Yenifoça (meaning "New Foça" in Turkish, the words sometimes spelled separately as "Yeni Foça") is a former municipality of the Foça district, in Turkey's İzmir Province. It was merged into the municipality of Foça in 2008.[1]
The town of Yenifoça is situated at about 80 km (50 mi) north by northwest of İzmir city center and a distance of 20 km (12 mi) from Foça proper. Since the names Yenifoça and that of the district center share the same roots, Foça itself is locally often called as Eskifoça ("the old Foça") in daily parlance.
Yenifoça is a small resort set around a harbor, with a large number of old houses in Ottoman or Greek styles filling its back streets. In recent years, the small town became very popular with those seeking second homes, especially from the province center of İzmir, and the estate agency business flourished considerably.
Harbor of Yenifoça viewed from the east
Yenifoça, taken over by the Genoese in 1275 and initially as a dowry, was the more active of the two Foças during the Middle Ages, due principally to the region's rich alum reserves, the Genoese lease over them having been preserved well into the Ottoman era.[2] On 12 May 1649, at the height of the Cretan War (1645–1669), the harbor was the scene of a naval engagement in which the Ottoman and Venetian navies briefly checked each other.[3]
In June 1914 Turkish forces attacked the Greek residents of the city resulting in the Massacre of Phocaea.[4] During the massacre in YeniFoça, a local Muslim mother tried to defend the execution of her Greek neighbor by risking quarrel with chettes (Turkish irregular armed forces).[4] People who belonged to the local networks were radically different in their perception of the Greeks compared to the muhacirs who were alien to the local networks.[4] The local communities favored the Greeks. When the Greeks left, due to the attacks, their houses were occupied by muhacirs (forced Muslim migrants).[4] Some of these Greeks returned later (1919) to their houses, when the Greek army arrived at the city.[4] The muhacirs that lived there ran away when the Greeks returned.[4] When the Greek army defeated (1922), according to a testimony of a muhacir, the Greeks who tried to escape with boats or other things "were stopped and the punishments they deserved were delivered to them in and around the harbor of Eski Foça".[4]
Many parts of the district are under strict environmental protection, due to the value of the flora and the fauna, especially along the road north from Foça to Yenifoça, winding past camping grounds, hotels and holiday villas, and offering dramatic sea views. Therefore, a judicious way to get to know the district would be by boat tours regularly organized with departure either from Foça or Yenifoça. Because of the protective measures, new constructions are not permitted in many parts of the district and Foça is set to preserve its unique characteristic as composed principally of old houses.
^Kenneth M. Setton (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the 17th Century, p. 155. Diane Publishing. ISBN0-87169-192-2.
^ abcdefgA Multidimensional Analysis of the Events in Eski Foça (Παλαιά Φώκαια) on the period of Summer 1914-Emre Erol
March 11, 2024
yenifoça, meaning, foça, turkish, words, sometimes, spelled, separately, yeni, foça, former, municipality, foça, district, turkey, izmir, province, merged, into, municipality, foça, 2008, settlementgeneral, view, coordinates, 833country, turkeyregionaegeanprov. Yenifoca meaning New Foca in Turkish the words sometimes spelled separately as Yeni Foca is a former municipality of the Foca district in Turkey s Izmir Province It was merged into the municipality of Foca in 2008 1 YenifocaSettlementGeneral view of YenifocaYenifocaCoordinates 38 44 N 26 50 E 38 733 N 26 833 E 38 733 26 833Country TurkeyRegionAegeanProvinceIzmirElevation0 m 0 ft Population 2000 Total3 742Time zoneUTC 3 TRT Area code0232The town of Yenifoca is situated at about 80 km 50 mi north by northwest of Izmir city center and a distance of 20 km 12 mi from Foca proper Since the names Yenifoca and that of the district center share the same roots Foca itself is locally often called as Eskifoca the old Foca in daily parlance Yenifoca is a small resort set around a harbor with a large number of old houses in Ottoman or Greek styles filling its back streets In recent years the small town became very popular with those seeking second homes especially from the province center of Izmir and the estate agency business flourished considerably Harbor of Yenifoca viewed from the eastYenifoca taken over by the Genoese in 1275 and initially as a dowry was the more active of the two Focas during the Middle Ages due principally to the region s rich alum reserves the Genoese lease over them having been preserved well into the Ottoman era 2 On 12 May 1649 at the height of the Cretan War 1645 1669 the harbor was the scene of a naval engagement in which the Ottoman and Venetian navies briefly checked each other 3 In June 1914 Turkish forces attacked the Greek residents of the city resulting in the Massacre of Phocaea 4 During the massacre in YeniFoca a local Muslim mother tried to defend the execution of her Greek neighbor by risking quarrel with chettes Turkish irregular armed forces 4 People who belonged to the local networks were radically different in their perception of the Greeks compared to the muhacirs who were alien to the local networks 4 The local communities favored the Greeks When the Greeks left due to the attacks their houses were occupied by muhacirs forced Muslim migrants 4 Some of these Greeks returned later 1919 to their houses when the Greek army arrived at the city 4 The muhacirs that lived there ran away when the Greeks returned 4 When the Greek army defeated 1922 according to a testimony of a muhacir the Greeks who tried to escape with boats or other things were stopped and the punishments they deserved were delivered to them in and around the harbor of Eski Foca 4 Many parts of the district are under strict environmental protection due to the value of the flora and the fauna especially along the road north from Foca to Yenifoca winding past camping grounds hotels and holiday villas and offering dramatic sea views Therefore a judicious way to get to know the district would be by boat tours regularly organized with departure either from Foca or Yenifoca Because of the protective measures new constructions are not permitted in many parts of the district and Foca is set to preserve its unique characteristic as composed principally of old houses See also edit nbsp Yenifoca quayForeign purchases of real estate in Turkey Foca Marinas in TurkeySources edit Kanun No 5747 Resmi Gazete 22 March 2008 Franz Babinger William C Hickman Ralph Manheim 1992 Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time Princeton University Press p 19 ISBN 978 0 691 01078 6 Kenneth M Setton 1991 Venice Austria and the Turks in the 17th Century p 155 Diane Publishing ISBN 0 87169 192 2 a b c d e f g A Multidimensional Analysis of the Events in Eski Foca Palaia Fwkaia on the period of Summer 1914 Emre Erol Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yenifoca amp oldid 1175186586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
