Başakşehir

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Başakşehir
District and municipality
Başakşehir from air
Başakşehir from air
Map showing Başakşehir District in Istanbul Province
Map showing Başakşehir District in Istanbul Province
Başakşehir is located in Turkey
Başakşehir
Başakşehir
Location in Turkey
Başakşehir is located in Istanbul
Başakşehir
Başakşehir
Başakşehir (Istanbul)
Coordinates: 41°05′N 28°49′E / 41.083°N 28.817°E / 41.083; 28.817
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
Government
 • MayorYasin Kartoğlu (AKP)
Area
107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
514,900
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
34488-34494
Area code0212
Websitewww.basaksehir.bel.tr

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

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

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

There are 10 neighbourhoods in Başakşehir District:[9]

  • Altınşehir
  • Bahçeşehir 1. Kısım
  • Bahçeşehir 2. Kısım
  • Başak
  • Başakşehir
  • Güvercintepe
  • Kayabaşı
  • Şahintepesi
  • Şamlar
  • Ziya Gökalp

Notable buildings

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "A page of Başakşehir citizens" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  5. ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  6. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 42. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.