Sancaktepe

Sancaktepe
District and municipality
15 Temmuz Stadium in Sancaktepe district
15 Temmuz Stadium in Sancaktepe district
Map showing Sancaktepe District in Istanbul Province
Map showing Sancaktepe District in Istanbul Province
Sancaktepe is located in Turkey
Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe
Location in Turkey
Sancaktepe is located in Istanbul
Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe (Istanbul)
Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°12′00″E / 40.98333°N 29.20000°E / 40.98333; 29.20000
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
Government
 • MayorAlper Yeğin (CHP)
Area
63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
489,848
 • Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0216
Websitewww.sancaktepe.bel.tr

Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 63 km2,[3] and its population is 489,848 (2022).[1]

In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part of the new district was established as a municipality.[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.[6]

Composition

There are 19 neighbourhoods in Sancaktepe District:[7]

  • Abdurrahmangazi
  • Akpınar
  • Atatürk
  • Emek
  • Eyüp Sultan
  • Fatih
  • Hilal
  • İnönü
  • Kemal Türkler
  • Meclis
  • Merve
  • Mevlana
  • Osmangazi
  • Paşaköy
  • Safa
  • Sarıgazi
  • Veysel Karani
  • Yenidoğan
  • Yunus Emre

History

Sancaktepe's oldest historic structure is Damatris Summer Palace that was built by I. Tiberius Konstantinos (578–582) and Maurice (582–602) in Byzantine Age. The Ottoman Empire conquered this area completely in 1328.[8]

Notable buildings and structures

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  5. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 43. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  7. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Sancaktepe Tarihi - Sancaktepe Tarihi". www.sancaktepe.bel.tr.