History of The City

Intellectual history of various civilizations known since ages has been the center of the ancient times of Aphrodisias, Miletus, Alinda, Didyma, Nisa, Prien, Magnesia, numerous scholars and wise people who have grown up as one of the leading cities.

Today Aydin, north of the City of Ball Bearing Tralles established back in time with the Hittites in MÖ.2500 advanced, VII. Lydia lived in the era of the most brilliant century in time. Neolithic, respectively, Kalkolotik, Phrygia and Bronze Ages, Lydia, Persia, Roman and Byzantine çağlarını, Seljuks between 1171-1270, between the years 1270-1307 Menteseogullari, Aydinsons between 1307-1390, lived in the Ottoman period between 1390-1922.

Equipped with works of Seljuk Turks and the presence of civilization, culture, Aydin, social services, agriculture and architecture has seen days of civilized. A management unit to gain the status of the Turkish domination Aydın Yildirim Beyazit in 1390 as a prince Ertugrul Aydin Bey, the Governor has the appointment. Aydin Güzelhisar Aydinsons name of the city in time became, later took the name of Aydin. City, the XIV century. Instead of establishing administrative graduation present, respectively, in 1390 the state, flags in 1426, the state in 1811, Izmir in 1850 was due to starboard.

Geographical Location and Climate of the City

Aydin, middle and western part of the fertile plains, the north and south, surrounded by mountains on the Büyük Menderes River Basin is based on an area of 8007 km2. East of Denizli, Aegean Sea in the west, north of Izmir and Manisa, Mugla provinces in the south of the south. Province, 37 ° -44 'and 38 ° -08' north latitude and 27 ° -23 'and 28 ° -52' east longitude in between takes.

Province is dominated by the Mediterranean climate the summers are hot and dry, winters are mild and rainy. The average temperature is 17.6 ° C, the average number of rainy days 80.6, the average rainfall 677.5 mm / year.

Buyuk Menderes valley, like other Aegean plains in the west towards the sea in the form of a pop groove. Therefore, the effect of the sea ılıtıcı bringing winds and rain can easily enter the inner parts.

Central Anatolia by train or by road in terms of entrants to the Büyük Menderes valley, right from Denizli to Izmir all year round, lush plains and slopes of a quilt covering the face.

The plain base, fig, olive and orange groves occupies large areas. Apart from these vineyards, orchards and cotton fields in large amount. At the same time the Mediterranean region and vegetation, hard-leaved, drought-resistant shrubs are stunted. Arbutus, myrtle, laurel, wild and vaccine olives, menengeç, stream length, and between them oleander, thyme, mint, fragrant herbs such as lavender flowers are also available. In addition to these mountains, pine, chestnut, sycamore, ash, linden trees are like. 37% of the province is covered by forests. Keep these convenient one-fifth of production forests.

Fig :
Turkey, the world's gave an advantage to being the most important country of the manufacturer of fresh figs, dried fig production and exports is the leading country. Our country, the world production of fresh figs and dried fig production meets more than half. The country exported 65% of the figs produced in Aydın. Aydin, Turkey figs with high-quality fig production and production capacity in the first place is the rule. Turkey, Aydın Province is the center of fig fig cultivation is done within the boundaries of 258 residential units. There are 6.4 million pieces of Aydin fig tree. This year, the average amount of fresh figs from the trees ranged from 140-170 thousand tons of dried figs and processed in approximately 90% of this amount. Has a worldwide reputation for dry incirimiz Aydın'ımız identified with. Our city, our country and the export of dried fig production is 1st. As the annual production of 45,000 tons of dried figs Province, 20,000 tons of annual exports are changing. In 2005, 191,008 tons in 2006 produced 205,399 tons of wet fig. Aydin mountains completely dried figs grown commercially in both directions with the slopes and bottom lands are rural-base. This places on the ecological conditions of the fruit ripening period, especially temperature, humidity, and positively affects the quality of the wind situation.

Olive:
The second most important product of our province olive. Mediterranean cuisine, olive and olive oil as a source of livelihood of thousands of people and human health by 23% of the number of olive trees indispensable zenginlikleridir.Türkiye 20,977,170 approximately 575,858 tons of olives olive tree wealth produced in 2006. As is well known olive "does not have a year-the year" (periyozite) because of the incident more than a year, less than a year, so the product is taken, in 2005 production reached 104,965 tons. Olive production to produce every year as an alternative to the traditional harvesting method, the use of mechanical harvesting techniques aimed province. More convenient to use mechanical harvesting methods to obtain the appropriate forms of trees and by encouraging the production of machinery, supply of machinery to provide low-cost producer gerekmektedir.Ayrıca, holds an important place in the Provincial economy and 153,479 hectares of olive production of the product to achieve a stable maintenance, pruning, fumigation work is done.

Animal Husbandry

Important and integral part of rural economic structure of the livestock sector, district and provincial level as well as development of the country an important economic functions installed. They provide input to the industrial sector, migration from rural areas of prevention, industry and other sectors in the area of creating new employment in the form listed.

Aydin called agricultural business with households making 85% of the crop and animal production, animal production, only a portion of 15% represents the number of specialized households. Polikültür production structure and level of specialization in animal production in our province is mainly the presence of the animal appears to be a significant potential to achieve economic development.

Rising to 24% share of total agricultural production in the province of Aydin in the livestock sector, we look at the presence of cattle numbers as of 2006, 271,231 to, 191,743 sheep in the presence of 'e is reached. In milk production, there is a certain amount of milk sold in the market or from outside the province and for all the animals are taken to register the exact amount of milk production is not clear

Industry and Trade

Aydin is a very high economic potential, geographic location, provides the advantage of transportation, proximity to sources of raw materials, industrial zones, the population being young and qualified for reasons such as tourism, agriculture and service sectors, and developing and emerging position in terms of industrialization. The cooperative has 1,634 pieces in our city. There are 5 units in our city chamber of commerce. these, Aydin, Nazilli, Soke, Kusadasi and Didim, and trade rooms. The total number of members is 16,179. There are 3 units in our city Board of Trade. These Aydin, Soke Nazilli and commodity exchanges. The total number of members is 628. Union of Chambers of Tradesmen and Artisans in our city is available in 89 rooms, two tradesmen, these rooms have 86,000 registered members.