Type: | village |
Province: | Çanakkale |
District: | Gökçeada |
Zeytinliköy | |
Other Name: | Άγιοι Θεόδωροι |
Population Total: | 179 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 40.1833°N 77°W |
Elevation M: | 100 |
Postal Code: | 17762 |
Area Code: | 0286 |
Leader Name: | Efstratios Zunis |
Leader Title: | Village head |
Zeytinliköy, also known by its former Greek name Ágioi Theódoroi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιοι Θεόδωροι), is a village on the island of Imbros in northwestern Turkey. It is part of the Gökçeada District of Çanakkale Province.[1] Its population is 179 (2022).
It is located 3 km west of the only town of the island, Çınarlı (or in Greek Panagia Balomeni), and 10 km west from the central port of the island.[2] It stands at an altitude of approximately 100m nearby Kastri hill.
The village is one of the oldest settlements of the island of Imbros that is still inhabited. There are 3 Greek Orthodox Churches in the village.[3] The village had a total population of 179 in 2022, a notable increase since 2007, when it only had 86 inhabitants. It is one of the few predominantly Greek Orthodox settlements in Turkey, with the Greek population ranging at around 80%, and has a Greek mayor, Efstratios Zounis.[4] [5] A Greek minority primary school and kindergarten are operating in the village.[6]