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Çekmeköy | |
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 Map showing Çekmeköy District in Istanbul Province | |
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| Coordinates:41°02′13″N29°10′43″E / 41.03694°N 29.17861°E /41.03694; 29.17861 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orhan Çerkez (CHP) |
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 anddistrict ofIstanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 152 km2,[3] and its population is 296,066 (2022).[1] It is on the Asian side ofIstanbul.
In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the districtÜmraniye, 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 the2013 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 the2009 Turkish local elections from (AKP).
There are 21neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:[7]
