Cakilli - Çakıllı - Чакъллъ - Τσακίλλι

Cakilli: The Settlement Where the Ergene River Begins

The town, formerly known as Cakalondon, is located on the old Kirklareli-Istanbul road, D20. The oldest inhabitants of Cakilli were the Thracians of ancient times. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Evliya Celebi described the town in the 17th century as a settlement where Turks and Greeks lived together. After the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, Turkish refugees migrated from Bulgaria and settled in Cakilli. Cakilli was declared a town in 1969.

In the center of the town, there is an 820-year-old historical plane tree. The tree, a species of Eastern Plane (Platanus Orientalis), is protected by the General Directorate of Natural Assets Protection. Additionally, one of the sources of the Ergene River is located near the town.

Cakilli

Cakilli Municipality
Altitude	154 m
Population 2022	1.981
Telephone Area Code	288
License Plate Code	39
Postal Code	39401
Distance to Provincial Center	65 km
Mayor	Mehmet Bayram
Last Update	16.11.2024
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Cakilli Population Information

1935	1.382
1940	1.524
1945	1.472
1950	1.646
1955	1.825
1960	1.980
1965	2.227
1970	2.299
1975	2.376
1980	2.529
1985	2.688
1990	2.920
1997	2.699
2000	2.801
2007	2.597
2008	2.493
2009	2.404
2010	2.359
2011	2.282
2012	2.260
2013	2.227
2014	2.165
2015	2.101
2016	2.062
2017	2.021
2018	2.017
2019	1.991
2020	1.986
2021	1.971
2022	1.981