Bulgurca is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey.Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 2,024 (2022). It was relocated around 1997.
History Formerly a centrally located rural village, Bulgurca was well-equipped with a health center, primary and secondary schools,See some details in Turkish from Bulgurca primary school website a wide array of shops and trades, and a strong farming community.
By the end of 1997, Bulgurca was demolished for the Tahtali Dam project. Residents, along with those living in nearby villages, were relocated to the Pancar plains, approximately 5 km away from the original location at .
Bulgurca was also the location of the Bakla Tepe excavation site.Geocities
Notable people Haris Alexiou, a Greek singer, was born to an Anatolian Greek family who migrated in 1924 from Bulgurca.
Bulgurca in media
A European Union committee of 18 educators once visited Bulgurca Primary School.Newsletter for Governors and Clerks, Issue 48, Nov.2007, p.17
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