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Çeşme (District Municipality, Turkey)

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[Municipality flag]

Flag of Çeşme - Image by Jens Pattke, 4 November 2012


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Flag of Çeşme

The flag of Çeşme (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2012


Former municipalities

Alaçatı

[Municipality flag]

Flag of Alaçatı - Image by Jens Pattke, 27 March 2013

The former municipality of Alaçatı (8,401 inhabitants in 2000) is "an authentic, traditional Turkish town with a 'non‑touristy', off the beaten‑track feel. Largely undiscovered outside Turkey, Alaçatı is where many Turks, including several national celebrities, spend their holidays to escape the more touristy scene in Bodrum. The yacht marina was designed by the late French architect François Spoerry, who also designed the tourist spot Port Grimaud in the Côte d’Azur.
The new Vanishing Tastes Festival, taking place in the summer and autumn every year, celebrates the recipes and culinary traditions of Aegean cuisine, through tastings, workshops and demonstrations by local and international chefs."
[The Telegraph, 12 June 2015]

The flag of Alaçatı (photo) was white with the municipal emblem.
The emblem of the former municipality featured wind turbines, a windmill, and windsurfers.

Alaçatı resort has met its electricity needs by producing electricity with wind power, a quite economic and environmentally friendly way to provide power (photo). Alaçatı, which is a tiny resort, is quite a windy place, but it no longer suffers from power cuts as its 12 wind turbines, set up two years ago, produce 7.2 megawatt electricity.
[Hürriyet Daily News, 21 June 2000]

Alaçatı has a growing reputation for something Turkey is not immediately associated with: windsurfing. Every year between 8,000 and 10,000 professional and amateur windsurfers from the United States, Australia and Europe flock to the turquoise waters of Alaçatı Bay to either participate in a variety of internationally recognized windsurfing competitions or hone their skills. The surf schools of Alaçatı are busiest between May and October when the weather boasts a constant and reliable wind. This constant breeze is suitable for all skill types though beginners benefit most due to the favorable conditions of both the landscape and the weather.
[ Professional Windsurfers' Association]

Tomislav Šipek & Ivan Sache, 20 March 2016