Nizip

Nizip (; ) is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 944 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 148,386 (2022).

It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from ÃÂanlÃÂ±urfa (Edessa), and 35 km from KarkamÃÂ±ÃÂ.

Demographics

In early 20th century, the town housed 15,000 people and was mostly inhabited by Turks.

There are 109 neighbourhoods in Nizip District:

Cahit Tanyol (1914Ã¢ÂÂ2020), Turkish sociologist
Mehmet Ali Yaprak (1949Ã¢ÂÂ2004), Turkish businessman and drug trafficker
Mustafa Cengiz (1949Ã¢ÂÂ2021), businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
Mehmet GÃÂ¶rmez (born 1959), former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Zihni ÃÂakÃÂ±r (born 1969), journalist and author
Ali ÃÂahin (born 1970), Turkish politician who has been Deputy Minister of European Union Affairs since January 2016.
Abdulhamit GÃÂ¼l (born 1977), Turkish politician