# Çorlu

> district and city in Turkey

**Wikidata**: [Q214655](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214655)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çorlu)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/corlu

## Summary
Çorlu is a district and city in northwestern Turkey, serving as the administrative centre (capital) of Çorlu district in Tekirdağ Province. It is located in East Thrace on the European continent near the Sea of Marmara, covers 409 square kilometres, and had an address-based population of 290,155 (preferred figure) in 2022 with later figures up to 300,296 for 2024.

## Key Facts
- Type: district and city (instance_of: city, big city, town).
- Administrative authority: municipality; office held by head of government: mayor.
- Country (current): Turkey (start_time qualifier: 1923).
- Historical sovereignties and time qualifiers: Achaemenid Empire (start -0554 to end -047), Odrysian kingdom (start -047 to end -004), Roman Republic (start -004 to end -002), Roman Empire (start -002 to end 0330), Byzantine Empire (start 0330 to end 1204; again start 1261 to end 1357), Latin Empire (start 1204 to end 1261), Ottoman Empire (start 1357 to end 1920), Kingdom of Greece (start 1920 to end 1922).
- Official_name over time: Syrallo (end_time 0330), Τζουρουλός (start_time 0330, end_time 1357), Çorlu (preferred, start_time 1357).
- Aliases: Tzurulon; Caenophrurium; Corlu; جورلة; جرلة.
- Demonym: Çorlulu.
- Coordinates: 41.159722222222° N, 27.802777777778° E.
- Area: 409 square kilometres.
- Elevation above sea level: 193 metres.
- Continent: Europe.
- Region / administrative hierarchy: part_of Tekirdağ Province; part_of Tekirdağ Subregion; part_of West Marmara Region; part_of Marmara Region; part_of East Thrace; located_in Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality, Tekirdağ Province.
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Marmara.
- Capital_of: Çorlu district.
- Postal codes: 59850, 59860.
- Licence plate code: 59.
- Local dialing code: 0282.
- Timezone: UTC+03:00 (time in Turkey) with start_time qualifier 2018-10-02.
- Köppen climate classification: Mediterranean climate.
- Population (selected official/address-based and census figures, with point_in_time and qualifiers when provided):
  - 2024: 300,296 (Address-Based Population Registration System;  147,479;  152,817).
  - 2023: 294,020 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2022: 290,155 (preferred; Address-Based Population Registration System;  143,117;  147,038).
  - 2021: 284,907 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2020: 279,251 (Address-Based Population Registration System;  137,257;  141,994).
  - 2019: 270,944 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2018: 262,862 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2017: 260,437 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2016: 253,551 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2015: 245,588 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2014: 235,630 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2013: 225,540 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2012: 273,362 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2011: 264,567 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2010: 252,974 (Address-Based Population Registration System;  215,293;  37,681).
  - 2009: 243,285 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2008: 236,682 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2007: 225,244 (Address-Based Population Registration System).
  - 2000: 179,033 (2000 Turkish census).
  - 1990: 104,303 (1990 Turkish census).
  - 1985: 89,124 (1985 Turkish census).
  - 1980: 77,921 (1980 Turkish census).
  - 1975: 66,453 (1975 Turkish census).
  - 1970: 59,346 (1970 Turkish census).
  - 1965: 55,645 (1965 Turkish census).
  - 1960: 51,770 (1960 Turkish census).
  - 1955: 63,186 (1955 Turkish census).
  - 1950: 51,712 (1950 Turkish census).
  - 1945: 46,540 (1945 Turkish census).
  - 1940: 50,893 (1940 Turkish census).
  - 1935: 40,038 (1935 Turkish census).
  - 1927: 19,466 (1927 Turkish census).
  - 1914: 20,202 (point_in_time 1914).
  - 1831: 3,027 (point_in_time 1831).
- Urban_population and Rural_population series: urban and rural population values provided for multiple years, including urban 279,251 (2020) and rural 37,681 (2010) among many others.
- IPA_transcription: [ˈtʃoɾɫu].
- Official_language: Turkish (preferred, start_time 1357); historical official languages: Greek (start_time 0330, end_time 1357), Latin (end_time 0330).
- Website(s): Çorlu Kaymakamı (preferred) https://corlu.gov.tr/; Çorlu Belediyesi https://www.corlu.bel.tr/ (site content in Turkish).
- Airport: Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (listed as an airport in Tekirdağ, northwestern Turkey).
- Twinned administrative bodies (sister cities): Kardzhali; Babruysk; Bugojno; Tutrakan; Kumanovo; Dulovo; Krushari; Putian.
- Place-related media: image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EmlakKonutFraBroen.jpg; page_banner https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Corlu_banner.jpg; place_name_sign https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Çorlu_(13).jpg; commons_category: Çorlu.
- Administrative subdivisions contained (selected neighbourhoods / administrative territorial entities): Alipaşa, Şeyhsinan, Muhittin, Reşadiye, Nusratiye, Hürriyet, Esentepe, Rumeli, Önerler, Silahtarağa, Yenice, Türkgücü, Seymen, Şahpaz, Sarılar, Deregündüzlü, Maksutlu.
- Identifiers in external databases: freebase_id /m/0820q9; geonames_id 748893; pleiades_id 511456; ror_id 00pazvf52; viaf_id 4821153472525745360004; who’s_on_first_id 890460191; trismegistos_geo_id 15985; gns_unique_feature_id -744197; openstreetmap_relation_id 1771127; digital_atlas_of_the_roman_empire_id 31448; vici.org_id 29812; national_library_of_israel_j9u_id 987007475479305171.
- UN/LOCODE: TRCOR.
- Page metadata: wikipedia_title Çorlu; sitelink_count 61; page topic main category: Category:Çorlu.
- Described_by sources: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890); Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition (1911).
- snarc_id: Diplomacy.
- category_of_associated_people: Category:People from Çorlu.
- category_for_people_who_died_here: Category:Deaths in Çorlu.
- name_in_kana: チョルル.
- IPA, postal codes, licence plate, local dialing code and the municipal websites are provided specifically for local reference.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Çorlu located?
A: Çorlu is in northwestern Turkey in Tekirdağ Province, situated in East Thrace on the European continent near the Sea of Marmara, and is part of the West Marmara Region and Marmara Region.

