Torbalı Explained
| Type: | metro district |
| Torbalı |
| Coordinates: | 38.1619°N 27.3583°W |
| Province: | İzmir |
| Leader Party: | CHP |
| Leader Name: | Mithat Tekin |
| Area Total Km2: | 577 |
| Population Total: | 207840 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Area Code: | 0232 |
Torbalı (pronounced as /tr/) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 577 km2,[2] and its population is 207,840 (2022).[3]
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]
Economy
BR Mağazacılık, a division of Boyner Group, manufactures and retails the brands Altınyıldız Classics and Beymen Business, and is headquartered in Torbalı.[8]
Notes and References
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
- Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
- Web site: 1,800-year-old statue found in ancient Metropolis. 2021-09-04. Hürriyet Daily News. en.
- Web site: Holth. Jesse. 2021-06-24. 1,800-Year-Old Statue Found in Ancient "City of the Mother Goddess" in Turkey. 2021-09-04. ARTnews.com. en-US.
- Web site: Gershon. Livia. Headless Statue of Ancient Woman Discovered in Turkey's 'Mother Goddess City'. 2021-09-04. Smithsonian Magazine. en.
- Web site: Home . BR Mağazacılık . 12 May 2024 . tr-TR.
