Ortaklar

Ortaklar (Pınarbaşı)
Town
Ortaklar Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°53′N 27°30′E / 37.883°N 27.500°E / 37.883; 27.500Coordinates: 37°53′N 27°30′E / 37.883°N 27.500°E / 37.883; 27.500
Country	Turkey
Province	Aydın Province
District	Germencik
Elevation	72 m (235 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	12,960
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	09330
Area code(s)	256
Licence plate	09

Ortaklar is a town in Germencik district of Aydın Province, Turkey. At 37°53′N 27°30′E / 37.883°N 27.500°E / 37.883; 27.500 it is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to Germencik and 28 kilometres (17 mi) to Aydın. The population of the town was 12945^[1] as of 2012. The village was founded after 1886 when the railroad from İzmir to Aydın was constructed. After the Balkan wars, the Turkish refuges from Greece were settled in the village and being on the stop of railroad and close to the state highway D.320 the village was quickly flourished. In 1949 it was declared township. It is a typical Aegean Region town. Figs and grapes are the most important products

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