Silivri

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Silivri

Total population

209,014

Coordinates41.07°, 28.25°

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

Overview

Silivri, formerly Selymbria, is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 217,163 (2022). It lies along the Sea of Marmara, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Uğur Dündar

Turkish journalist (born 1943)

Nectarius of Aegina

Metropolitan of Pentapolis (1846–1920)

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Aykut Sevim

Turkish association football player (born 1991)

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John the Hunchback

politician

M

Mihri Belli

Turkish statesperson (1916–2011)

Ruben Sevak

Armenian poet (1885–1915)

Herodicus

5th-century BC Greek physician, dietician and sophist

Georgios Gennadios

Greek writer

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Fikret Gündoğan

Turkish statesperson (1920–1995)

Yorgo Bacanos

Turkish-Greek musician (1900–1977)

Kemençeci Vasilaki Efendi

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Aleko Bacanos

Turkish-Greek musician (1888–1950)

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Hüseyin Tokmak

Turkish association football player (born 1994)

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Meriç Sümen

Turkish ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1943)

Ö

Özgür Ergün

Turkish association football player (born 1981)

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Göksel Akıncı

Turkish association football player (born 1977)

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

Nearby places in Istanbul

• Bibione
  824.3 mi away · pop. 2,564
• San Giorgio al Tagliamento
  830.8 mi away
• Villanova Sant'Antonio
  833.8 mi away
• Villanova Santa Margherita
  834.2 mi away
• Borghetto
  835.7 mi away
• La Salute di Livenza
  836.3 mi away
• San Giorgio di Livenza
  836.3 mi away
• Torre di Fine
  836.9 mi away
• Ponte Crepaldo
  840 mi away
• Lido di Jesolo
  841.2 mi away · pop. 10,523
• Blessaglia
  842.8 mi away
• Ceggia
  844.5 mi away · pop. 6,145

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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 Silivri

The social dimension and the role of the trade unions in the relations between the European Union and Turkey

İstanbul Conference (1994 Silivri, Turkey) · 1994

İstanbul metropolü batısındaki (Küçükçekmece-Silivri-Çatalca yöresi) kentsel gelişme alanlarının yer bilim verileri

Tamer Yiğit Duman · 2004

Stochastic analysis and related topics V

H. Korezlioglu · 1996

International Symposium on Algebra and Number Theory

İstanbul Üniversitesi Matematik Bölümü · 1993

İstanbul Çevresi Alan Araştırmaları

Süleyman Şenel · 2011

[Studies on the environment and ecology of Turkey]

Oktay Ekinci · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Caspian Whipsnake

Dolichophis caspius

Seen 2026-09-15

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-14

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-08-13

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-08-04

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-07-28

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-07-13

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-07-10

Oak Hawkmoth

Marumba quercus

Seen 2026-07-08

Marbled Cellar Spider

Holocnemus pluchei

Seen 2026-06-25

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