Süleymanpaşa
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = metro district
| name = Süleymanpaşa
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Tekirdağ location Merkez.svg
| map_caption = Map showing Süleymanpaşa District in Tekirdağ Province
| coordinates = {{coord|40|59|N|27|31|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| province = Tekirdağ
| leader_party = CHP
| leader_name = Volkan Nallar
| leader_name1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1053
| elevation_m = 70
| population_total = 215558
| population_as_of = 2022
| postal_code =
| area_code = 0282
| website = {{url|https://www.suleymanpasa.bel.tr/}}
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Süleymanpaşa ({{IPA|tr|sylejˈmanpaʃa|lang}}) is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 1,053 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}} and its population is 215,558 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It covers the city of Tekirdağ and the surrounding countryside.
The district and municipality Süleymanpaşa was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Tekirdağ.{{Cite web |title=İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri |url=https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/kurumlar/icisleri.gov.tr/IcSite/illeridaresi/İstatistiki%20Bilgiler/İl%20İdaresi%20ve%20Mülki%20Bölümler/il%20ilce%20kurulus%20tarihleri_2019.pdf |access-date=28 September 2023|page=78 |language=tr}}{{Cite web |title=Law No. 6360|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm |date=6 December 2012 |work=Official Gazette|language=tr}} The name Süleymanpaşa refers to the Ottoman prince Süleyman, the first commander of Turkish troops in Thrace in the 14th century.
The Tekirdağ Olympic Ice Skating Hall was opened in 2018.
Composition
There are 78 neighbourhoods in Süleymanpaşa District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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- 100.Yıl
- Ahmedikli
- Ahmetçe
- Akçahalil
- Altınova
- Araphacı
- Aşağıkılıçlı
- Atatürk
- Avşar
- Aydoğdu
- Bahçelievler
- Banarlı
- Barbaros
- Bıyıkali
- Çanakçı
- Çiftlikönü
- Çınarlı
- Cumhuriyet
- Dedecik
- Değirmenaltı
- Demirli
- Doğruk Karacamurat
- Ertuğrul
- Evciler
- Ferhadanlı
- Gazioğlu
- Generli
- Gündüzlü
- Güvençli
- Hacıköy
- Hürriyet
- Hüsünlü
- İnecik
- Işıklar
- İstiklal
- Karabezirgan
- Karacakılavuz
- Karaçalı
- Karadeniz
- Karaevli
- Karahalil
- Karahisarlı
- Karansıllı
- Kaşıkçı
- Kayı
- Kazandere
- Kılavuzlu
- Kınıklar
- Köseilyas
- Kumbağ
- Mahramlı
- Naip Köy
- Namık Kemal
- Nusratfakı
- Nusratlı
- Oğuzlu
- Ormanlı
- Ortaca
- Ortacami
- Oruçbeyli
- Osmanlı
- Otmanlı
- Selçuk
- Semetli
- Seymenli
- Taşumurca
- Tatarlı
- Topağaç
- Vatan
- Yağcı
- Yavuz
- Yayabaşı
- Yazır
- Yenice
- Yeniköy
- Yukarıkılıçlı
- Yuva
- Zafer
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Cherry Festival
The district municipality has been organizing "International Tekirdağ Cherry Festival" ({{langx|tr|Uluslararası Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali}}) each year four days long in the first or second week of June. Established under name "Cherry Jolly" ("Kiraz Cümbüşü") n 1962, the event was renamed to "Cherry Festivity" ("Kiraz Bayramı")in 1964. In later years, it included cultural and entertainment programs and became traditional. In 2020 and 2021, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. The festival features parades, illuminated processions, exhibitions, shows, night concerts, a cherry contest, a sailing contest, a festival beauty contest, picnics etc.
References
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{{cite news |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/amp/gundem/tekirdag-kiraz-festivali-ne-zaman-2022-56-tekirdag-kiraz-festivali-programi-ve-tarihleri-42079939 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali ne zaman 2022? 56. Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali programı ve tarihleri |date= |language=tr |accessdate=9 June 2022 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/trakyanin-en-buyuk-buz-pateni-pistinde-sona-gelindi/1238243 |newspaper=Anadolu News Agency |title= Trakya'nın en büyük buz pateni pistinde sona gelindi
|date=24 August 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=22 March 2025 }}
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{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Tekirdağ}}
{{Süleymanpaşa District}}
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Category:Districts of Tekirdağ Province
Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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