Bulgurca
Bulgurca is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Menderes, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,024. It was relocated around 1997.
History
Formerly a centrally located rural village, Bulgurca was well-equipped with a health center, primary and secondary schools, a wide array of shops and trades, and a strong farming community.By the end of 1997, Bulgurca was demolished for the Tahtali Dam project. Residents, along with those living in nearby villages, were relocated to the Pancar plains, approximately 5 km away from the original location at.
Bulgurca was also the location of the Bakla Tepe excavation site.
Notable people
- Haris Alexiou, a Greek singer, was born to an Anatolian Greek family who migrated in 1924 from Bulgurca.