Keçiören is a metropolitan district of

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in the

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region of

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, a crowded district in the northern part of the city of

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. According to 2010 census, population of the district center is 817,262 The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is . The Çubuk River runs through the middle of the district.

Demographics

Neighbourhoods

There are 50 neighbourhoods in Keçiören as of 2017.

Etymology

The name Keçiören comes from "keçi" (goat) and "ören" (ruins). Ankara is famous for its goat (Ankara Keçisi), which is used as a source of Angora clothings such as Angora sweatshirts. The area was used for stock breeding long before it became a suburban area.

Politics

Until the 1950s this was a green and pleasant area outside the city, but in recent years has become a large district of housing for Ankara's working class. The

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has his Ankara residence within the district. The area is also a well known location for far right nationalists. In August 2018, the Municipality decided not to issue business licenses to American brands including

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, Starbucks and Burger King as a response to the U.S. sanctions on Turkey.

Sports

The sports club Keçiörengücü is based in Keçiören.

Prominent neighbourhoods

Etlik Etlik is a neighbourhood in the Keçiören district of Ankara Province, Turkey. 'Kasalar' is one of the major units of Etlik. The neighbourhood is located between İncirli, Aşağı Eğlence and Gümüşdere neighbourhoods. It borders the district o ...

, located on high ground, overlooking the city *

İncirli İncirli is a neighbourhood in the Keçiören district of Ankara Province, Turkey. The Yunus Emre Avenue is the main road in the neighbourhood. It is bordered by Etlik, Aşağı Eğlence, Esertepe and Kuşcağız neighbourhoods within the same di ...

Places of interest

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's headquarters during the

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, today used by the department of meteorology The current administration has made efforts to decorate the mass of dull concrete that the area mainly consists of. The new buildings include a huge

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and many other pools and fountains, and a concrete replica of the Hungarian

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Castle.

Gondola lift

Keçiören has a two-station

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, the

Keçiören Gondola The Keçiören Gondola ( tr, Keçiören teleferiği) is a two-station gondola lift, gondola-type line of aerial lift passenger transport system situated in Keçiören district of Ankara, Turkey. Opened in April 2008, the long line connects Kavac� ...

, which connects the neighborhoods Tepebaşı (Cumhuriyet station) and Kavacık Subayevleri (Atatürk station). As of November 2013, it is the only in Ankara and Turkey's longest urban gondola lift line with its length of .

Famous locals

Melih Gökçek İbrahim Melih Gökçek (; born 20 October 1948) is a Turkish politician who served as the Mayor of Ankara from 1994 to 2017. From 1991 to 1994, he was an MP. Gökçek has won municipal elections in 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and was controversial ...

, politician and former mayor of Ankara * Selahattin Bıyıklı, kick-box champion

Keçiören children's games

To many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show (similar to the British

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) of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.

Twin towns – sister cities

The following places are

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to Keçiören: *

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, Taiwan (2005) * Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010) *

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, Scotland (2013)

Notes

References

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External links

District State Website

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

District Service Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kecioren Populated places in Ankara Province Districts of Ankara Province