Denizli
Denizli Municipality City Hall in the town center of Denizli
Official logo of Denizli Denizli Rooster (Denizli Horozu)
Denizli Location of Denizli
Coordinates: 37°46′N 29°05′E / 37.767°N 29.083°E / 37.767; 29.083Coordinates: 37°46′N 29°05′E / 37.767°N 29.083°E / 37.767; 29.083
Country	Turkey
Region	Aegean Region
Province	Denizli
Government
• Mayor	Osman Zolan (Justice and Development Party)
Elevation	354 m (1,161 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	511,751
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	20x xx
Area code(s)	(0090) 258
Licence plate	20
Website	www.denizli.gov.tr

Denizli is a growing industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region.

The city has a population of about 511,751 (2011 census). It jumped from 389,000 in 2007, due to the merger of 13 municipalities and 10 villages. The area of Denizli Municipality has increased almost five times and the population increase become around 50 percent. Denizli (Municipality) is the capital city of Denizli Province.

Denizli has achieved a remarkable economic development in the last decades based notably on textile production and exports.^[1] Having become a vibrant center of manufacturing focused on exportation, Denizli is frequently cited, along with a number of other Turkish cities, as one of the foremost examples of "Anatolian Tigers" in reference to its rapid pace of development.^[2]

Denizli also attracts many visitors to the nearby mineral-coated hillside hot spring of Pamukkale, and with red color thermal water spa hotels Karahayıt, just 5 km north of Pamukkale. Recently, Denizli becomes a major domestic tourism destination due to the various types of thermal waters in Sarayköy, Central/Denizli (where Karahayıt and Pamukkale towns are located), Akköy (Gölemezli), Buldan (Yenicekent), Çardak districts.

The ancient ruined city of Hierapolis, as well as ruins of the city of Laodicea on the Lycus, the ancient metropolis of Phrygia. Also in the depending of Honaz, about 10 miles west of Denizli is, what was, in the 1st century AD, the city of Colossae.

The weather is hot in Denizli in summers, whereas in winters, it may occasionally be very cold with snow on the mountains that surround the city. Some years, snow can be observed in the urban areas. Springs and autumns are rainy, mild climate, warm.

Etymology[link]

The city was formerly known as Denizli Ladik^{[citation needed]}, that is, "Laodicaea on the sea/lake", but the town is not on the coast.

The name mutated through several spellings and may have referred to the abundance of underground water sources or the city's location on the way to western Turkey's lakes region nearby.

History[link]

The area has been occupied since prehistoric times, there were important ancient Greek and Roman towns nearby, (Hierapolis and Laodicea on the Lycus), which persisted through the Byzantine period.

The city was founded in its current location after the area has been settled by the Turks. The inhabitants of Laodicea were resettled here in the Seljuk period.^[3]

In the 17th century, the Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi visited Denizli and recorded the town as follows: "The city is called (Denizli) (which means seaside in Turkish) as there are several rivers and lakes around it. In fact it is a four day trip from the sea. Its fortress is of square shape built on flat ground. It has no ditches. Its periphery is 470 steps long. It has four gates. These are: painters gate in North, saddle-makers gate in the East, new Mosque gate in the South, and vineyard gate in the West. There are some fifty armed watchmen in the fortress, and they attend the shop. The main city is outside the fortress with 44 districts and 3600 houses. There are 57 small and large mosques and district masjids, 7 madrasahs, 7 children's schools, 6 baths and 17 dervish lodges. As everybody lives in vineyards the upper classes and ordinary people do not flee from each other."

The city lived in peace for centuries without being involved in wars in a direct manner. Following World War I during the Independence War, the Greek forces managed to come as close as Sarayköy, a small town 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Denizli, but did not venture into Denizli where resistance was being prepared.

Climate[link]

Denizli is located in Aegean Region of Turkey, but the climate is not uniform neither in Aegean Region nor in the Province of Denizli. A terrestrial climate may be felt in the center of the province, because the area is like a pathway from the seaside to inland areas. The inland areas, like Çardak, Bozkurt, Çivril, and Çal districts/counties of the Province are cooler and have a higher elevation than the seaside, Western Part of the Province. Therefore there are climatic differences within the Province and even in the Denizli urbanized area. The land is open to winds coming from the Aegean Sea because the mountains are perpendicular to the sea. Winters are rainy or sometimes snowy, but generally mild.^[4]

Denizli today[link]

An old house/restaurant in Denizli

Aside its visitor's attractions, the city of Denizli is known for its textile industry and (and outlet shopping for cut-price clothing), for connected fields of activity such as the dye industry, and for its famous roosters. The saying goes that Denizli is known for 'kız', 'toz' and 'horoz'; respectively, the girls, the dust and the roosters. Resourceful in catchy phraseologies evolving from the folk culture, the region also affirms itself by saying "Denizli'nin horozları bellidir" (the roosters of Denizli make themselves known).

Economy[link]

The textile industry in Denizli grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s making itself a place in the domestic market and for exports. Towels and bathrobes and other home textiles are products associated with Denizli in particular emphasis. Thus, Denizli grew rapidly in the last decades, raising a number of very rich businessmen, some reasonable to very good restaurants, notably one renowned across Turkey for serving only mushrooms in different varieties (Mantar Restaurant), and the look and the amenities of a modern city. The biggest firms in the city include Değirmenci and Funika (especially for bathrobes).

Denizli, Turkey

Lifestyle[link]

The city is quite smart with trees along the main avenues and views of the surrounding mountains from many locations. As Denizli has prospered in the 1990s, new compounds of luxury villas have sprung up on the city's outskirts in areas like Çamlık.

In the city itself, air pollution from coal-fired central-heating become a problem in winter. However, with the quickly expanding network and extensive usage of natural gas, air pollution problem has declined greatly in the elevated parts of the city, especially where only natural gas are used for heating.

There are some highly-regarded high schools such as Denizli Anadolu Öğretmen Lisesi, Denizli Anadolu Lisesi, and Denizli Erbakır Fen Lisesi.

Pamukkale University opened in the 1990s, now in phase of academic maturing with more than 28,000 students. Many young people still leave to go to university in İzmir, Ankara or Istanbul, and sometimes stay there to build careers.

Culture and entertainment[link]

There are large shops, bars and cafes, even some live music, although this is a city that grew recently and is located deep in the countryside. The presence of Pamukkale University improves the cultural amenities of the city.

The region's inhabitants have been influenced by the production of grapes and the wine since centuries and a joyful culture is present in Denizli, although it is coupled with hard working and creative thinking, reflected in an apparent conservatism. For example, it is sometimes difficult to get a license to sell alcohol.

On the other hand, the new wealth in Denizli has been much more rapid than many other places in Turkey in investing in developing an urban culture. Many private clubs and associations are opening up including: The society for the Protection of the Environment and History of Denizli; The Poets and Poetry Lovers Association; the Pizza Appreciation Group and the Jazz-rock Local. There is an annual amateur theater festival, attended by groups from Turkey and overseas. Denizli has the second-largest number of ranking chess-players in Turkey, after Istanbul. Also, inspired by the unusually high reports of UFO sightings in the region over the years, one of the world's handful of museums dedicated to ufology was recently opened in Denizli.

Gazi Mustafa Kemal Elementary School

Food and drink[link]

The wines of the Pamukkale winery are mostly made from traditional Turkish grapes such as Tokat, Narince and Çalkarası, although now they are planting Shiraz in the area too. They also make a well-known cherry wine. The Denizli kebab is roast lamb served on flat bread. Zafer Gazozu is a locally produced fizzy fruity flavored soda.

Transportation[link]

Denizli Çardak Airport is about 45 minutes drive from the city center.

The extension of İzmir-Aydın highway to Denizli remains announced since years. Initial infrastructure is laid in Aydın, but the rest is yet to come and the present Aydın-Denizli road, although straight and flat, has a very high level of traffic, especially trucks, with each town along the road possessing its own industrial zone.

Places of interest[link]

