Ayvalık

Ayvalık () is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 305 km2, and its population is 75,126 (2024). It is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. The town centre is connected to Cunda Island by a causeway and is surrounded by the archipelago of Ayvalık Islands, which face the nearby Greek island of Lesbos.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Ayvalık
Turkey place.image_skyline: Ayvalık, Turkey.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: View of Ayvalık town centre
Turkey place.image_map: Balıkesir location Ayvalık.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Ayvalık District in Balıkesir Province
Turkey place.image_logo: Ayvalık Belediyesi logo.svg
Turkey place.province: Balıkesir
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Mesut Ergin
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 305
Turkey place.population_total: 74030
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 10400
Turkey place.area_code: 0266

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Айвалык
Population: 71063
Official website: ayvalik.gov.tr
Image: Ayvalik seafront.jpg

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postal code: 10400
Commons category: Ayvalık
urban population: 72371
rural population: 15172
name in kana: アイワルク

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19 sections

Contents

Names
Geography
Climate
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Early Turkish periods
1770 [[Battle of Chesma|Battle of Çeşme]] and aftermath
1821 Greek struggle for independence
World War I and its aftermath
Modern Ayvalık
Composition
Attractions
In Ayvalık and Cunda
Around Ayvalık
Olive cultivation
Notable people
See also
Notes
External links

Under the Ottomans Ayvalık had a flourishing olive-oil-production industry and the chimneys of the old factories can still be seen about town. In modern times production has revived in a smaller-scale boutique format.