Söke (District Municipality, Turkey)

Last modified: 2019-11-12 by ivan sache
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Flag of Söke - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 April 2015

• Flag of Söke
• Former municipalities
  • Güllübahçe
  • Yenidoğan
• Professional boards
  • Söke Chamber of Commerce (Söke Ticaret Odası - STO)
  • Söke Commodity Exchange (Söke Ticaret Borsası)

See also:

• Turkey
• Aydın Province

Flag of Söke

The flag of Söke (photo; as seen on 23 April 2013) is white with the municipality's emblem in the middle.
The emblem features a cotton flower, cotton being the main source of income in the area. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek & Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 April 2014

Former municipalities

Güllübahçe

Flag of Güllübahçe, as seen on 23 April 2013 at the entrance of the village - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 April 2014

The flag of Güllübahçe is a white vertical flag with the municipality's emblem shifted to the top.
The emblem displays steps topped by five columns and an amphitheatre, represented in brownish shades on a green landscape with a steep mountain at the right edge. In front of the steps is a greyish arena. The blue sky above the ruins is vharged with a green branch of rose with two red flowers."Belediyesi / Kuruluş 01.03.1961" means "Municipality / Established 01.03.1961".
The ruins probably represent the temple of Greek goddess Athena in the nearby archaeological site of Priene. The mountain is probably Samsun Dag (Greek, Mycale), located above Priene. The roses make the emblem canting, since Güllübahçe means "Rose Garden".

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 April 2014

Yenidoğan

Flag of Yenidoğan - Image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 April 2014

The flag of Yenidoğan is white with the municipality's emblem.
The emblem displays brownish mountains and green meadows altogether with a yellowish rising sun in a blue sky. In the centre of the meadow stands a sunflower with three flowers casting a black shadow. Alongside the rim the flower is flanked by six cotton plants, three on either side. "Belediyesi" means Municipality".

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 April 2014

Professional boards

Söke Chamber of Commerce

Flag of STO - Image by Ivan Sache, 30 July 2019

STO (website) originates in the establishment in 1944 of a Leadership of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, split in 1947 into Leaderships of Commerce and Industry, respectively. Law No. 5590 suppressed the Leaderships on 1 January 1952. The Chamber of Commerce became an agency affiliated to the Aydın Chamber of Commerce.
The pharmacist Halil Özşarlak initiated on 15 January 1969 a campaign for the reestablishment of the Söke Chamber of Commerce, which was eventually approved on 4 December 1973 by the Ministry of Commerce.

The flag of STO (photo, photo) is white with the chamber's emblem.

Ivan Sache, 30 July 2019

Söke Commodity Exchange

Flag of the Söke Commodity Exchange - Image by Ivan Sache, 7 August 2019

The flag of the Söke Commodity Exchange (photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem.

Ivan Sache, 7 August 2019