Q: What is the administrative status of Çorlu?
A: Çorlu is both a city and the administrative centre (capital) of Çorlu district; its local government is organized as a municipality headed by a mayor.

Q: How large is Çorlu and what is its elevation?
A: The district covers 409 square kilometres and has an elevation of 193 metres above sea level.

Q: What are the population figures for Çorlu?
A: Address-Based Population Registration System figures show 290,155 (preferred) in 2022, 284,907 in 2021, 279,251 in 2020, and a 2024 figure of 300,296; historical census and yearly data are available back to 1831 and multiple intervening dates.

Q: What languages have official status in Çorlu historically and currently?
A: Turkish is the current official language (preferred); historically Greek and Latin were official languages in earlier periods.

Q: What climate does Çorlu have?
A: Çorlu is classified under the Köppen climate classification as having a Mediterranean climate.

Q: How can I contact or find official information about Çorlu online?
A: The municipal website is https://www.corlu.bel.tr/ (Çorlu Belediyesi, Turkish) and the district governor’s site is https://corlu.gov.tr/ (Çorlu Kaymakamı, Turkish).

Q: What are practical codes for postal mail, vehicle registration, and telephone?
A: Postal codes include 59850 and 59860; licence plate code is 59; local dialing code is 0282.

Q: Does Çorlu have sister cities?
A: Yes. Çorlu lists international sister/twin administrative bodies including Kardzhali, Babruysk, Bugojno, Tutrakan, Kumanovo, Dulovo, Krushari, and Putian.

