Çekmeköy Explained

Type:	metro district
Çekmeköy
Coordinates:	41.0369°N 29.1786°W
Province:	Istanbul
Leader Party:	CHP
Leader Name:	Orhan Çerkez
Area Total Km2:	152
Population Total:	296066
Population As Of:	2022
Area Code:	0216

Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1] Its area is 152 km²,^[2] and its population is 296,066 (2022).^[3] 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).

Composition

There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 12 July 2023.
3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
4. https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2008/03/20080322M1-1.htm Kanun No. 5747
5. Web site: İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri . 26 July 2023. 42 . tr.
6. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
7. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle