Esenyurt (), formerly known as Ksenos, is a municipality and

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of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 43 km², and its population is 983,571 (2022). Located in the European side of Istanbul, Esenyurt borders with Avcılar and Lake Küçükçekmece on the east,

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on the west,

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and TEM road on the north and

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and E-5 motorway on the south. With the construction boom of large residential complexes in the area in the past few years, Esenyurt benefited from a major development. It now has four cultural centres, which are Esenyurt Cultural Centre, Saadetdere Cultural Centre, Yenikent Cultural Centre and Yunus Balta Cultural Centre. Four parks built in Esenyurt (

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Park, Şehitler Park, Gaziler Park and Kadir Topbaş Park) are also situated among the complexes.

History

The district is mainly built on the land owned by Ekrem Ömer Paşa in the 19th century. The name Esenyurt derives from one of the land owners Eşkinoz. Which in turn comes from the

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''Ksenos'', meaning "foreigner". The area received migration from Romania and Bulgaria between 1920 and 1938, and had more recent migration mainly from

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, as well as

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and

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evicted from their villages during the armed conflict between Turkey and the

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(PKK) were settled in the district. The municipality Esenyurt was established in 1989. In 2008 the district Esenyurt was created from part of the district

. In 2024, Ahmet Özer, the mayor of the district, was removed from office by the Turkish Interior Ministry, following his arrest.

Esenyurt today

Esenyurt is a popular residential area due to the brand new properties and affordable property prices compared with Istanbul centre. Esenyurt is home to the Istanbul Esenyurt University, while being very close to Beykent University, Istanbul Arel University,

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and Istanbul Gelişim University. TUYAP Exhibition and Conference Centre is only 5km away from Esenyurt centre, while it is 26km away from the Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Shopping facilities are mainly gathered around shopping centres rather than individual shops along the streets. Esenyurt has three shopping centres, which are Eskule Shopping Centre, Torium Shopping Centre, City Center Shopping Centre and Akbatı AVM.

Composition

There are 43

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in Esenyurt District: * Akçaburgaz * Akevler * Akşemseddin * Ardıçlı * Aşık Veysel * Atatürk * Bağlarçeşme * Balıkyolu * Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa * Battalgazi * Çınar * Cumhuriyet * Esenkent * Fatih * Gökevler * Güzelyurt * Hürriyet * İncirtepe * İnönü * İstiklal * Koza * Mehmet Akif Ersoy * Mehterçeşme * Mevlana * Namık Kemal * Necip Fazıl Kısakürek * Orhan Gazi * Örnek * Osmangazi * Pınar * Piri Reis * Saadetdere * Şehitler * Selahaddin Eyyubi * Süleymaniye * Sultaniye * Talatpaşa * Turgut Özal * Üçevler * Yenikent * Yeşilkent * Yunus Emre * Zafer

Transportation

Public buses to/from Esenyurt

* 142E Esenyurt Incirtepe - Aksaray * 142K Esenyurt Kiptaş 4. Etap- 5. Etap- Avcılar * 142T Esenyurt Public Hospital - TUYAP Exhibition and Conference Centre * 429 Kıraç - Yenibosna Metro

Metrobus lines to/from Esenyurt

* 34B Beylikdüzü - Avcılar * 34BZ Beylikdüzü - Zincirlikuyu (night service) * 34C Beylikdüzü - Cevizlibağ * 34G Beylikdüzü - Söğütlüçeşme (night service)

Government

The mayor is Kemal Deniz Bozkurt of the

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(CHP).

Education

* Beykent University Hadımköy Campus

Sport

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football club

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plays their home matches at

Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in Esenyurt district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was named after Necmi Kadıoğlu, who served as the district mayor of Esenyurt from 2004 until 2017. Located at Yunus ...

Demographics

According to TURKSTAT, the population of Istanbul was 15 million 29 thousand 231 people in 2017, while the population increased by 38 thousand 493 in 2018 to 15 million 67 thousand 724 people. Istanbul's most populous districts are Esenyurt more than 891 thousand 120 people.

Recreation

In 2016, the municipality leased the Danamandıra Nature Park in

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district for 49 years in order to provide recreation area for the residents of the crowded district.

Gallery

File:Haramidere Gökdelenler Bölgesi Esenyurt İstanbul.JPG, Haramidere Skyscrapers District

References

External links

Esenyurt – the new city center with styleEsenyurt Istanbul

Municipality of Esenyurt
{{Districts of Turkey, provname=Istanbul Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey Districts of Istanbul Province Populated places in Istanbul Province