Aydın Adnan Menderes University

Efeler is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 124 km2, and its population is 303,772 (2022). The district was established as a part of the 2013 local government reorganisation from the former central district of Aydın. The name Aydın was reserved for the metropolitan municipality. Efeler is the plural of the title Efe and it refers to the irregular soldiers from the Aegean Region who fought during the Turkish War of Independence.

Aydın Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Aydın Arkeoloji Müzesi) is in Aydın, western Turkey. Established in 1959, it contains numerous statues, tombs, columns and stone carvings from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, unearthed in ancient cities such as Alinda, Alabanda, Amyzon, Harpasa, Magnesia on the Maeander, Mastaura, Myus, Nisa, Orthosia, Piginda, Pygela and Tralleis. The museum also has a section devoted to ancient coin finds.

Aydın ( EYE-din; Turkish: [ˈajdɯn]; formerly named Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις) is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient Meander River) at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down to the seacoast. The city forms the urban part of the Efeler district, with a population of 259,027 in 2022. Aydın city is located along a region which was famous for its fertility and productivity since ancient times. Figs remain the province's best-known crop, although other agricultural products are also grown intensively and the city has some light industry. At the crossroads of a busy transport network of several types, a six-lane motorway connects Aydın to İzmir, Turkey's second port, in less than an hour, and in still less time to the international Adnan Menderes Airport, located along the road between the two cities. A smaller airport, namely Aydın Airport, is located a few kilometers in the South-East of Aydın. The region of Aydın also pioneered the introduction of railways into Turkey in the 19th century and still has the densest railroad network. The province of Aydın is also where a number of internationally known historic sites and centers of tourism are concentrated.

Tralles (Ancient Greek:Τράλλεις) was a colonia (town) of the Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine empires, later known as Andronicopolis (Ανδρονικούπολις). Tralles was sacked by the Turks in 1284, but remains today a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. A new Turkish city, Aydın, was built in its place.

Çeştepe is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,787 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is almost merged to Aydın city center. According to the mayor's webpage, the town was founded by Circassian refugees from the Balkans and the Caucasus during the last years of the Ottoman Empire. Çeştepe was declared a seat of township in 1992.

Yılmazköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,014 (2022). The village is inhabited by Tahtacı.

Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,006 (2022).

Zeytinköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 211 (2022).

Ambarcık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 188 (2022).

Ovaeymir is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,942 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The motorway O.31 separates it from the Aydın conurbation. The original location of Ovaeymir was by the Büyükmenderes river side. But the present Ovaeymir was founded after the original settlement was hit by a flood disaster about two centuries ago. In 1994, the settlement was declared a seat of township. The main economic sector of the town of Ovaeymir is agriculture and some residents work as construction workers in Aydın.

Dağeymiri is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 429 (2022).

Tepecik is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Efeler, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,043 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). Tepecik is to the south east of Aydın city center.