Çekmeköy

Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 152 km2,[3] and its population is 296,066 (2022).[1] It is on the Asian side of Istanbul.

Çekmeköy
District and municipality
Çekmeköy Alemdağ Neighborhood
Çekmeköy Alemdağ Neighborhood
Map showing Çekmeköy District in Istanbul Province
Map showing Çekmeköy District in Istanbul Province
Çekmeköy is located in Turkey
Çekmeköy
Çekmeköy
Location in Turkey
Çekmeköy is located in Istanbul
Çekmeköy
Çekmeköy
Çekmeköy (Istanbul)
Coordinates: 41°02′13″N 29°10′43″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
Government
 • MayorAhmet Poyraz (AKP)
Area
152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
296,066
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0216
Websitewww.cekmekoy.bel.tr

In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the district Ümraniye, including the former municipalities Çekmeköy, Taşdelen, Alemdağ and Ömerli. The urban part of the new district, 17 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality.[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[6] Its first mayor, Ahmet Poyraz, was elected in the 2009 Turkish local elections from (AKP).

Composition

There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:[7]

  • Alemdağ
  • Aydınlar
  • Çamlık
  • Çatalmeşe
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Ekşioğlu
  • Güngören
  • Hamidiye
  • Hüseyinli
  • Kirazlıdere
  • Koçullu
  • Mehmet Akif
  • Merkez
  • Mimar Sinan
  • Nişantepe
  • Ömerli
  • Reşadiye
  • Sırapınar
  • Soğukpınar
  • Sultançiftliği
  • Taşdelen

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  5. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 42. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  7. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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