In historical process, migration was
always a feature of this area. After
the declaration of Tur k ish R epublic,
area received migration from Greece,
Bulgaria and Crete. Population exchanges bet ween Greece and Turkey triggered inhabitants to settle
this region. Newcomers of the city
placed to this area by government.
I t s c l o s e n e s s t o t h e c i t y c e n t e r, fe r tile quality of earth, farmlands and
tawdries were economic advantage s o f t h e s i t e . A f t e r 1 9 5 0 ’s w i t h t h e
political strategies of government,
migration from easter n par ts of Turkey to the western cities increased.
With this move, Ballıkuyu and Kadifekale started to receive migration
from mostly easter n par ts of Turkey. And recently, with the civil
war with Syria, Syrian immigrants
who escaped from the war conditions started to settle to the site.
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