Eğerce, Mudanya Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Bursa
District:Mudanya
Eğerce
Population Total:286
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:40.3611°N 28.6319°W

Eğerce (also: Eyerci) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mudanya, Bursa Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 286 (2022).[2]

The village was present during the Ottoman period, and archival evidence suggests that the village is more than 420 years old. In the 17th century the village was a Christian village and the name of it was "Eğerciler", which meant "saddle-makers" in Turkish. The village was providing sheep to the capital in the beginning of the 17th century.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Yılmaz . Gülay . 2015-12-01 . The Devshirme System and the Levied Children of Bursa in 1603-4 . Belleten . tr . 79 . 286 . 901–930 . 10.37879/belleten.2015.901 . 0041-4255.