Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 152 km2, and its population is 296,066 (2022). It is on the Asian side of Istanbul.
In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the district Ümraniye, including the former municipalities Çekmeköy, Taşdelen, Alemdağ and Ömerli. The urban part of the new district, 17 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality.Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Its first mayor, Ahmet Poyraz, was elected in the 2009 Turkish local elections from (AKP).
The district is also home to one of the leading foundation universities, namely the Özyeğin University.
History In March 2026, a vocational school in Çekmeköy was the site of a school stabbing perpetrated by a 17-year-old student.
Neighbourhoods
There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
Alemdağ Aydınlar Çamlık Çatalmeşe Cumhuriyet Ekşioğlu Güngören Hamidiye Hüseyinli Kirazlıdere Koçullu Mehmet Akif Merkez Mimar Sinan Nişantepe Ömerli Reşadiye Sırapınar Soğukpınar Sultançiftliği Taşdelen
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