Zeytinliköy, Gökçeada Explained

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).

Geography

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.

History and Demographics

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]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Άγιοι Θεόδωροι . . www.imbrosunion.com . 24 October 2019 .
  3. [Google Maps]
  4. https://www.kathimerini.gr/783840/interactive/epikairothta/ereynes/o-agwnas-gia-to-gymnasio-ths-imvroy Ο αγώνας για το γυμνάσιο της Ίμβρου
  5. Merkezi, Haber, ÇANAKKALE, 2015, www.muhtarlarkonfederasyonu.org
  6. http://www.pontos-news.gr/article/195625/sygkinisi-stin-imvro-47-ellines-mathites-apofoitisan-apo-ta-sholeia Συγκίνηση στην Ίμβρο: 47 Έλληνες μαθητές αποφοίτησαν από τα σχολεία
  7. Vorilla, Georgia, Σπύρος Μελετζής: Ο Ίμβριος φωτογράφος της Αντίστασης, 14 November 2014, www.pontos-news.gr
  8. https://www.alfavita.gr/koinonia/237310_spyros-meletzis-o-fakos-tis-ethnikis-antistasis-sygklonistika-ntokoymenta Σπύρος Μελετζής: Ο «φακός» της Εθνικής Αντίστασης - Συγκλονιστικά ντοκουμέντα