Ilgin
Encyclopedia
Ilgın is a town and district
of Konya Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 75,681 of which 26,698 live in the town of Hadim.
folk musician and novelist Zülfü Livaneli
was born in Ilgın.
Districts of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....
of Konya Province
Konya Province
Konya Province is a province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. It is the largest province by area of Turkey.-Districts:...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 75,681 of which 26,698 live in the town of Hadim.
Etymology
The name ılgın comes from a flower that blossoms in winter through the snow for only one day.Notable natives
Famous TurkishTurkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
folk musician and novelist Zülfü Livaneli
Zülfü Livaneli
Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu is a popular Turkish folk musician , a novelist, newspaper columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades...
was born in Ilgın.