Başakşehir
Başakşehir | |
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District and municipality | |
 Başakşehir from air | |
 Map showing Başakşehir District in Istanbul Province | |
  Başakşehir Location in Turkey  Başakşehir Başakşehir (Istanbul) | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′N 28°49′E / 41.083°N 28.817°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yasin Kartoğlu (AKP) |
| Area | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 514,900 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 34488-34494 |
| Area code | 0212 |
| Website | www |
Başakşehir is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 107 km2,[3] and its population is 514,900 (2022).[1] It is in the European part of Istanbul.
History
[edit]Former name of the area was Azatlık. The area specialized in providing gunpowder to the Ottoman army. Later a farm was established in place of Azatlık; the farm was known as Resneli farm referring to Resneli Niyazi, a military officer from Resen, North Macedonia (then a part of Ottoman Empire), who was a hero of Young Turk Revolution in 1908.[4]
In 2008 the district Başakşehir was created from parts of the districts Küçükçekmece, Esenler and Büyükçekmece. The urban part of the new district, 10 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality.[5][6][7] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[8]
Geography
[edit]Başakşehir is situated in the European portion (Rumeli) of İstanbul. Sazlıdere Dam reservoir is to the northwest and Sea of Marmara is to the south. It is surrounded by other second-level districts of Istanbul, such as Eyüpsultan, Sultangazi, Esenler, Bağcılar, Küçükçekmece, Avcılar, Esenyurt and Arnavutköy. (Istanbul is one of the 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders.) The Motorway O.3 (European route E80) starts at Mahmutbey in Başakşehir, and runs through the district in west direction to Edirne.
Composition
[edit]There are 10 neighbourhoods in Başakşehir District:[9]
Notable buildings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "A page of Başakşehir citizens" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 42. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
