Demirköy, Kırklareli
Demirköy (Turkish: Demirköy, "iron village"; known as Малък Самоков, Malak Samokov in Bulgarian) is a town in Kırklareli Province, in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Demirköy District. Its population is 3,489 (2022). The inhabitants are mainly descendants of Pomaks Muslims from the village of Tisovo and other villages from the Greek side of the Chech region who were settled in Demirköy during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923/1924. Prior to that, the village was known as Samokov (Bulgarian: Самоков).
Demirköy | |
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Municipality | |
Demirköy Location in Turkey Demirköy Demirköy (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′21″N 27°45′47″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kırklareli |
| District | Demirköy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Recep Gün (AKP) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 3,489 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0288 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
The mayor is Recep Gün, elected in 2019.
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