Sandıklı

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Sandıklı
Sandıklı
Coordinates: 38°27′56″N 30°16′12″E / 38.46556°N 30.27000°E / 38.46556; 30.27000Coordinates: 38°27′56″N 30°16′12″E / 38.46556°N 30.27000°E / 38.46556; 30.27000
Country	Turkey
Province	Afyonkarahisar
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa Çöl
• Kaymakam	Ali Candan
Area [1][dead link]
• District	1,222.87 km2 (472.15 sq mi)
Elevation	1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population  (2012)[2][dead link]
• Urban	32,197
• District	57,843
• District density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Climate	Csb
Website	www.sandikli.bel.tr

Sandıklı is a town and a district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It has a population of 60.126 of which 33.144 live in the city centre according to the 2010 census. The mayor is Mustafa Çöl (AKP).

Sandıklı is famed for its marble quarries, its dairy cream kaymak, and its Turkish delight. People also come from all over Turkey to bathe in the hot springs and natural mud baths in the district.

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Notable natives[]

• Professor of psychology at Ege Universitesi in İzmir. Father of writer Elif Şafak.
• writer and philosopher, at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

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