• Laodicea ad Lycum - 6 km (4 mi) north of Denizli near the village of Eskihisar. The city was established by Seleucid King, Antiochus II in honor of his wife, Laodice. This trading city was famous for its woolen and cotton cloths. A letter written by a Laodecian says: "I am happy. I have fortune and I am not in need of anything." Following a large earthquake which destroyed the city, what remains of the ancient city are one of the seven churches of Asia Minor, the stadium, the amphitheatre and the odeon, the cistern and the aqueduct. (see further Laodicean Church)
• Hierapolis and Pamukkale World Heritage Sites -20 km north of Denizli Pamukkale traventines. The city of Hierapolis was founded by the Pergamon King Eumenes II in 190 BC. Its closeness to Laodicea led to commercial and military rivalry. The town was built in Greek style. Despite suffering a violent earthquake in 17 AD, it reached its peak during the Roman and Byzantine periods. It was reconstructed during the 2nd and 3rd centuries in stone from quarries in the area, in a Roman style. The town had its most glorious years during the reign of Roman Emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla and became an episcopal seat during the expansion of Christianity. However, as a result of several earthquakes, the most violent of which was in 1354, a great part of the town was destroyed, and its people migrated.
• The Seljuq caravanserai Akhan, which is 6 km from Denizli City on the Ankara highway, and a great part of which still remains, was constructed by Karasungur bin Abdullah in 1253-54 when he was acting as the commander of Ladik. It was recently restored along with the Ottoman konaks nearby and is set to become a visitor's attraction by its own right.
• Honaz mountain is a popular picnic excursion for Denizli's people in summer.
• The nearby village of Goncalı, which is on the railway line, is another excursion. People come to eat the charcoal-grilled thinly-cut kebab called çöp şiş, preferably with the local süzme yoghurt and a glass of rakı.

• There is a statue of Atatürk at Çınar Meydanı in the city centre.
• Servergazi turbesi is located close to the Yenişehir neighborhood. The tomb of the 12th century Turkish commander of the Seljuk akinci unit is located there. Many locals enjoy visiting and making prayers at the tomb especially on weekends.
• Teraspark Shopping and Lifestyle Center, Teraspark AVM, located in the yenişehir. Teraspark AVM is biggest shopping center in Denizli.
• Forum Çamlık Shopping and Lifestyle Center, Forum Çamlık AVM, located in the heart of the city centre, Demokrasi Meydanı/Square and surrounded by residential areas, welcomes more than 450,000 people within a catchment area of 20 minutes. The design of Forum Çamlık was inspired by the rich architectural elements that are unique to Province of Denizli. Local stones like Denizli travertine and marble are used for the cladding of many buildings. The visitors will enjoy a detailed artwork, small ponds, squares and rich landscaping features. Given its wide range of shop mix and entertainment facilities, including theaters/cinemas, the centre became a very important destination for visitors in Denizli and neighbouring cities.

Notable natives[link]

International relations[link]

Twin towns — sister cities[link]

Denizli is twinned with:

See also[link]

• Denizli Province
• Pamukkale
• Pamukkale University
• Anatolian Tigers
• Karahayıt
• Akköy
• Sarayköy
• Buldan
• Hierapolis
• Laodiceia
• River Menderes
• travertines

Related links[link]

• Denizli Government Web Site
• Denizli Telephone Address, Business Guide

References[link]

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Mustafa Denizli

Denizli at Beşiktaş
Personal information
Full name	Mustafa Denizli
Date of birth	(1949-11-10) 10 November 1949 (age 62)
Place of birth	Alaçatı, Turkey
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Persepolis (Head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1966–1983	Altay SK	476	(83)
1983–1984	Galatasaray	15	(3)
Total		491	(86)
National team
1971–1980	Turkey	33	(2)
Teams managed
1985–1987	Galatasaray (Assistant)
1987–1989	Galatasaray
1989–1990	Alemannia Aachen
1990–1992	Galatasaray
1994–1996	Kocaelispor
1996–2000	Turkey
2000–2001	Fenerbahçe
2003–2004	Vestel Manisaspor
2004–2006	Pas
2006–2007	Persepolis
2008–2010	Beşiktaş
2011–	Persepolis
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949 in Alaçatı) is a former Turkish football player and now a coach who currently manages Persepolis in IPL. He has managed many Turkish notable football clubs, including 'Istanbul Big Three' (Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Turkish League title three times. He is currently the only manager in history to win the Turkish league with three different clubs. He also has worked in outside of Turkey, Alemannia Aachen in Germany, Pas and Persepolis in Iran. He managed the Turkish national team for four years and reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. On 23 December 2011, he was returned to his former club, Persepolis.

Playing career[link]

He spent 17 years with his hometown club Altay SK in İzmir, gaining a reputation as one of the best left-sided forwards in the league. In 1980, he became topscorer with 12 goals. Denizli transferred then in 1983 to Galatasaray after Altay's relegation in 1982–83 season, but retired at the end of the season 1983–1984 from active sport. During his playing time, he was capped 33 times for the national team.

