Esenler

Esenler
Destrict
Main bus station in Esenler, Istanbul
Location o Esenler in Istanbul
Esenler Location o Esenler in Istanbul
Coordinates: 41°04′46″N 28°51′14″E
Kintra	Turkey
Ceety	Istanbul
Govrenment
• Mayor	Mehmet Tevfik Göksu (AKP)
• Govrenor	Nazım Madenoğlu
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	461,382
• Density	12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	0-212
Website	www.esenler.bel.tr www.esenler.gov.tr

Esenler is a destrict o Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packit, wirkin class residential in the midst o its industrial neighbouring destricts o Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören an Bağcılar. The mayor is Tevfik Göksu (AKP).

History

In the Ottoman times this aurie, well ootside the ceety waws, wis the veelages o Litros an Avas, populatit bi Greek fermers. These veelagers wur deportit in the population exchynge at the foondin o the Turkis republic an the aurie wis then settled bi Turks frae Greek Macedonie.

Esenler the day

Mony o the lairge nummers o fowk that migratit tae Istanbul in the 60s tae 90s endit up in destricts like this an wi a population o ower hauf a million Esenler haes desperately insufficient infrastructur, leadin tae ower-croudit schuilrooms an mony ither problems.

Esenler haes the huge inter-ceety bus terminal o the European side.

References

• "History and geography of Esenler" (in Turkish). Governorship of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
• "Administrative situation of Esenler" (in Turkish). Governorship of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
• "History of Esenler" (in Turkish). Municipality of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Archived frae the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

Freemit airtins

• Destrict govrenor's offeecial wabsteid (in Turkis)
• Destrict municipality's offeecial wabsteid (in Turkis)
• Local news wabsteid Archived 2020-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkis)