BALIKESIR
Population: 973.314 (1990)
Traffic Code: 10
Balikesir has shores that clean sea water reach's the sanded beaches, and those shores surrounded by green olive trees. Ayvalik, Burhaniye, Oren, Edremit, Akcay and Altinoluk are attractive holiday place for whom want to rest in enjoyable environment or whom interested by archeological places.
Districts: Balikesir (center), Ayvalik, Balya, Bandirma, Bigadic, Burhaniye, Dursunbey, Edremit, Erdek, Gomec, Gonen, Havran, Ivrindi, Kepsut, Manyas, Marmara, Savastepe, Sindirgi, Susurluk.
Geography
At province generally the Mediterranean climate is dominant, however characteristic properties of this climate seems only at shore of the Aegean sea. Insider territories are under the effect of terrestrial climate.
History
It is estimated that Balıkesir and surroundings are settlement place since Prehistoric Age BC. 3200. Pelasg's nation that coming from the Balkans are formed colonies at the years of BC. 2000. Balıkesir lived at the periods of Frig, Lydia, Persian, Macedonian, Bergama Kingdom, Rome and Byzantine.
After the Malazgirt battle (1071) Karesi Bey whom son of a Seljuklian governor Kalem Şah Bey, conquered and formed Karesi Governmental and make Balıkesir capitol but he accepted Ottoman Dominance. Balıkesir proclaimed to province at 1923. Province old name Karesi changed to Balıkesir at the year of 1926 .