Bandırma (Turkish: [banˈdɯɾma]) is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey.

[1] Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the bay with the same name, and is an important port city.

The accelerated train services between İzmir and Bandırma, which are made every day in connection with the ferry, offer a different transportation alternative.

The annual average trade volume of Bandırma Port, which meets 90% of the exports from Balıkesir Province, is 800 million dollars.

The first archaeological research about the region was carried out by Kurt Bittel in 1952 and in the light of the archaeological data obtained as a result of excavations and geographical information provided by the ancient texts, from late Neolithic Age.

Common archaeological data in both excavations reveal the history of the region, determining that there are Neolithic settlements dating back to the middle of the 6th millennium BC and Chalcolithic settlements from the end of the 5th millennium BC.

After the death of Alexander, the region ended up as part of the Kingdom of Pergamon until it was conquered by the Romans.

Bandırma, which suffered a great fire in 1874, was populated further with the arrival of Crimean and Romanian immigrants after the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877–78.

Originating from Çanakkale Province, Gönen Stream passes through the north of the district and flows into the Sea of Marmara from the west of the Kapıdağ Peninsula.

In winter, this lake, It is filled with geese, ducks, swans, cormorants, mallards, gulls, goldfinches and other beautiful birds."

[11] To the north of Bandırma is the Kapıdağ Peninsula, which is part of Erdek district, and the sea of Marmara.

Manyas district and lake are to the south, Gönen is to the west and Karacabey of Bursa province is located to the east of Bandırma.

With these numbers, the share of taxpayers from Bandırma throughout the province is 29%.The district economy employs 10,000 people.

Bandırma Missile Club – Husat, founded in 1957 by the students of Şehit Mehmet Gönenç High School, is another important organization.

The depth of the port is 12 meters and 15 ships up to 20 thousand gross tonnage can load and unload at the same time.

Bandırma's export products consist of mines, chicken meat, eggs and seafood.

Poultry farming, which is generally concentrated in big cities and its surroundings, is an important source of income in the district.

[17] The refining and logistics facilities are connected to the port of Bandırma, which exports about 900,000 tonnes of boron products per year.

[16] Bandırma is one of TCDD's main seaports, therefore the city sees much freight railroad traffic.

According to the census made on the basis of states in 1893, the population of Bandırma District of Karesi Sanjak is 40,912.