Yalova Province

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Turkey place Yalova Province (Template:Langx) is a province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa to the south and Kocaeli to the east. Its area is 798 km² (making it the smallest province of Turkey),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and its population is 296,333 (2022).<ref name=tuik>Template:Cite web</ref> Prior to 1930, the area around Yalova constituted a district of Kocaeli Province; from 1930 to 1995, it was part of Istanbul Province; in 1995, the area was separated and made into the current Yalova Province.<ref>Karar Sayısı: KHK/550, Resmî Gazete, 6 June 1995.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The provincial capital is the city of Yalova.

Districts

Yalova Province is divided into six districts:

• Altınova
• Armutlu
• Çiftlikköy
• Çınarcık
• Termal
• Yalova

Notable natives

• Muharrem İnce, Politician
• Mehmet Okur, NBA basketball player
• Şebnem Ferah, Singer
• İzel (İzel Çeliköz), Singer

Gallery

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  Su Düşen Waterfall, near Termal, Yalova
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  An inscription in Karamanli Turkish found on a tombstone in Elmalık, Yalova Province; it says ΤΕΚΕ ΟΓΛΟΥ ΧΑΤΖΙ ΓΙΑΝΙ ΓΙΠΤΙΡΑΝ 1910 Template:Gloss.
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  Ferry port of Armutlu
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  Bozburun Lighthouse, Armutlu.
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  A market in Yalova

External links

• Template:In lang Yalova governor's official website
• Template:In lang Yalova municipality's official website
• Template:In lang Yalova weather forecast information