Beylikdüzü

Beylikdüzü
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Location o Beylikdüzü in Istanbul
Beylikdüzü Location o Beylikdüzü in Istanbul
Coordinates: 40°58′00″N 28°42′40″E
Kintra	Turkey
Province	Istanbul Province
Govrenment
- Mayor	Yusuf Uzun (AKP)
- Govrenor	Yusuf Odabaş
Aurie
- Tot	37.74 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Indwallers (2011)
- Tot	218,120
- Densitie	5,779.5/km2 (14,969/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Simmer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Aurie code(s)	0-212
Wabsteid	beylikduzu.bel.tr beylikduzu.gov.tr

Beylikdüzü is a destrict in the European suburbs o Istanbul, Turkey, locatit north o the Sea o Marmara, sooth o Esenyurt, east o Büyükçekmece, an wast o Avcılar.

It is assumed that Beylikdüzü wis first settled bi Greeks frae Byzantion in the seicont century AD as a fermin veelage. It later became a popular resort for residents o Constantiople in the Byzantine Empire, a status that continued efter the Faw o Constantinople tae the Ottoman Empire. The region wis referred tae as "Garden" in the later Ottoman period, an follaein the foondation o the Turkis Republic wis cried "Kavaklı," efter the lairge nummer o poplar trees, a name which wis uised till 2003. The modren name means "Plains o the Beylik."

The slum destricts common in hintle Istanbul are rarer in Beylikdüzü, whaur a survey bi the municipal cooncil indicatit that 40% o residents hae a university degree.

Govrenment

The mayor is Yusuf Uzun o the AKP.