiş is famous for its potatoes, which has the best quality in Turkey, as well as its "Ödemiş Kebab". The city is the biggest potato grower of Turkey with its annual 350,000 tons of potato production.

History

From 1867 until 1922, Ödemiş was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Composition

There are 99 neighbourhoods in Ödemiş District:^[4]

3 Eylül
Akıncılar
Alaşarlı
Anafartalar
Artıcak
Atatürk
Bademli
Balabanlı
Bayırlı
Bengisu
Beyezitlar
Bıçakçı
Birgi
Bozcayaka
Bozdağ
Bucak
Bülbüller
Büyükavulcuk
Çağlayan
Çamlıca
Çamyayla
Çayır
Çaylı
Cevizalan
Çobanlar
Cumhuriyet
Demircili
Demirdere
Derebebekler
Dereuzunyer
Dolaylar
Emirli
Emmioğlu
Ertuğrul
Gerçekli
Gereli
Gölcük
Güney
Günlüce
Hacıhasan
Hamam
Horzum
Hürriyet
İlkkurşun
İnönü
Işık
Karadoğan
Karakova
Kayaköy
Kaymakçı
Kazanlı
Kemenler
Kemer
Kerpiçlik
Kışla
Kızılca
Kızılcaavlu
Köfündere
Konaklı
Köseler
Küçükavulcuk
Küçükören
Küre
Kurucuova
Kutlubeyler
Kuvvetli
Mescitli
Meşrutiyet
Mimarsinan
Mursallı
Ocaklı
Oğuzlar
Orhangazi
Ortaköy
Ovacık
Ovakent
Pirinççi
Sekiköy
Seyrekli
Şirinköy
Suçıktı
Süleyman Demirel
Süleymanlar
Tekke
Tosunlar
Türkmen
Türkönü
Üçkonak
Umurbey
Üzümlü
Uzundere
Veliler
Yeniceköy
Yeniköy
Yeşilköy
Yılanlı
Yolüstü
Yusufdere
Zafer

Climate

Climate data for Ödemiş (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.8 (55.0)	14.2 (57.6)	17.5 (63.5)	22.0 (71.6)	28.0 (82.4)	33.2 (91.8)	36.2 (97.2)	36.3 (97.3)	31.7 (89.1)	25.9 (78.6)	19.4 (66.9)	14.1 (57.4)	24.3 (75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	8.4 (47.1)	11.0 (51.8)	14.9 (58.8)	20.1 (68.2)	25.0 (77.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.5 (81.5)	22.9 (73.2)	17.7 (63.9)	12.1 (53.8)	8.4 (47.1)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	3.3 (37.9)	4.9 (40.8)	8.1 (46.6)	12.3 (54.1)	16.1 (61.0)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	14.4 (57.9)	10.6 (51.1)	6.1 (43.0)	3.9 (39.0)	9.9 (49.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88.49 (3.48)	80.45 (3.17)	64.7 (2.55)	52.47 (2.07)	36.71 (1.45)	12.46 (0.49)	4.08 (0.16)	2.09 (0.08)	17.69 (0.70)	36.63 (1.44)	75.36 (2.97)	89.85 (3.54)	560.98 (22.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.5	7.5	6.9	6.2	5	2.6	1.4	1.3	2.6	3.9	5.9	9	60.8
Average relative humidity (%)	77.4	74.5	70.5	67.9	61.7	52.9	50.9	52.4	58.7	68.1	74.1	78.8	65.4
Source: NOAA^[5]

Transport

Notable people

Muzafer Sherif (1906-1988), a Turkish-American social psychologist
Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (1872 kayaköy-Ödemiş – ö. 17 Kasım 1911 ) the legendary hero
Gökçen Efe (1881-1919), folk hero of the Turkish War of Independence
Şükrü Saracoğlu, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ödemiş". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20080415075630/http://www.odemisnet.com/

Ödemiş in Izmir Province of Turkey

Districts

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

v t e Neighbourhoods of Ödemiş District
3 Eylül Akıncılar Alaşarlı Anafartalar Artıcak Atatürk Bademli Balabanlı Bayırlı Bengisu Beyezitlar Bıçakçı Birgi Bozcayaka Bozdağ Bucak Bülbüller Büyükavulcuk Çağlayan Çamlıca Çamyayla Çayır Çaylı Cevizalan Çobanlar Cumhuriyet Demircili Demirdere Derebebekler Dereuzunyer Dolaylar Emirli Emmioğlu Ertuğrul Gerçekli Gereli Gölcük Güney Günlüce Hacıhasan Hamam Horzum Hürriyet İlkkurşun İnönü Işık Karadoğan Karakova Kayaköy Kaymakçı Kazanlı Kemenler Kemer Kerpiçlik Kışla Kızılca Kızılcaavlu Köfündere Konaklı Köseler Küçükavulcuk Küçükören Küre Kurucuova Kutlubeyler Kuvvetli Mescitli Meşrutiyet Mimarsinan Mursallı Ocaklı Oğuzlar Orhangazi Ortaköy Ovacık Ovakent Pirinççi Sekiköy Seyrekli Şirinköy Suçıktı Süleyman Demirel Süleymanlar Tekke Tosunlar Türkmen Türkönü Üçkonak Umurbey Üzümlü Uzundere Veliler Yeniceköy Yeniköy Yeşilköy Yılanlı Yolüstü Yusufdere Zafer

Neighbourhoods of Ödemiş District