Yenibosna is a borough within the district of

Bahçelievler Bahçelievler (meaning "houses with gardens" in Turkish) is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the D.100 that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of ...

in west

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. The borough is in the west of Bahçelievler, bordering with the neighbor district

Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece (; meaning “small-drawer”, from much earlier ''Rhagion'' and ''Küçükçökmece as “little breakdown''" or “''little depression''”, in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a suburb and district of Istanbul, Turke ...

. The original settlement was initially named Saraybosna, the Turkish language name for the city

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, which had previously been under Turkish rule during the

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period. Saraybosna remained a small settlement despite being a short distance from Istanbul, the capital of Ottoman Empire, and the earliest population record was 350. The founding of Republic of Turkey saw rapid development of the area, which was absorbed into Istanbul and the current name of Yenibosna ("New Bosnia") was adopted. The remains of the old settlement can be seen in the courtyard behind Yenibosna Primary School.http://belediyeden.com/156/bahcelievler-belediyesi/1103414/nufus-durumu.html

Demography

Yenibosna had a population of 32,964 as of 2014. The majority of the residents of Yenibosna borough are Bosniaks.

Sports

The Sports club affiliated with the borough is Yenibosna Spor Kulübü.

References

{{reflist Neighbourhoods of Istanbul Bahçelievler