Kayaköy, İzmir

Kayaköy (literally "rock ville") is a town in İzmir Province, Turkey

Kayaköy
Town
Kayaköy
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°12′N 27°49′E
Country Turkey
Provinceİzmir Province
DistrictÖdemiş
Elevation
190 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,331
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
35763
Area code(s)0232
Licence plate35

Geography

Kayaköy is a part of Ödemiş district of İzmir province. It is at 38°12′N 27°49′E. Distance to Ödemiş is 17 kilometres (11 mi) and to İzmir is 100 kilometres (62 mi). The population of Kayaköy was 1331 [1] at 2011.

History

The area around Kayaköy was a zeamet (a kind of fief) during Ottoman era. But beginning by the 19th century, Ottoman government began settling nomadic tribes to former fief lands. A part of the Turkmen tribe of Sarıkeçili from South Anatolia was settled in Kayaköy.[2] Kayaköy was declared a seat of township in 1990.

Economy

Kayaköy is situated in a fertile plain. But irrigation facilities need to be developed. Once popular industrial crops like tobacco and cotton are no more popular. They are replaced by potato, pepper and watermelon. Animal husbandry and dairy farming, the traditional source of living of the nomads, are still popular.

Trivia
Main article: Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe

The mansion of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, a bandit and a folk hero is in Kayaköy and the governace of İzmir Province has decided to restore the mansion. (His grave is also in Kayaköy.)

References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. "Mayor's page {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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