Yalıköy | |
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Coordinates: 41°28′38″N 28°17′40″E / 41.47722°N 28.29444°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Çatalca |
Government | |
• Muhtar | Fehmi Kaçar |
Population (2022) | 1,484 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 34560 |
Area code | 0212 |
Yalıköy, formerly Podima, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çatalca, Istanbul Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 1,484 (2022). [2] Located at the Black Sea coast, it is a seaside resort with a sand beach. [3] Current mukhtar is Fehmi Kaçar. [4]
Yalıköy was historically a Greek town named Potima. During the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923 that followed the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), around 60 Turkish families from Greece were settled in the homes of exchanged Greeks.
Yalıköy is a coastal town surrounded on three sides by woods of the Strandzha mountain massif. Its sandy beach attracts tourists. The main economy of the village is forestry and fishing. A local production facility of Şişecam mines silicon as raw material for the glass industry. [4] Another local facility operated by the State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) use Yalıköy sand in water purification. [5]
The Çilingoz Nature Park, which offers camping and outdoor recreation activities, is about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Yalıköy. [3] [5]
Yalıköy is served from Yenibosna in Istanbul by private owned public buses, [5] and from Çatalca by city bus line #404. [6]