Beylikdüzü
Beylikdüzü | |
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Destrict | |
Location o Beylikdüzü in Istanbul | |
Coordinates: 40°58′00″N 28°42′40″E / 40.96667°N 28.71111°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)[1] | |
• 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 |
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
[eedit | eedit soorce]The mayor is Yusuf Uzun o the AKP.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "TÜRKİYE İSTATİSTİK KURUMU". Archived frae the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2012.