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Bozcaada is an Aegean island, municipality, and district governorate in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

Bozcaada
Island, District
Bozcaada Castle in the district center
Bozcaada
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°50′N 26°04′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceÇanakkale Province
Government
  MayorHakan Can Yılmaz (CHP)
  GovernorBahar Kaya Çelik
Elevation
5 m (15 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total3,023
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
17680
Area code0286
Licence plate17

Geography


Traditional houses in Bozcaada
Traditional houses in Bozcaada

Bozcaada district covers the Bozcaada island and a total of 17 islets around the main island. The total area of the district (including the islets ) is 36.7 square kilometres (14.2 sq mi). The highest point of the district is Göztepe with an altitude of 192 metres (630 ft).[1] The district center is situated on the east side of the island at about 39°50′N 26°04′E. It is situated 22 km. (12 Nautical miles) south of Dardanelles Strait (Çanakkale Boğazı) Its distance to Geyikli the nearest sea port on the main land (Anatolia) is 7.5 km ( 4.5 nautical miles). The distance from Geyikli to Çanakkale (province center) is about 40 kilometres (25 mi). Up until recently, Bozcaada was unique in Turkey as being a district with no rural population. (Because of metropolitan municipalities established after the 1980s there are now some other districts with no rural population.) Its population (all in the district center) is 3023 as of 2018.[2] In 2012 it was 2465[3] and in 2010 it was 2354.[4]


History


A restaurant in Bozcaada, which is famous for its local varieties of wine.
A restaurant in Bozcaada, which is famous for its local varieties of wine.

In the antiquity the island was known as Leukophrys and in Greek mythology it was Tenedos. It was mentioned in Homer's Iliad. In the medieval age it was a Byzantine possession. Towards the end of the medieval age it was left to Republic of Venice by the emperor John V Palaiologos as a ransom. In 1381 however, following Venetian Genoese War it was evacuated by the Venetians according to the Peace of Turin.[5] In 1455 it was annexed by the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Mehmet II. Although the Venetians tried to regain the island, in 1464 the Ottoman control was secured by Mahmut Pasha. As a result of the former evacuation, the island was uninhabited during the early years of Ottoman administration and the Ottoman Empire populated the present Bozcaada district by using tax exemption. Ottoman Empire also restored the castle which was demolished during the Venetian-Genoese war.[6] Turks called the island Bozcaada meaning grayish island and the famous cartographer Piri Reis of the 16th century also used this name in his maps. In 1923 when the Turkish Republic was proclaimed, the island was declared a district and the only settlement in Bozcaada became the municipality and district center of Çanakkale Province.


Economy


A street in Bozcaada
A street in Bozcaada
A street in Bozcaada
A street in Bozcaada
A street in Bozcaada
A street in Bozcaada

The major economic activities of Bozcaada are tourism, wineries, and fishing, with tourism as the dominant economic sector. More than 1.5 million tourists visited Bozccaada in 2018, driven in part by an increased presence in the global media.[7][8]


Places of interest


According to municipality of Bozcaada the historically important buildings are the following[9]


Sister cities



References


  1. Çanakkale mekan page (in Turkish)
  2. "Nüfus Durumu". 26 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-10-15.
  3. Statistical Institute 2012 Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Statistical Institute 2010 Archived January 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Nicolae Jorga: Geschichte des Osmanischen Vol I, translated by Nilüfer Epçeli, Yeditepe, yayınları, istanbul, 2009 ISBN 975-6480-18-1, p. 236
  6. Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt II, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 pp. 248–249
  7. "A Secret Aegean Island Paradise: Bozcaada". Forbes. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "52 Places to Go in 2017". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. Mayor's page Archived August 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine



На других языках


- [en] Bozcaada, Çanakkale

[it] Distretto di Tenedo

Tenedo[2][3] (Tènedo;[4] in turco Bozcaada o Bozca ada, in greco Τένεδος, Τénedos) è un'isola della Turchia situata nel Mar Egeo a poco a sud dell'ingresso dello stretto dei Dardanelli e distante circa 6 chilometri dalla costa anatolica.

[ru] Бозджаада (район)

Бозджаада (тур. Bozcaada) — город и район в провинции Чанаккале (Турция). Полностью расположен на острове Тенедос, который по-турецки называется «Бозджаада» («сероватый остров»).



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