Keçiören

Keçiören is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 159 km2,[3] and its population is 939,279 (2022).[1] It is a crowded district in the northern part of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 950 m (3,117 ft). The Çubuk River runs through the middle of the district.

Keçiören
Municipality
A view of FTZ Shopping Mall in Keçiören
A view of FTZ Shopping Mall in Keçiören
Map showing Keçiören District in Ankara Province
Map showing Keçiören District in Ankara Province
Keçiören is located in Turkey
Keçiören
Keçiören
Location in Turkey
Keçiören is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Keçiören
Keçiören
Keçiören (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 40°00′N 32°52′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • MayorTurgut Altınok (AKP)
Area
159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
939,279
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
06310
Area code0312
Websitewww.kecioren.bel.tr
A view of the Gökçek Park

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007843,535—    
2012840,809−0.06%
2017917,759+1.77%
2022939,279+0.46%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Composition

There are 51 neighbourhoods in Keçiören District:[4]

  • 19 Mayıs
  • 23 Nisan
  • Adnan Menderes
  • Aktepe
  • Aşağı Eğlence
  • Atapark
  • Ayvalı
  • Bademlik
  • Bağlarbaşı
  • Bağlum Güzelyurt
  • Basınevleri
  • Çaldıran
  • Çalseki
  • Çiçekli
  • Emrah
  • Esertepe
  • Etlik
  • Güçlükaya
  • Gümüşdere
  • Güzelyurt
  • Hasköy
  • Hisar
  • İncirli
  • Kafkas
  • Kalaba
  • Kamil Ocak
  • Kanuni
  • Karakaya
  • Karargahtepe
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kavacık Subayevleri
  • Köşk
  • Kösrelik
  • Kuşcağız
  • Osmangazi
  • Ovacık
  • Pınarbaşı
  • Sancaktepe
  • Sarıbeyler
  • Şefkat
  • Şehit Kubilay
  • Şenlik
  • Şenyuva
  • Tepebaşı
  • Ufuktepe
  • Uyanış
  • Yakacık
  • Yayla
  • Yeşilöz
  • Yeşiltepe
  • Yükseltepe

Etymology

The name Keçiören comes from "keçi" (goat) and "ören" (ruins). Ankara is famous for its goat (Ankara Keçisi), which is used as a source of Angora clothing such as Angora sweatshirts. The area was used for stock breeding long before it became a suburban area.

Politics

Until the 1950s this was a green and pleasant area outside the city, but in recent years has become a large district of housing for Ankara's working class. The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has his Ankara residence within the district. The incumbent mayor of Keçiören is Turgut Altınok of the Justice and Development Party.[5]

In August 2018, the Municipality decided not to issue business licenses to American brands including McDonald's, Starbucks and Burger King as a response to the U.S. sanctions on Turkey.[6]

Sports

The sports club Keçiörengücü is based in Keçiören.

Prominent neighbourhoods

Places of interest

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence, today used by the department of meteorology

The current administration has made efforts to decorate the mass of dull concrete that the area mainly consists of. The new buildings include a huge artificial waterfall and many other pools and fountains, and a concrete replica of the Hungarian Esztergom Castle.

Keçiören has a two-station aerial lift, the Keçiören Gondola, which connects the neighborhoods Tepebaşı (Cumhuriyet station) and Kavacık Subayevleri (Atatürk station). As of November 2013, it is the only in Ankara and Turkey's longest urban gondola lift line with its length of 1,653 m (5,423 ft).[7][8]

Famous locals
  • Selahattin Bıyıklı, kick-box champion

Keçiören children's games

To many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show (similar to the British It's a Knockout) of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.

Twin towns – sister cities

The following places are sister cities to Keçiören:

Mayors of Government Keçiören Municipality

References
  1. "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. "Son Dakika! Keçiören Seçim Sonuçları! - 31 Mart 2019 ilçe ilçe yerel seçim sonuçları – NTV". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  6. Municipality in Turkish capital Ankara stops issuing licenses to major US food brands
  7. "Teleferik Hakkında" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  8. "Şirket Profili" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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