Eregli

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ereğli is a Turkish toponym derived from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Herakleia), in Latin Heraclea or Heraclia, named after the hero-born god Heracles. It may refer to :Karadeniz Ereğli, a city and its district in Zonguldak Province, Turkey Konya Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Konya Province, Turkey Marmara Ereğlisi, a city and its district in Tekirdağ Province, European Turkey, formerly archbishopric Heraclea in Europa, a Latin Catholic titular see Ereğli, a small town in Karamürsel district of Kocaeli Province in Turkey

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Ömer Ali Şahiner

Turkish association football player (born 1992)

M

Mustafa Sayar

Turkish cyclist (born 1989)

A

Ahmet Rasim Erel

Turkish statesperson (1899–1961)

M

Murat Koca

Turkish statesperson (born 1955)

D

Deniz Pıtır

Turkish-German association football player (born 1987)

F

Fethi Gürcan

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1922–1964)

Y

Yavuz İncedal

Turkish association football player (born 1961)

B

Burhanettin Uysal

Turkish academic and statesperson (1967–2021)

F

Feridun Nafiz Uzluk

Turkish physician (1902–1974)

E

Ersel Altıparmak

Turkish association football player and manager (1942–2014)

F

Fuat Gökbudak

Turkish jurist and statesperson (1892–1958)

M

Mahir Günok

Turkish association football player (born 1963)

E

Egemen Berköz

Turkish writer (born 1941)

C

Cem Zorlu

Turkish academic (born 1963)

A

Abdullah Çetinkaya

Turkish biologist and statesperson (born 1959)

A

Ali Rifat Alabay

Turkish jurist and statesperson (1904–1964)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Konya

• Halkapınar
  9.5 mi away · pop. 4,302
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  74.3 mi away · pop. 9,546
• Selçuklu
  88.9 mi away · pop. 622,846
• Taşkent
  94.8 mi away · pop. 6,299
• Bozkır
  101.4 mi away · pop. 26,437
• Kadınhanı
  111.9 mi away · pop. 32,284
• Ilgın
  127.6 mi away · pop. 54,622
• Çeltik
  160.8 mi away · pop. 9,743
• Pozzuolo
  1336.8 mi away
• Yuri-ri
  4832.8 mi away
• Gwanjeon-ri
  4833.6 mi away
• Jung-ri
  4834 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Eregli

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Roughtail Rock Agama

Laudakia stellio

Seen 2026-05-14

Asia Minor Tortoise

Testudo graeca ibera

Seen 2026-05-13

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2025-12-18

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2025-09-02

Walckenaer's Feather-legged Spider

Uloborus walckenaerius

Seen 2025-08-28

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

Seen 2025-08-17

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2025-05-08

Sympetrum vulgatum decoloratum

Sympetrum vulgatum decoloratum

Seen 2024-07-23

Black-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum

Seen 2024-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Eregli, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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