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Alanya (District Municipality, Turkey)

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Flag of Alanya, current and former versions - Images by Tomislav Šipek, 15 December 2017, and Jens Pattke, 21 October 2012, respectively

Flag of Alanya
District government
City Council
Former municipalities
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi - ALKÜ)
Alanyaspor (football club)
Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Alanya Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası - ALTSO)

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Flag of Alanya

The flag of Alanya (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem. The former flag was white with the emblem a white background instead of gold. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".
The emblem shows a Seljuk double-headed eagle and a representation of the Red Tower and the arsenal, built by Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad I (1188-1237, reigned 1220-1237), ruler of Rûm and the most illustrious sultan of the Seljuk dynasty.

The Red Tower is named after the reddish stones used in the lower section, and also after the bricks in the upper section. Due to the site that the tower is built on, there is two-meter difference in elevation between the west side (33 m) and the east side (35 m) of the tower. Of smooth octagonal shape, the tower is of five storeys. Water requirement throughout the year was met by collecting rain water into the cistern during the winter months with the use of small conduits around the tower.
The naval arsenal was built two years after the Red Tower, in 1228. With this effort the sultan realized his wish of becoming "Sultan-ul- bahreyn" (the Sultan of the Two Seas [Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea]) by preventing possible attacks that may come from the east. The arsenal is 56.5 m long, 44 m wide and consists of five chambers. Each chamber is 7.70 m wide and 42.30 m deep.
[Antalya Online website]

Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2012

District government

Flag of the Alanya district government - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 8 April 2015

The flag of the Alanya district government (photo) is white with the municipality's emblem. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Republic of Turkey"; "Kaymakamlığı" means "District government".

Tomislav Šipek, 8 April 2015

City Council

Flag of the Alanya City Council - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 21 November 2018

The flag of the Alanya City Council (photo) is white with the council's emblem. "Kent Konseyi" means "City Council".

Tomislav Šipek, 21 November 2018

Former municipalities

Avsallar

Flag of Avsallar, two versions - Images by Jens Pattke, 2 April 2013

The flag of Avsallar (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem, sometimes represented with a white instead of orange border (photo). "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 12 March 2013

Emişbeleni

Flag of Emişbeleni - Image by Jens Pattke, 1 April 2013

The flag of Emişbeleni (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 12 March 2013

Kargıcak

Flag of Kargıcak - Image by Jens Pattke, 1 April 2013

The flag of Kargıcak (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 12 March 2013

Kestel

Flag of Kestel - Image by Jens Pattke, 2 April 2013

The flag of Kestel (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem; on the flag the lettering is red instead on black on the self-standing emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 12 March 2013

Konaklı

Flag of Konaklı - Image by Jens Pattke, 2 April 2013

The flag of Konaklı (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi"" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 12 March 2013

Mahmutlar

Flag of Mahmutlar - Image by Jens Pattke, 2 Avril 2013

The flag of Mahmutlar (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 13 March 2013

Tosmur

Flag of Tosmur, current and former versions - Images by Jens Pattke, 2 April 2013

The flag of Tosmur (photo) was white with the municipality's emblem. The former flag of Tosmur (photo) was white with the municipality's former emblem. "Belediyesi" means "Municipality".

Tomislav Šipek, 13 March 2013

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Flag of ALKÜ - Image by Ivan Sache, 21 June 2017

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi - ALKÜ) was established in 2015. The university is named for Sultan Alaeddin Kayqubad I (1188-1237, reigned 1220-1237), ruler of Rûm and the most illustrious sultan of the Seljuk dynasty.
Kayqubad I obtained in 1221 the fortress of Kalon Oros from the Armenian warlord Kir Fard, who was offered in exchange of the surrender the domain of Akşehir and whose daughter Hunat married the sultan. The new ruler renamed the place as Alâiye, a derivative from his own name. The modern name of the town, Alanya, was coined in 1935 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Kayqubad I made of Alâiye the winter capital of the sultanate, building the naval arsenal, the twin citadel and the Red Tower (Kızıl Kule). He is honoured in Alanya by an equestrian statue.

The flag of ALKÜ (photo) is white with the university's emblem in the middle.
The today's emblem of ALKÜ was introduced in January 2016. Rector Ahmet Pınarbaşı explains that the eight-pointed star represent the Seljuk state. The human figures symbolize the students who will graduate with a good education; the colors are those of the local football club, Alanyaspor. The side-by-side placement of the two students is a symbol of equality. The water drop emphasizes focus on everything that is alive.
[Gerçek Alanya, 7 January 2016]

Ivan Sache, 21 June 2017

Alanyaspor

Alanyaspor was established in 1948. The club joined for the first time the top league in 2016.
Alanyaspor is coached by the Bosniaque Safet Sušić, who played 287 matches and scored 67 goals for Paris-Saint-Germain (France), from 1982 to 1991 (winner of the French Cup in 1983 and of the top league in 1986). Sušić was elected in 2010 best player of the club ever by the France Football magazine.
Sušić appeared 54 times with the national team of Yugoslavia (1977-1990, 21 goals) and twice with Bosnia and Herzegovina (1993). Sušić's managerial career was less successful; he managed several second rank clubs in France and Turkey, usually for short periods. However, Sušić coached the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2014, managing to qualify the team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the highest sports achievement of the country since independence.

The flag of Alanyaspor (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the club's emblem in the middle. The emblem on the flag differs form the club's official emblem: the black "S" is placed on a white instead of yellow background, while the lower disk is charged only with "1948".

Ivan Sache, 4 June 2017

Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Flag of ALTSO - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 October 2017

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

Flag of ALTSO, 2010-2013 - Image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 October 2017

From 2010 to 2013, ALTSO used a white flag (photo) with another logo (presentation). The new board of ALTSO reestablished the original logo and flag in 2013.

Ivan Sache, 27 October 2017