Vakfıkebir

Vakfıkebir
Vakfıkebir
Coordinates: TR 41°2′50.98″N 39°16′47.29″E / 41.0474944°N 39.2798028°ECoordinates: TR 41°2′50.98″N 39°16′47.29″E / 41.0474944°N 39.2798028°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Trabzon
Government
• Mayor	Muhammet Balta (AKP)
Area[1]
• District	143.01 km^2 (55.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	13,434
• District	26,291
• District density	180/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Climate	Cfa

Vakfıkebir is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Muhammet Balta (AKP).

Cuisine of Vakfıkebir

• Vakfıkebir bread
• Vakfıkebir butter(Vakfıkebir tereyağı)

Notable natives

• Volkan Bekçi (1987– ), footballer
• Tayfun Cora (1983– ), footballer of Trabzonspor
• Rahman OÄŸuz Kobya (1988– ), footballer of Adanaspor
• Erman Öncü (1976– ), retired footballer, currently scholar for physical education and sports at the Black Sea Technical University
• Muhammet Özdin (1978– ), footballer
• Osman Åžirin (1943– ), former justice of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
• Necip Torumtay (1926–2011), former Chief of the General Staff of Turkey

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

External links

• District governor's official website (Turkish)
• District municipality's official website (Turkish)