Sakızköy

Sakızköy
Town
Sakızköy Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°26′N 27°28′E / 41.433°N 27.467°E / 41.433; 27.467Coordinates: 41°26′N 27°28′E / 41.433°N 27.467°E / 41.433; 27.467
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli Province
District	Lüleburgaz
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,420
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	39750
Area code(s)	0288
Licence plate	39

Sakızköy is a belde (town) in Lüleburgaz district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. It is situated to the east of Turkish motorway at 41°26′N 27°28′E / 41.433°N 27.467°E / 41.433; 27.467. Distance to Lüleburgaz is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and to Kırklareli is 66 kilometres (41 mi).The population of the town is 1420^[1] as of 2011. In the early 18th century it was a property of Zeliha Hanım who was the daughter of Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire known for his defeat in the Battle of Vienna. Zeliha Hanım sold the property to people from Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria (then Ortaköy, a part of the Ottoman Empire) and the settlement began to be called Satık köy ("Sold village") In time, the name Satık was replaced with Sakız ("gum"). In 1999 it was declared a seat of township. Main aconomic sectors of the town are irrigated agriculture and animal breeding.^[2] Cereals, sun flower and sugar beet are among the crops.

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