Vakfıkebir Explained

Type:	metro district
Vakfıkebir
Coordinates:	41.0475°N 39.2797°W
Province:	Trabzon
Leader Party:	Independent
Leader Name:	Fuat Koçak
Area Total Km2:	141
Population Total:	27060
Population As Of:	2022
Postal Code:	61400
Area Code:	0462
Blank1 Name:	Climate
Blank1 Info:	Cfa

Vakfıkebir (pronounced as /tr/) is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.^[1] Its area is 141 km²,^[2] and its population is 27,060 (2022).^[3] On 31 March 2024, Fuat Koçal (Independent) was elected mayor.

Composition

There are 46 neighbourhoods in Vakfıkebir District:^[4]

Açıkalan
Akköy
Aydoğdu
Bahadırlı
Ballı
Bozalan
Büyükliman
Caferli
Çamlık
Çamlık Sahil
Çarşı
Çavuşlu
Cumhuriyet
Demirci
Deregözü
Düzlük
Esentepe
Fethiye
Fevziye
Güneyköy
Güneysu
Hacıköy
Hamzalı
Hürriyet
İlyaslı
İshaklı
Karatepe
Kemaliye
Kıranköy
Kirazlık
Kirazlık Yeni
Köprücek
Körez
Küçükdere
Mahmutlu
Mısırlı
Ortaköy
Rıdvanlı
Sekmenli
Şenocak
Sinanlı
Soğuksu
Tarlacık
Yalıköy
Yaylacık
Yıldız

Cuisine of Vakfıkebir

Vakfıkebir bread
Vakfıkebir butter (Vakfıkebir tereyağı)

Notable natives

Volkan Bekçi (1987 -), footballer
Tayfun Cora (1983 -), footballer of Trabzonspor
Rahman Oğuz Kobya (1988 -), footballer of Adanaspor
Erman Öncü (1976 -), retired footballer, currently scholar for physical education and sports at the Black Sea Technical University
Muhammet Özdin (1978 -), footballer
Osman Şirin (1943 -), former justice of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
Necip Torumtay (1926 - 2011), former Chief of the General Staff of Turkey

External links

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. 19 September 2023.
Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle