Akyazı

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Akyazı
Akyazı is located in Turkey
Akyazı
Akyazı
Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 30°37′31″E / 40.68333°N 30.62528°E / 40.68333; 30.62528Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 30°37′31″E / 40.68333°N 30.62528°E / 40.68333; 30.62528
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSakarya
Government
 • MayorBilal Soykan[1] (AK PARTİ)
 • KaymakamYakup Guney
Area
[2]
 • District616.63 km2 (238.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Urban
42,571
 • District
84,022
 • District density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Post code
54400
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.akyazi.bel.tr

Akyazı is a town and district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor is Bilal Soykan (AK PARTI).

Electrocution incident[]

On 23 June 2017, five people died of electrocution after a swimming pool at a water park in Akyazı became electrified. Three children aged 12, 15 and 17[4] were the first to be electrocuted. The park's manager Mehmet Kaya, 58, and his son Kadir Kaya, 30,[5] dived in to save them but were also seriously injured.[6] The five victims died in hospital; another person was seriously injured during the incident and was taken to hospital.[7][8]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Baskan" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  4. ^ "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2017-06-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  5. ^ "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. ^ "Five people dead in mass electrocution at water park in Turkey". The Independent. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. ^ "Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted". BBC News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  8. ^ "Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2017-06-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-24.

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