(Avşa and Ekinlik Islands) nearby. The population was mainly Greek along with some Turkish and Jewish population in Marmara settlement until the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. Today the local people are originally from different regions of Turkey and Balkans, mainly from Middle and East of Black Sea Region and Western Thrace of Greece. The permanent population, distances from the center, the current names and the previous names of the villages are: Marmara (Greek; Marmara and Proconnesus); 2183 Çinarli (Greek; Galemi); 503, 7 Km Gündoğdu (Greek; Prastos); 278, 4 Km Topağaç (Greek; Kılazaki); 518, 12 Km Asmalı (Greek; Aftoni); 237, 18 Km Saraylar (Greek; Palatia); 2687, 24 Km Panoramic view See also SS Kurtuluş, a cargo ship sank off the island in 1942 carrying food aid to Greece. References Further reading Papers presented to the II. National Symposium on the Aegean Islands, 2–3 July 2004, Gökçeada, Çanakkale Ancient Greek geography Islands of the Sea of Marmara Islands of Turkey Populated places in Balıkesir Province Proconnesus Fishing communities in Turkey Islands of Balıkesir Province Catholic titular sees in Asia Members of the Delian League