Çekmeköy

Çekmeköy
Reşadiye Neighborhood
Reşadiye 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 / 41.03694°N 29.17861°E / 41.03694; 29.17861
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
Government
 • MayorAhmet Poyraz (AKP)
Area152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
(2022)
296,066
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0216
Websitewww.cekmekoy.bel.tr

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

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. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Its first mayor, Ahmet Poyraz, was elected in the 2009 Turkish local elections from (AKP).

Composition

There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:

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

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