Beylikdüzü

Beylikdüzü
Destrict
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
Area
• Total	37.74 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	218,120
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	0-212
Website	www.beylikduzu.bel.tr www.beylikduzu.gov.tr

Beylikdüzü Freedom Square

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.