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*[[Kleanthis Maropoulos]], [[AEK FC|AEK]] footballer of the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] was born here in [[1919]]. | *[[Kleanthis Maropoulos]], [[AEK FC|AEK]] footballer of the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]] was born here in [[1919]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, December 12, 2005
Tuzla is a village in Asia Minor on the Sea of Marmara (Propontis), facing the Prince's Islands. In Byzantine times it was known as Akritas.
Prior to 1924 and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, the population of Tuzla was largely Greek. Many residents had migrated to the United States between 1890 and 1924. Those that stayed were resettled in Nea Philadelphia, Athens, in Thessaloniki and elsewhere in Greece. On the other hand, many ethnic Turks from Greece were resettled in Tuzla.
Today Tuzla could be considered a suburb of Istanbul as the great city has spread considerably into Anatolia. Many wealthy residents of Istanbul, however, have taken up residence in Tuzla as it has never lost its small-town atmosphere.
Persons
- Kleanthis Maropoulos, AEK footballer of the 1930s and 1940s was born here in 1919.
