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images by Tomislav Šipek, 12 January 2018
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The municipality of Bilecik (77,976 inhabitants in 2016, 63,275 in the town of Bilecik; 43,070 ha) is located 200 km south-east of Istanbul and 100 km east of Bursa.
Ivan Sache, 11 January 2018
The flag of Bilecik (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem, which was adopted in July 2017 "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
The crescent and star represent the past and present of Türkiye. The
circle of 16 stars represent the Sixteen Great Turkish Empires.
Turquoise, a color named for Türkiye, is a symbol of strength, power,
stability and power. The network represented on the turquoise background
is a symbol of technology, innovation and innovation.
The two arrows form number "113", the code of Bilecik Province.
[Milliyet, 5 July 2017]
Tomislav Šipek & Ivan Sache, 19 December 2017
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
20 October 2021
The municipality also use a red logo in its flag:
https://www.bilecik.bel.tr/Haberler/263
https://www.haberci26.com/bolgesel/bilecik-belediye-baskani-sahin-mazbatasini-aldi/
Tomislav Šipek, 20 October 2021
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 19 December 2017
The former flag of Bilecik (photo) was white with the municipality's former emblem (detail), which features the clock tower built by Sultan Abdulhamid II.
Tomislav Šipek & Ivan Sache, 19 December 2017
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current and former versions; images by Tomislav Šipek,
11 December 2025
The flags of Bilecik Special Provincial Administration can be seen at:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
https://afyonsehir.com
Tomislav Šipek, 11 December 2025
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
11 December 2025
The municipality now uses a more colorful logo on its website.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJW5_8-MNiL
Tomislav Šipek, 11 December 2025
Earlier version
![[Municipality flag]](../images/t/tr-11-ba.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 25 May 2015
The flag of Bayırköy (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem in the middle. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
Tomislav Šipek, 6 August 2013
![[Municipality flag]](../images/t/tr-11-ve.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 8 June 2015
The flag of Vezirhan (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem in the middle. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
Tomislav Šipek, 6 August 2013
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
20 October 2021
The flag of Bilecik city council is white with logo.
https://www.sabah.com.tr/bilecik/2020/06/23/bilecik-kent-konseyi-hizmet-binasi-aciliyor
Tomislav Šipek,
20 October 2021
The logo features the clock tower (15 m in height) built in 1907 by Governor
Musa Kazim Bey.
Ivan Sache, 23 October 2021
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
23 December 2024
Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University (Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi)
was established in 2007.
The university's namesake is Sheikh Edebali (1206-1326, therefore
traditionally believed to have lived 120 years, buried in Bilecik) is
considered as one of the spiritual founders of the Ottoman Empire. He
has remained famous for its advice to Osman Ghazi (1299; full text), ending with
"O Osman! Know your past so well that you can walk strongly to the
future. Do not forget from where you came so you may not forget where
you go."
The flag of the university (photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the university's emblem in the center.
Ivan Sache, 29 June 2017
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
23 December 2024
Photo: https://bilecik.edu.tr/tip/Icerik/Akademik_Personel_a05d9
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image by Tomislav Šipek,
12 December 2025
It appears that the Chamber changed the year on the logo, which also had an
impact on the flag. The year 1984 was changed to 1904.
https://mobil.tobb.org.tr/MansetResimleri/30489-4.jpg
Tomislav Šipek, 12 December 2025
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image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2017
The flag of the Bilecik Chamber of Commerce and Industry (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the organization's logo.
Ivan Sache, 14 November 2017
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