Süleymanpaşa is a district and second level municipality in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. According to the 2012 Metropolitan Municipalities Law (law no. 6360), all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750 000, will be a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second level municipalities. The law also creates new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.Official gazette These changes will be effective by the local elections in 2014.
