Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
Bağarası is a town in Söke district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Situated at it is east of Söke and west of Aydın. The population of Bağarası is 6627 as of 2011. The town was a Greek town named "Mandıca" prior to Turkish War of Independence. After the war according to Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement, the Greek population of the town was replaced with Turks from Greece. Main crops of the town are citrus, sunflower and cotton.