Marmaracık is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ergene, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey.Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its population is 4,167 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde) in the district of Çorlu. It is the centre of the district of Ergene, created in 2013.
Geography Marmaracık is situated in East Thrace, the European part of Turkey. It is on the Turkish state highway D.100 which connects Istanbul to Edirne and the Bulgarian border. The distance to Çorlu is only and to Tekirdağ is .
History The population of the town is composed of Türkmen people which were settled in Dobrudja of Romania by the Ottoman Empire government during the early years of the empire. In 1920s, most of these people returned to Turkey and a part of them were settled in Marmaracık. In 1999 the settlement was declared a seat of township.Mayor's page
Economy Wheat and sunflower are the two main agricultural crops. Marmaracık is situated in a flourishing industrial area and there are industrial facilities and depo's around.
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