Q: What identifiers and databases reference Çorlu?
A: Çorlu is referenced by many external identifiers such as freebase /m/0820q9, geonames 748893, pleiades 511456, ror 00pazvf52, viaf 4821153472525745360004, and others listed in databases like OpenStreetMap and the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

## Why It Matters
Çorlu matters because it is a long-standing settled place with continuous administrative, cultural and demographic records spanning ancient empires to the modern Turkish state. Its recorded history includes governance under the Achaemenid Empire, Thracian Odrysian kingdom, Roman Republic and Empire, Byzantine and Latin Empires, the Ottoman Empire, a brief period under the Kingdom of Greece, and finally the Republic of Turkey; these successive sovereignties document Çorlu’s strategic and historical continuity in the region. As the capital of its district within Tekirdağ Province and as a recognized "big city" by instance classification, Çorlu functions as a local administrative centre and regional population hub, reflected by consistent urban population growth from mid-20th century censuses through Address-Based Population Registration System counts into the 2020s. Its inclusion in multiple geographic and cultural databases (Pleiades, Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire, Geonames, Freebase, ROR, VIAF) makes it a node for scholarly, historical and logistical data. Practical relevance includes municipal services via official websites, postal and dialing codes for communication and commerce, and twinning relationships that foster international municipal ties.

## Notable For
- Long historical continuity through many political entities: Achaemenid Empire → Odrysian kingdom → Roman Republic → Roman Empire → Byzantine Empire → Latin Empire → Byzantine again → Ottoman Empire → Kingdom of Greece → Turkey.
- Administrative centre: capital_of the Çorlu district in Tekirdağ Province.
- Large and growing urban population: classified as a big city with address-based populations rising from mid-20th-century census counts into the hundreds of thousands in the 21st century (preferred 2022 figure 290,155; 2024 figure 300,296).
- Geographic position: located in East Thrace on the European continent and adjacent to the Sea of Marmara.
- Area and elevation: 409 km² area and 193 m elevation.
- Multilingual historical record: official_language entries include Turkish (current), Greek and Latin (historical).
- Extensive external identifiers and citations across scholarly and geospatial databases (Freebase, Geonames, Pleiades, ROR, VIAF, etc.).
- Municipal international relations: sister-city/twin ties with eight international administrative bodies.

## Body

### Overview
- Çorlu is a district and city in Tekirdağ Province, northwestern Turkey. It is the administrative centre (capital) of Çorlu district and is administered as a municipality whose head of government holds the office of mayor.
- The city is included in administrative structures at multiple levels: Tekirdağ Province, Tekirdağ Subregion, West Marmara Region, Marmara Region, and the East Thrace sub-area of Turkey.

### Names, Language and Identity
- Official and historical names: Syrallo (used until 0330), Τζουρουλός (used from 0330 until 1357), and Çorlu (preferred from 1357 onward).
- Written and local variants/aliases include Tzurulon, Caenophrurium, Corlu, and Arabic-script forms جورلة and جرلة.
- The demonym for residents is Çorlulu.
- IPA transcription of the name is [ˈtʃoɾɫu].
- Official language currently: Turkish (preferred). Historical official languages recorded: Greek (0330–1357) and Latin (until 0330).

### Location and Geography
- Coordinates: latitude 41.159722222222, longitude 27.802777777778.
- Area: 409 square kilometres.
- Elevation: approximately 193 metres above sea level.
- Continent: Europe; located in East Thrace and adjacent to the Sea of Marmara.
- Part_of administrative groupings: Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality and Tekirdağ Province.

### Climate
- Köppen climate classification: Mediterranean climate.

### Population and Demographics
- The data set includes both historical census results and modern Address-Based Population Registration System figures.
- Earliest recorded population values in the dataset: 3,027 (1831) and 20,202 (1914).
- Interwar and mid-20th-century censuses provide counts in 1927 (19,466), 1935 (40,038), 1940 (50,893), 1945 (46,540), 1950 (51,712), 1955 (63,186), and 1960 (51,770).
- Late 20th-century counts: 1965 55,645; 1970 59,346; 1975 66,453; 1980 77,921; 1985 89,124; 1990 104,303; 2000 179,033.
- Address-Based system (21st century): 2007 225,244; 2008 236,682; 2009 243,285; 2010 252,974; 2011 264,567; 2012 273,362; 2013 225,540; 2014 235,630; 2015 245,588; 2016 253,551; 2017 260,437; 2018 262,862; 2019 270,944; 2020 279,251; 2021 284,907; 2022 290,155 (preferred); 2023 294,020; 2024 300,296.
- Urban and rural population breakdowns are supplied for multiple years, showing urban population growth and varying rural population totals (examples: urban 279,251 in 2020, rural 37,681 in 2010).

