İslahiye

For the village, see İslahiye, Düzce.

İslahiye is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 865 km²,^[3] and its population is 67,650 (2022).^[1] It is a railway border crossing into Syria. Near İslahiye is the site of ancient Nicopolis.^[4]

İslahiye
District and municipality
Map showing İslahiye District in Gaziantep Province
İslahiye Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Gaziantep
Government
• Mayor	Kemal Vural (AKP)
Area	865 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	67,650
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	27800
Area code	0342
Website	www.islahiye.bel.tr

The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.^[5] The state road D.825, which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through İslahiye.

The town is inhabited by Yörüks of the Aydınlı tribe.^[6] English traveler Mark Sykes recorded İslahiye as a town inhabited by Turks in early 20th century.^[7]

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck İslahiye on 6 February 2023, causing widespread devastation in the town and many deaths.^[8]

Composition

There are 71 neighbourhoods in İslahiye District:^[9]

• Ağabey
• Ağalarobası
• Akınyolu
• Alaca
• Altınüzüm
• Arpalı
• Atatürk
• Aydınlık
• Bahçelievler
• Bayraktepe
• Beyler
• Boğaziçi
• Burhaniye
• Burunsuzlar
• Çamlıca
• Çerçili
• Cevdetpaşa
• Çınarlı
• Çolaklar
• Çubuk
• Cumhuriyet
• Değirmencik
• Dervişpaşa
• Elbistanhüyüğü
• Erenler
• Esenler
• Fevziçakmak
• Fevzipaşa
• Göltepe
• Güllühüyük
• Güngören
• Hacı Ali Öztürk
• Hanağzı
• Hasanlök
• Hürriyet
• İdilli
• Kabaklar
• Kalaycık
• Kale
• Karacaören
• Karakaya
• Karapınar
• Karapolat
• Kayabaşı
• Kazıklı
• Kırıkçalı
• Koçcağız
• Köklü
• Kozdere
• Kuşçumustafa
• Ortaklı
• Örtülü
• Pınarbaşı
• Şahmaran
• Şerikanlı
• Serinevler
• Sulumağara
• Tandır
• Telli
• Türkbahçe
• Yağızlar
• Yelliburun
• Yeni
• Yeniceli
• Yeniköy
• Yesemek
• Yeşilova
• Yeşilyurt
• Yolbaşı
• Yukarıbilenler
• Zincirli

Climate

İslahiye has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),^[10] with very hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters.

Climate data for İslahiye (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	12.0 (53.6)	16.5 (61.7)	22.1 (71.8)	28.2 (82.8)	33.4 (92.1)	36.8 (98.2)	37.1 (98.8)	33.4 (92.1)	26.9 (80.4)	18.0 (64.4)	11.6 (52.9)	23.9 (75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	6.7 (44.1)	10.7 (51.3)	15.2 (59.4)	20.6 (69.1)	25.7 (78.3)	28.9 (84.0)	28.9 (84.0)	25.2 (77.4)	19.3 (66.7)	11.7 (53.1)	7.1 (44.8)	17.2 (63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.0 (35.6)	5.3 (41.5)	8.7 (47.7)	13.2 (55.8)	17.6 (63.7)	20.7 (69.3)	21.1 (70.0)	17.7 (63.9)	12.8 (55.0)	6.4 (43.5)	3.1 (37.6)	10.9 (51.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	139.5 (5.49)	136.04 (5.36)	111.36 (4.38)	67.66 (2.66)	33.19 (1.31)	7.94 (0.31)	1.27 (0.05)	0.99 (0.04)	16.19 (0.64)	49.43 (1.95)	87.86 (3.46)	148.67 (5.85)	800.1 (31.50)
Source: NOAA[11]

See also

• İslahiye District Public Library

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
5. "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
6. Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 147.
7. Sykes, Mark (1904). Dar-ul-Islam: A Record of a Journey Through Ten of the Asiatic Provinces of Turkey. Bickers & Son. p. 261.
8. "Islahiye, a city devastated by the earthquake: 'We spend our days feeling thankful for being alive'". El País. 2023-02-10.
9. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
10. "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
11. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — İslahiye". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.