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Ekinlik Island, formerly Koutalis (Greek: Κούταλης) is an island situated off the Turkish coast, in the Sea of Marmara. Administratively the island belongs to Marmara town, the central settlement of Marmara Island in Balikesir Province of Turkey. The island has 2.47 km2 land area, one village under the same name with the island and 102 population according to the census in 2014.

History

According to Hititian sources Marmara Archipelago and surrounding area was belong to the Luwian peoples in 1000 BC's, while the Greek-speaking people of the region settled during the 7th century BC to colonize the islands. The oldest records specifically on Ekinlik Island belong to the 14th century during Byzantine period, saying that the Catalan mercenaries captured the islandIn the 15th century the island passed under Ottoman rule. In the 17th century, according to the Geographer Athenian Meletios, the island was named as Koutali, and this name was used until 1923. In 1923, as a result of the Lausanne Treaty signed between Turkey and Greece the island's Greek-speaking people migrated to Greece and the United States and the settlement was placed with the people migrated from the Black Sea region of Turkey. [1] [2]

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На других языках

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- [en] Ekinlik Island

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[it] Ekinlik

Ekinlik (in greco: Κούταλη Koutali) è una piccola isola del Mar di Marmara vicina all'Isola di Marmara nella provincia di Balıkesir in Turchia. L'isola si trova tra la penisola di Kapidagi e la provincia di Tekirdağ. Ekinlik ha una superficie di 2,3 km2 e una popolazione di 102 abitanti, secondo il censimento del 2014. L'isola ha un solo villaggio che porta lo stesso nome. Ci sono barche e traghetti regolari che la collegano con l'isola di Avşa, l'isola di Marmara e Erdek durante tutto l'anno. C'è un negozio, tre spiagge e strutture turistiche molto limitate.

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[ru] Экинлик

Экинлик[1][2][3] (тур. Ekinlik) — остров в Турции, в южной части Мраморного моря (Пропонтиды). Родина патриарха Константинопольского Анфима VI[4] и митрополита Приконнийского Никодима (Пападопулоса). Расположен к юго-западу от острова Мармара, к северо-западу от островов Авша (Тюркели) и Пашалиманы и к северо-востоку от города Карабига[3][1]. Наивысшая точка — 153 м над уровнем моря[2]. На южном побережье расположено одноимённое рыбацкое поселение[1][2]. Административно относится к району Мармара в иле Балыкесир.

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