Balıkkesir Province

Balıkkesir Province

Balıkkesir Province
Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Southern Marmara, Department of the Republic of Turkey, part of its territory in the Aegean region, and is a province in the Marmara and the Aegean Sea coast. Turkey is surrounded by sea and two in the entire province has only 6. [1] Province, located in Northwest Anatolia. Bursa and Kutahya provinces in the east, south and west of the provinces of Manisa and Izmir are the province of Canakkale. [2] in the town of Ayvalik is located adjacent to the island of Lesbos in Greece. [3], including the Central District is composed of 19 districts. 12th largest in terms of area province, according to 2010 census, 1,152,323 people in 17 of Turkey's most populous is the province of [4].

Frame names are usually known in history Mysia and Balikesir region, over time the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk Anatolia, Frame Principality and has remained under Ottoman rule. Basic means of livelihood is agriculture and animal husbandry okra, black-eyed peas, melons, olives, olive oil, agricultural products, such as head cheese is also more prominent indigenous coastal towns famous for tourism. Yağcıbedir carpet, cologne, kaymaklısı, Kozak, currant, Ayvalik toast, fringed höşmerimi ravioli and other well-known local products.

Turkish Armed Forces Command's first jet Air Force base in the 9th Main Jet Base Command and the 6th Jet Base Command is located in the province of Balikesir