Bozkır

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Bozkır
District
A scene from Bozkır
A scene from Bozkır
Location of Bozkır within Konya province.
Location of Bozkır within Konya province.
Bozkır is located in Turkey
Bozkır
Bozkır
Location of Bozkır within Konya province.
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Country  Turkey
Province Konya
Government
 • Mayor Mustafa Uyar (MHP)
Area[1]
 • District 1,459.59 km2 (563.55 sq mi)
Elevation 1,119 m (3,671 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Urban 7,440
 • District 28,937
 • District density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 42630
Area code(s) 0332-426
Licence plate 42
Website www.bozkir.gov.tr

Bozkır is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2008 census, population of the district is 31,601 of which 7,212 live in the town of Bozkır.[3][4]

The town occupied a central position in ancient Isauria. The name Bozkır means steppe in Turkish and after the Turkish settlement in early Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate period, Bozkır was initially the name given to the region extending between the present-day Bozkır town marked by Çarşamba Stream and the lands around neighboring Seydişehir. The name Bozkır was eventually adopted for the town.

Notable People

Mustafa Oz, Father of Turkish-American surgeon Mehmet Oz.

Notes

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References

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