Nizip
Nizip (Medieval Greek: Nisibis or Nisibina; Ottoman Turkish: نزيب[1]) is a town and seat of Nizip District in Gaziantep Province of Turkey. It had a population 109,635 in 2021.[2]
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  Nizip Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′36″N 37°47′50″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Gaziantep |
| District | Nizip |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hacı Fevzi Akdoğan (AKP) |
| Population | 109,635 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
| Website | www |
It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from Şanlıurfa (Edessa), and 35 km from Karkamış, which is an old city also known historically as Carchemish.
Demographics
In early 20th century, the town housed 15,000 people and was mostly inhabited by Turks.[3]
Notable people
- Cahit Tanyol, Turkish sociologist
- Mehmet Ali Yaprak (1949-2004), Turkish businessman and drug trafficker
- Mustafa Cengiz (1949-2021), businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
- Mehmet Görmez (1959*), former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
- Zihni Çakır (1969*), journalist and author
- Ali Şahin (1970*), Turkish politician who has been Deputy Minister of European Union Affairs since January 2016.
- Abdulhamit Gül (1977*), a Turkish politician. Currently, he is the Minister of Justice. He is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Gaziantep.
Gallery
Nizip Town
Nizip Town view
Nizip Mosque
Nizip Arched road
Nizip Architectural sight
Nizip Architectural detail
Nizip Fevkanı church
Nizip Fevkanı church
Nizip Fevkanı church
See also
References
- Tahir Sezen Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 385.
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- Banse, Ewald (1923). Ewald Banse's Lexikon der Geographie L bis Z. G. Westermann. p. 198.
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