Sinanpasa
Encyclopedia
Sinanpaşa is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province
, Turkey
on a plain surrounded by pine-covered mountains, 33 km from the city of Afyon on the road to Uşak
and İzmir
. It covers an area of 845 km², and the population (2010) is 42,294 of which 3,924 live in the town of Sinanpaşa, while the majority live in the surrounding countryside. the mayor is Nuri Köse (AKP
).
Winters are cold and snowy, and summers are dry and hot.
The name Sinan Paşa comes from the son of a lord of the Akkoyunlu Turks who in 1473 took refuge with Ottoman
Sultan Mehmet II during the war between the Akkoyunlu and the warrior Uzun Hasan (the Otlukbeli
War). Later in the Ottoman period the important general Hersekzade Ahmet Paşa settled here in the village still known as Ahmet Paşa today.
The town was occupied by Greek
forces during the Turkish War of Independence
, but was recovered during the great Turkish counter-attack in 1922.
Afyonkarahisar Province
Afyonkarahisar Province , also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey.Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north. The provincial...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on a plain surrounded by pine-covered mountains, 33 km from the city of Afyon on the road to Uşak
Usak
Uşak is a city in the interior part of the Aegean Region of Turkey. The city has a population of 180,414 and is the capital of Uşak Province. The mayor is Ali Erdoğan ....
and İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
. It covers an area of 845 km², and the population (2010) is 42,294 of which 3,924 live in the town of Sinanpaşa, while the majority live in the surrounding countryside. the mayor is Nuri Köse (AKP
Justice and Development Party (Turkey)
The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
).
Winters are cold and snowy, and summers are dry and hot.
History
The area has been a crossroads since antiquity, with archaeological evidence indicating habitation since 4000 BC. Surface excavations in the village of Küçükhöyük go back to 3000 BC.The name Sinan Paşa comes from the son of a lord of the Akkoyunlu Turks who in 1473 took refuge with Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Sultan Mehmet II during the war between the Akkoyunlu and the warrior Uzun Hasan (the Otlukbeli
Otlukbeli
Otlukbeli is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdullah Altındal .-External links:* *...
War). Later in the Ottoman period the important general Hersekzade Ahmet Paşa settled here in the village still known as Ahmet Paşa today.
The town was occupied by Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
forces during the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
, but was recovered during the great Turkish counter-attack in 1922.
Sinanpaşa today
Nowadays Sinanpaşa is a country town providing schools, hospital and other infrastructure to the surrounding countryside, where poppy seeds, wheat and other grains are grown.Settlements
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