Bucak, Burdur

Bucak
District
Country	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Burdur
Incorporated	1926
Government
• Mayor	Ramazan AYAZ
• Governor	Osman HACIBEKTAŞOĞLU
Area
• District	1,436 km2 (554 sq mi)
Elevation	850 m (2,245 ft)
Population  (2007)
• District	58,322
• Density	40.6/km2 (104.9/sq mi)
• Metro	35,621
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	15300
Area code	(0090)+ 248
Licence plate	15
Website	www.bucak.bel.tr www.bucak.gov.tr

Bucak is the biggest town of Burdur, Turkey. The town’s population is 35,621 at the 2007 census. Its former name was “Oğuzhan” and this name was changed as “Bucak” in 1926.

Bucak has good connections to other parts of Turkey. Antalya lies 80 km to the South, Isparta 65 km to North-east and Burdur 45 km to the North-west.

Some historical buildings and houses remain, but these are rare compared to the number of modern constructions. There are several historical places remaining such as Cremna antiques, Milyos, İncirhan and Susuz Kervansaray(last two are Seljukian age Inns for caravans).

The people of Bucak are known as hard-working. Since there are many marble resources around Bucak, most of the public deal with marble. Marble is processed in the marble factories which are located around Bucak. The processed marble is exported to all around the world.

Many entrepreneurs from Bucak contributed to the fame of town by building new high schools and institutions. Bucak Hikmet Tolunay Vocational Institution, Bucak Zeliha Tolunay Education Faculty, Bucak Adem Tolunay Science High School, Mehmet Cadıl Anatolian Teacher Training High School are some of them. The education standard is high and there are top scorers in university entrance exams in Turkey.

Sister cities

• Krotoszyn, Poland