Yalıntaş
Yalıntaş (formerly: Mineviz) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 6,193 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] It is almost merged to Mustafakemalpaşa. HistoryYalıntaş was a colony of the Republic of Genoa in the Middle Ages, famed for its high quality kaolinite. After Italians left the settlement, the town became a Greek town both during the Byzantine and the Ottoman periods. After the population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement in 1923, Greeks were replaced by Turks. In 1996, the settlement was declared a seat of township.[5] EconomyThe economy of the town depends on agriculture. There are also sand quarries around the town.[5] References
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