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Esenyurt

Field	Value
type	metro district
name	Esenyurt
image_skyline	Esenyurt Star Towers Kıraç İstanbul.JPG
image_map	Istanbul location Esenyurt.svg
map_caption	Map showing Esenyurt District in Istanbul Province
coordinates
province	Istanbul
leader_party	State Appointment
leader_name	Can Aksoy
area_total_km2	43
population_footnotes
population_total	983571
population_as_of	2022
postal_code	34510
area_code	0212
website

Esenyurt () is a municipality and district 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, Büyükçekmece on the west, Başakşehir, Arnavutköy and TEM road on the north and Beylikdüzü 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 (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 Greek Ksenos, meaning "foreigner".

The area received migration from Romania and Bulgaria between 1920 and 1938, and had more recent migration mainly from Ardahan and Kars, as well as Erzurum and Artvin. In 1990s, Kurds evicted from their villages during the armed conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (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 Büyükçekmece.

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, Istanbul University 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 neighbourhoods 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 center-left Republican People's Party (CHP).

Education

Beykent University Hadımköy Campus

Sport

Süper Lig football club İstanbulspor plays their home matches at Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium.

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

Entrance of the [[Danamandıra Nature Park]] in [[Silivri]] district.

In 2016, the municipality leased the Danamandıra Nature Park in Silivri 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

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"Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Özer görevden uzaklaştırıldı". www.aa.com.tr.
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[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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