Managerial career[link]

Galatasaray[link]

He started his next career as the assistant coach to German Jupp Derwall and served three years in this position at Galatasaray. In 1987, he took over his master’s position as head coach of the club and won the Turkish league in the same year. For the same season, Denizli was appointed caretaker head coach of the Turkish national football team. In the season 1988–1989, he reached the semi-finals of the European Cup with Galatasaray, but the road to the final was blocked by Steaua Bucuresti. He was resigned in 1989.

Alemannia Aachen[link]

For the season 1989–1990, Denizli signed a contract with the German second league side Alemannia Aachen. Denizli had installed a new type of attacking football for the German club but he left from this club due to Alemannia Aachen was faced with relegation to third league.

Galatasaray[link]

Returned to Turkey after one season, he was responsible for Galatasaray again. The team won Turkish Cup under his management in 1990–1991 and played in the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup.

Turkish national football team[link]

From 1992 to 1995, he coached Kocaelispor and then he was appointed the second time head coach for the national team, he served until 2000. At the 2000 European Football Championship, Turkey played quarter finals with him, first time ever in the country’s history.

Fenerbahçe[link]

In 2000, Fenerbahçe offered him a position, and at the end of the season 2000–2001, Fenerbahçe won the league championship title after 5 years again. Denizli is the first Turkish coach of Fenerbahçe ever to win the league championship, but he enjoyed a rather poor Champions League run with defeats against FC Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen. In 2002 the Nigerian national football team wanted to sign Denizli for their 2002 World Cup campaign but due to several problems it was cancelled. He then transferred to Vestel Manisaspor.

Pas Tehran[link]

In 2004, Denizli received several offers from Japan and South-Korea, but he chose to use his knowledge for Iran to coach the premier league champion Pas Tehran. Denizli made a run for the league title but became only second in the league. There were rumours that Denizli would be the coach of the Iran national football team to lead it to a successful 2006 World Cup. He also reached the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League with Pas, where he was knocked out 4–4 on aggregate by Al Ain. Denizli said he was going to leave Pas and headback for Turkey, although he had an option to sign a contract in Dubai.

Persepolis[link]

In August 2006, Denizli was hired as the manager of the Iranian giants, Persepolis, after Arie Haan was fired. He resigned on 3 June 2007 after an unsuccessful season with Persepolis in which he failed in the Hazfi Cup with an embarrassing 4–1 defeat to Sepahan and more importantly the IPL in which his immensely talented team only managed a third place finish.

Denizli announced he was interested in becoming Iran national football team manager, provided he can reach agreements with the IRIFF. . It was said that Denizli would take over the Iranian national team after Branko Ivankovic failed to make an impression on the world stage, but the Iranian Amir Ghalenoei was chosen over him.^[1]

Beşiktaş[link]

On 9 October 2008 he signed a 1 year contract with Besiktas.^[2] On 30 May the club claimed its 13th Turkish Super League title under his guidance. Denizli is the only one in Turkey who have managed to win the national league with the "three biggest" football clubs (Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray) as a manager. With 2008/09 league title, Denizli also clings to the achievement of being "the one and only Turkish coach Beşiktaş J.K. earned the league title with". 2 June 2010 According to a number of reports from Turkey, experienced gaffer Denizli has resigned as head coach of Turkcell Super Lig titans Besiktas due to medical reasons. ^[3]

Return to Persepolis[link]

On 23 December 2011 Denizli signed a one and a half year contract with Iran Pro League side Persepolis, Return to his former club after four years.^[4][5] His first competitive game as coach was against Malavan, in which Persepolis comfortably lost 2–0. After that, Persepolis defeated Shahin Bushehr 4-1 in Azadi Stadium with goals from Ali Karimi, Gholamreza Rezaei, Mohammad Nouri and Mehrdad Oladi. Five days later, Persepolis makes a 2-2 draw with Shahrdari Tabriz. Then, defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh 2-1 with a late penalty scored by Ali Karimi. Denizli saw a bad day with a 4-2 loss to Sanat Naft. After that, Persepolis hosted Zob Ahan which ended 0-0. A week later, the match between Persepolis and Esteghlal– known as Tehran derby was held. had previously experienced victory over Esteghlal back in 2006. Persepolis found themselves 2-0 down yet again and had Mehrdad Oladi very harshly sent off for what was seen as just a foul. Mazloumi and blues fans were beginning celebrations of yet another victory over their rivals as Persepolis fans began to leave the stadium when suddenly newly signed forward Eamon Zayed bagged a goal back for the reds in the 82nd minute. Persepolis were lifted by this goal and Zayed immediately connected with Mehdi Mahdavikia's excellent cross a minute later and levelled the score to 2-2 with a fine header. The last five minutes of the game was very open with Persepolis looking more lively and in the 92nd minute of the match, Hossein Badamaki's cross found Zayed yet again and the Libyan striker turned his defender and finished brilliantly to round off a historic hat-trick and great win for Persepolis and its fans.

