Marmara Ereğlisi, also spelled Marmaraereğlisi, is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its area is 175 km2, and its population is 29,549 (2022). The mayor, as of September 2023, is Hikmet Ata (AKP).
Promenade in Marmara Ereğlisi
Statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Marmara Ereğlisi.
The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, is a small inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating Turkey’s European and Asian sides. It has an area of 11,350 km2 (4,380 sq mi), and its dimensions are 280 km × 80 km. Its greatest depth is 1,370 m (4,490 ft).
Satellite image of the Sea of Marmara
Algal bloom on the Sea of Marmara
Satellite image showing metropolitan İzmit along northern and eastern shores
The Bosporus with Istanbul in the background