Esenler

Esenler
district

Main bus station in Esenler, Istanbul

Location of Esenler in Istanbul
Esenler

Location of Esenler in Istanbul

Coordinates: 41°04′46″N 28°51′14″E / 41.07944°N 28.85389°ECoordinates: 41°04′46″N 28°51′14″E / 41.07944°N 28.85389°E
Country Turkey
City Istanbul
Government
 • Mayor Mehmet Tevfik Göksu (AKP)
 • Governor Nazım Madenoğlu
Area[1]
 • District 38.60 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • District 458,694
 • District density 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 0-212
Website www.esenler.bel.tr www.esenler.gov.tr

Esenler is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören and Bağcılar. The mayor is Tevfik Göksu (AKP).

History

In the Ottoman times this area, well outside the city walls, was the villages of Litros and Avas, populated by Greek farmers. During the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey, these villagers were deported and the area was then settled by Turks who had themselves been deported from Greek Macedonia.

Esenler today

Many of the large numbers of people that migrated to Istanbul in the 60s to 90s ended up in districts like this and with a population of over half a million Esenler has desperately insufficient infrastructure, leading to over-crowded schoolrooms and many other problems.

Esenler has the huge inter-city bus terminal of the European side.

References

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

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