Denizli started Champions league with a 1-1 draw with Al-Hilal. Then defeated Al-Shabab 6-1 with goals from Zayed (3 times), Rezaei, Karimi and Amir Hossein Feshangchi. Persepolis continued their good results in champions league despite poor in the domestic league with a 3-0 away win over Al-Gharafa. Denizli's side was very unlucky in the 2nd round, missed winning over Al-Gharafa with a late goal, match ended 1-1. They lost 0-1 to Al-Hilal in home that was very disappointing. With this loss, Denizli's record in Asia that doesn't have any lose in his years with Pas and Persepolis was broken.

Managerial statistics[link]

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Turkey		1987	1987	&100000000000000060000006	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000001667000016.67
Galatasaray		1987	1989	&1000000000000009200000092	&1000000000000005500000055	&1000000000000002100000021	&1000000000000001600000016	&1000000000000005978000059.78
Alemannia Aachen		1989	1990	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000090000009	&1000000000000003332999933.33
Galatasaray		1990	1992	&1000000000000007200000072	&1000000000000004400000044	&1000000000000001300000013	&1000000000000001500000015	&1000000000000006110999961.11
Kocaelispor		1994	1996	&1000000000000008100000081	&1000000000000003400000034	&1000000000000002300000023	&1000000000000002400000024	&1000000000000004197999941.98
Turkey		1996	2000	&1000000000000003100000031	&1000000000000001100000011	&100000000000000090000009	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000003547999935.48
Fenerbahçe		2000	2001	&1000000000000006600000066	&1000000000000004000000040	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001800000018	&1000000000000006060999960.61
Vestel Manisaspor		2003	2004	&1000000000000003700000037	&1000000000000002000000020	&100000000000000070000007	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000005404999954.05
PAS Tehran		2004	2006	&1000000000000005100000051	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000001700000017	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000005097999950.98
Persepolis		2006	2007	&1000000000000003000000030	&1000000000000001400000014	&1000000000000001100000011	&100000000000000050000005	&1000000000000004667000046.67
Beşiktaş		2008	2010	&1000000000000005000000050	&1000000000000002900000029	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000005800000058.00
Persepolis		2011	Present	&1000000000000001700000017	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000050000005	&100000000000000070000007	&1000000000000002941000029.41
Total				&10000000000000548000000548	&10000000000000284000000284	&10000000000000126000000126	&10000000000000138000000138	&1000000000000005182000051.82

Managerial honours[link]

• Galatasaray
  • Turkish League: 1 (1987–88)
  • President Cup: 2 (1988, 1991)
  • Turkish Cup: 1 (1990–91)
  • European Cup: Semi-final (1990–91)
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Quarter-final (1991–92)

• Turkish national football team
  • UEFA European Football Championship: Quarter-final (2000)

• Fenerbahçe
  • Turkish League: 1 (2000–01)

• PAS Tehran
  • Iran Pro League: Runner-Up (2005–06)
  • AFC Champions League: Quarter-final (2005)

• Persepolis
  • Hazfi Cup: Runner-Up (2005–06)

• Beşiktaş
  • Turkish Cup: 1 (2008–09)
  • Turkish League: 1 (2008–09)

• Individual
  • IFFHS's 11th best national team coach in the world 2000.

Personal life[link]

He married Firdevs Denizli in 1970 and he has two daughters from this marriage. His first daughter was born in 1975 and his second daughter was born in 1988. He got divorced from his wife in 2009. He later married his second wife, Evien Ölzi in 2011. Evien is also an athlete. The couple are currently residing in Tehran.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Mustafa Denizli at transfermarkt.de (German)

Mustafa Denizli – International Tournaments v t e Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Rüştü 2 Tayfur 3 Ogün 4 Fatih 5 Alpay 6 Arif 7 Okan 8 Tugay 9 Hakan Şükür 10 Sergen 11 Tayfun 12 Ömer 13 Osman 14 Suat 15 İzzet 16 Ergün 17 Oktay 18 Ayhan 19 Abdullah 20 Hakan Ünsal 21 Fevzi 22 Ümit Davala Coach: Denizli