### History (sovereignty timeline)
- Pre-Roman and antiquity: part of the Achaemenid Empire (qualifier dates earlier centuries BCE), then within the Odrysian kingdom (Thracian union).
- Classical and late antique periods: came under the Roman Republic and Roman Empire; Latin influence and Latin Empire period are recorded.
- Medieval: Byzantine Empire until 1204, then the Latin Empire (1204–1261), Byzantine control resumed (1261–1357).
- Early modern to modern: Ottoman Empire rule is documented (1357–1920). A short period under the Kingdom of Greece is recorded (1920–1922), followed by incorporation into the modern Republic of Turkey (from 1923).

### Administrative Subdivisions and Localities
- The municipal area contains administrative territorial entities / neighbourhoods such as Alipaşa, Şeyhsinan, Muhittin, Reşadiye, Nusratiye, Hürriyet, Esentepe, Rumeli, Önerler, Silahtarağa, Yenice, Türkgücü, Seymen, Şahpaz, Sarılar, Deregündüzlü, and Maksutlu.

### Infrastructure and Codes
- Postal codes in the district: 59850 and 59860.
- Vehicle registration (licence plate) code: 59.
- Local telephone area code: 0282.
- UN/LOCODE for the location: TRCOR.
- Nearby/associated airport: Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (airport in Tekirdağ, northwestern Turkey).

### International Relations
- Twinned administrative bodies (sister cities) include: Kardzhali (Bulgaria); Babruysk (Belarus); Bugojno (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Tutrakan (Bulgaria); Kumanovo (North Macedonia); Dulovo (Bulgaria); Krushari (Bulgaria); Putian (China).

### Identifiers and Databases
- Çorlu is referenced across multiple international and scholarly datasets with identifiers including:
  - freebase_id: /m/0820q9
  - geonames_id: 748893
  - pleiades_id: 511456
  - ror_id: 00pazvf52
  - viaf_id: 4821153472525745360004
  - who’s_on_first_id: 890460191
  - trismegistos_geo_id: 15985
  - gns_unique_feature_id: -744197
  - openstreetmap_relation_id: 1771127
  - digital_atlas_of_the_roman_empire_id: 31448
  - vici.org_id: 29812
  - national_library_of_israel_j9u_id: 987007475479305171

### Media and Web Presence
- Municipal websites: https://www.corlu.bel.tr/ (Çorlu Belediyesi) and https://corlu.gov.tr/ (Çorlu Kaymakamı).
- Wikimedia media and pages: city image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EmlakKonutFraBroen.jpg; banner image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Corlu_banner.jpg; place sign https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Çorlu_(13).jpg; commons category: Çorlu.
- The entity has a wikipedia_title of "Çorlu" and is linked in 61 language sitelinks across Wikimedia projects.

### Miscellaneous and Reference Metadata
- The entry lists descriptive sources including Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (4th ed., 1885–1890) and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition (1911).
- snarc_id value: Diplomacy.
- topic's main category: Category:Çorlu.
- The city appears in multiple historical and modern gazetteers and atlases, including the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire and Pleiades.

### Notable Records and Categories
- Category_of_associated_people: Category:People from Çorlu; category_for_people_who_died_here: Category:Deaths in Çorlu.
- Name in kana for Japanese-language references: チョルル.
- The data set includes an extensive chronological population record, making Çorlu useful as a case study for urban growth and demographic change across Ottoman, early Republican and modern Turkish eras.

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