Yerköy

Yerköy is a town and district of Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 48,889 of which 32,228 live in the town of Yerköy.[3] The Mayor is Ferhat Yilmaz from the İyi Party (İYİ).[4]

Yerköy
District
Location of Yerköy within Turkey.
Yerköy
Location of Yerköy within Turkey.
Coordinates: 39°38′N 34°28′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceYozgat
Government
 • MayorFerhat Yilmaz (İYİ)
Area
 • District1,262.77 km2 (487.56 sq mi)
Elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
29,571
 • District
38,687
 • District density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
66xxx
Area code(s)0354
Licence plate66
Websitewww.yerkoy.bel.tr

2009 Great Union Party's rally
Main article: 2009 Medair TC-HEK helicopter crash

A rally of the Great Union Party (BBP) was scheduled at 17:00 EET (15:00 UTC) on March 25, 2009 in the town, at which party leader Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu was expected to hold a speech before the upcoming local elections. Yazıcıoğlu was underway from another rally in Çağlayancerit, Kahramanmaraş by a chartered helicopter. The helicopter crashed at Mount Keş in Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş Province, causing the death of the pilot and all five passengers. The crash site could be reached only two days later due to harsh weather conditions in the region.

Notes
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  4. "Yozgat Yerköy Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-12.

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