Çekmeköy
Çekmeköy | |
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District and municipality | |
 Çekmeköy Municipality Building | |
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 Map showing Çekmeköy District in Istanbul Province | |
  Çekmeköy Location within Turkey  Çekmeköy Location within Istanbul | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′13″N 29°10′43″E / 41.03694°N 29.17861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orhan Çerkez (AKP) |
Area | 152 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 296,066 |
| • Density | 1,950/km2 (5,040/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0216 |
| Website | www |
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.
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).
The district is also home to one of the leading foundation universities, namely the Özyeğin University.
History
In March 2026, a vocational school in Çekmeköy was the site of a school stabbing perpetrated by a 17-year-old student.[7]
Neighbourhoods
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There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:[8]
- 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 2 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ↑ "Teacher's killing in Istanbul sparks outrage, revives debate on school violence". Hürriyet Daily News. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
