Keçiören is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 159 km2,[3] and its population is 939,279 (2022).[1] It is a crowded district in the northern part of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 950 m (3,117 ft). The Çubuk River runs through the middle of the district.
Keçiören | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 A view of FTZ Shopping Mall in Keçiören | |
 Map showing Keçiören District in Ankara Province | |
  Keçiören Location in Turkey  Keçiören Keçiören (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′N 32°52′E / 40.000°N 32.867°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ankara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mesut Özarslan (CHP) |
| Area | 159 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 939,279 |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 06310 |
| Area code | 0312 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 843,535 | — |
| 2012 | 840,809 | −0.06% |
| 2017 | 917,759 | +1.77% |
| 2022 | 939,279 | +0.46% |
| Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1] | ||
Composition
editThere are 51 neighbourhoods in Keçiören District:[4]
- 19 Mayıs
- 23 Nisan
- Adnan Menderes
- Aktepe
- Aşağı Eğlence
- Atapark
- Ayvalı
- Bademlik
- Bağlarbaşı
- Bağlum Güzelyurt
- Basınevleri
- Çaldıran
- Çalseki
- Çiçekli
- Emrah
- Esertepe
- Etlik
- Güçlükaya
- Gümüşdere
- Güzelyurt
- Hasköy
- Hisar
- İncirli
- Kafkas
- Kalaba
- Kamil Ocak
- Kanuni
- Karakaya
- Karargahtepe
- Karşıyaka
- Kavacık Subayevleri
- Köşk
- Kösrelik
- Kuşcağız
- Osmangazi
- Ovacık
- Pınarbaşı
- Sancaktepe
- Sarıbeyler
- Şefkat
- Şehit Kubilay
- Şenlik
- Şenyuva
- Tepebaşı
- Ufuktepe
- Uyanış
- Yakacık
- Yayla
- Yeşilöz
- Yeşiltepe
- Yükseltepe
Etymology
editFrom Kiçivirân or Kiçiören (small ruins). The first part is unrelated to keçi (goat}, but rather a dissimilation of older *kiçi (“small”), from Proto-Turkic *kičüg.[5]
Politics
editUntil 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 President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has his Ankara residence within the district. The incumbent mayor of Keçiören is Mesut Özarslan of the secular main opposition Republican People’s Party.[6]
In August 2018, the Municipality decided not to issue business licenses to American brands including McDonald's, Starbucks and Burger King as a response to the U.S. sanctions on Turkey.[7]
In 2024, the municipal council unanimously decided to ban all the signs in foreign languages and require the usage of exclusively Turkish, with the exception of business branding.[8]
Sports
editThe sports club Keçiörengücü is based in Keçiören.
Prominent neighbourhoods
editPlaces of interest
editMustafa Kemal Atatürk's headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence, 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 artificial waterfall and many other pools and fountains, and a concrete replica of the Hungarian Esztergom Castle.
Keçiören has a two-station aerial lift, the Keçiören Gondola, 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 1,653 m (5,423 ft).[9][10]
Keçiören children's games
editTo many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show (similar to the British It's a Knockout) of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.[citation needed]
Twin towns – sister cities
editThe following places are sister cities to Keçiören:
Mayors of Government Keçiören Municipality
edit- 1984-1989 Melih Gökçek ANAP
- 1989-1994 Hamza Kırmızı SHP
- 1994-1999 Turgut Altınok MHP
- 1999-2001 Turgut Altınok Fazilet Party
- 2001-2009 Turgut Altınok AK Party
- 2009-2019 Mustafa Ak AK Party
- 2019-present Turgut Altınok AK Party
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Nişanyan Yeradları - Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri".
- ^ "Son Dakika! Keçiören Seçim Sonuçları! - 31 Mart 2019 ilçe ilçe yerel seçim sonuçları – NTV". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Municipality in Turkish capital Ankara stops issuing licenses to major US food brands
- ^ "Capital district bans signs in foreign languages". 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Teleferik Hakkında" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Şirket Profili" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
External links
edit- District State Website Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- District Service Website (in English)
- Kenthaber.com. "General information on Keçiören, Ankara" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2006-04-28.
