Çeşme, İzmir Province, Aegean Region, Türkiye
🇹🇷 Çeşme is a coastal town and the administrative centre of the district of the same name in Turkey's westernmost end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula that also carries the same name and that extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It is a popular holiday resort and the district centre, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated. Çeşme is located 85 km west of İzmir, the largest metropolitan centre in Turkey's Aegean Region. There is a six-lane highway connecting the two cities (Otoyol 32). Çeşme district has two neighboring districts, Karaburun to the north and Urla to the east, both of which are also part of İzmir Province. The name "Çeşme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains that are scattered across the city.
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Çeşme has a population of over 34,563 people. Çeşme also forms part of the wider İzmir Province which has a population of over 4,367,251 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Çeşme has links with:
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