The Marmara Region
which covers 8.5% of the country with a surface area of 67,000 km2
is named after the internal sea, which is surrounded entirely by land and
connected to the Black Sea and the Aegean via the straits. The Marmara
Region, which forms a passage between the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia, and
connects Europe and Asia, is surrounded by the Black Sea and the Central
Anatolia Regions to the east, the Aegean Region to the south, and Greece and
Bulgaria to the northwest. The islands of Bozcaada and Gökçeada (İmroz),
situated in the open sea off the Aegean coast, are also located in the
Marmara Region. The population of the region has risen to 17,365,027
according to the results of the 2000 census. 13,730,962 of this population
reside in cities and 3,634,065 in villages. This is the region with the
highest population growth rate which reaches 26.69‰. The constant migration
to the region is the principal reason for this high rate.
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The people in the Marmara Region, which is Turkey’s most industrialized
region, are employed in industry, trades, and tourism. The most developed
industrial zone in the region is the İstanbul-Bursa-İzmit triangle. Among
the industrial goods produced in the region are processed foods, textiles,
ready-to wear clothing, cement, paper, petrochemical products,
automobiles and spare parts, durable household items, railway cars and
ships.
The advantageous location of the Marmara Region on the transportation
routes, imparts to the region a special trait. The shortest highways
connecting Europe and Asia pass through this region. These highways
intersect with the waterways that connect the Black Sea countries to the
Mediterranean. This location is the reason behind the development, the
population density and the wealth of the region. This region, where many
great civilizations were born and flourished, comprised the migration routes
of the tribes passing between the two continents. Tourism is also very
developed in this region, which has various educational institutions, press
and information establishments, a cinema industry and theaters, intense
cultural activities, and some of the worlds most important works of
architecture and art.
İstanbul: A World City. Mosques, churches, synagogues, palaces, city
walls, museums, parks, seaside mansions and the Bosphorus with its
mesmerizing beauty are associated with İstanbul, the queen of cities. The
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