Çatalca
Sign in to saveÇatalca () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 1142 km2, making it the largest district in Istanbul Province by area. Its population is 77,468 (2022). It is in East Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are farmers or owners of vacation homes. Many families from Istanbul come to Çatalca for weekend hiking or picnics.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Çatalca
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- ÇilingozNaturePark (14).jpg
- Turkey place.image_map
- Istanbul location Çatalca.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Çatalca District in Istanbul Province
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Erhan Güzel
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 1142
- Turkey place.population_total
- 77468
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 34540
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0212
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Çatalca () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 1142 km2, making it the largest district in Istanbul Province by area. Its population is 77,468 (2022). It is in East Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are farmers or owners of vacation homes. Many families from Istanbul come to Çatalca for weekend hiking or picnics.
== History == === Antiquity === Modern Çatalca partly lies on the site of Ergisce or Ergiske (), a Greek city in Thrace, located in the region of the Propontis. According to ancient texts, it was named after Ergiscus (), a son of Poseidon through the naiad (nymph) Aba (), presumed in Greek mythology to be a daughter of the river Hebros. Under Roman rule, the city was named Metrae or Metre () and was important enough in the late Roman province of Europa to become a suffragan of its capital Heraclea's metropolitan archbishop, yet was to fade.