Ödemiş

Ödemiş
Ödemiş
District and municipality
	Lake Gölcük on Bozdağ Mountains
	Map showing Ödemiş District in İzmir Province
	Ödemiş Location in Turkey Ödemiş Ödemiş (İzmir)
	Coordinates: 38°13′52″N 27°58′19″E / 38.23111°N 27.97194°E
Country	Turkey
Province	İzmir
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa Turan (CHP)
Area	1,019 km2 (393 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2022)	132,740
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	35750
Area code	0232
Website	www.odemis.bel.tr

Ödemiş (Turkish: [ˈœdemiʃ]) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,019 km²,^[3] and its population is 132,740 (2022).^[1] It is located 113 km southeast of the city of İzmir.

About 4 km north of Ödemiş town are the ruins of Hypaepa. The historical importance of the region is also reflected by the small town of Birgi, east of Ödemiş, which was the capital of the Aydınids, which has examples of Seljuq and Ottoman architecture. Birgi has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1994, and points of interest here include Çakırağa Mansion, İmam-i Birgivi Medrese and Sultanşah Mausoleum. Ödemiş is famous for its potatoes, which has the best quality in Turkey, as well as its "Ödemiş Kebab". The city is the biggest potato grower of Turkey with its annual 350,000 tons of potato production.

History

From 1867 until 1922, Ödemiş was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Composition

There are 99 neighbourhoods in Ödemiş District:^[4]

3 Eylül
Akıncılar
Alaşarlı
Anafartalar
Artıcak
Atatürk
Bademli
Balabanlı
Bayırlı
Bengisu
Beyezitlar
Bıçakçı
Birgi
Bozcayaka
Bozdağ
Bucak
Bülbüller
Büyükavulcuk
Çağlayan
Çamlıca
Çamyayla
Çayır
Çaylı
Cevizalan
Çobanlar
Cumhuriyet
Demircili
Demirdere
Derebebekler
Dereuzunyer
Dolaylar
Emirli
Emmioğlu
Ertuğrul
Gerçekli
Gereli
Gölcük
Güney
Günlüce
Hacıhasan
Hamam
Horzum
Hürriyet
İlkkurşun
İnönü
Işık
Karadoğan
Karakova
Kayaköy
Kaymakçı
Kazanlı
Kemenler
Kemer
Kerpiçlik
Kışla
Kızılca
Kızılcaavlu
Köfündere
Konaklı
Köseler
Küçükavulcuk
Küçükören
Küre
Kurucuova
Kutlubeyler
Kuvvetli
Mescitli
Meşrutiyet
Mimarsinan
Mursallı
Ocaklı
Oğuzlar
Orhangazi
Ortaköy
Ovacık
Ovakent
Pirinççi
Sekiköy
Seyrekli
Şirinköy
Suçıktı
Süleyman Demirel
Süleymanlar
Tekke
Tosunlar
Türkmen
Türkönü
Üçkonak
Umurbey
Üzümlü
Uzundere
Veliler
Yeniceköy
Yeniköy
Yeşilköy
Yılanlı
Yolüstü
Yusufdere
Zafer

Climate

Climate data for Ödemiş (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.8 (55.0)	14.2 (57.6)	17.5 (63.5)	22.0 (71.6)	28.0 (82.4)	33.2 (91.8)	36.2 (97.2)	36.3 (97.3)	31.7 (89.1)	25.9 (78.6)	19.4 (66.9)	14.1 (57.4)	24.3 (75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	8.4 (47.1)	11.0 (51.8)	14.9 (58.8)	20.1 (68.2)	25.0 (77.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.5 (81.5)	22.9 (73.2)	17.7 (63.9)	12.1 (53.8)	8.4 (47.1)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	3.3 (37.9)	4.9 (40.8)	8.1 (46.6)	12.3 (54.1)	16.1 (61.0)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	14.4 (57.9)	10.6 (51.1)	6.1 (43.0)	3.9 (39.0)	9.9 (49.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88.49 (3.48)	80.45 (3.17)	64.7 (2.55)	52.47 (2.07)	36.71 (1.45)	12.46 (0.49)	4.08 (0.16)	2.09 (0.08)	17.69 (0.70)	36.63 (1.44)	75.36 (2.97)	89.85 (3.54)	560.98 (22.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.5	7.5	6.9	6.2	5	2.6	1.4	1.3	2.6	3.9	5.9	9	60.8
Average relative humidity (%)	77.4	74.5	70.5	67.9	61.7	52.9	50.9	52.4	58.7	68.1	74.1	78.8	65.4
Source: NOAA^[5]

Transport

Notable people

Muzafer Sherif (1906-1988), a Turkish-American social psychologist
Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (1872 kayaköy-Ödemiş – ö. 17 Kasım 1911 ) the legendary hero
Gökçen Efe (1881-1919), folk hero of the Turkish War of Independence
Şükrü Saracoğlu, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey