Esenyurt
Esenyurt | |
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District | |
 Esenyurt | |
 Location of Esenyurt in Istanbul | |
  Esenyurt Location of Esenyurt in Istanbul | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′03.41″N 28°40′48.43″E / 41.0342806°N 28.6801194°ECoordinates: 41°02′03.41″N 28°40′48.43″E / 41.0342806°N 28.6801194°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | (CHP) |
| • District Governor | Vural Karagül |
| Population (2019) | |
| • District | 954,579 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code(s) | 0-212 |
| Website | www |
Esenyurt (Turkish: [e's̪æn̪juɾt]) is a district of the Istanbul Province and is a part of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul. 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. The district covers an area of 2.770 hectares and has its own municipality since 1989.
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 drives from one of the land owners Eşkinoz. 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.
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 , 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.
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. [2]
Recreation[]
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.[3]
Climate[]
Esenyurt experiences a relatively cool Mediterranean climate (Csa/Cs) according to both Köppen and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers.
Esenyurt is almost a degree colder than Bakırköy, this is despite the two districts' close proximity.[4] Nevertheless, it does conform to the general pattern of lower precipitation values, common in southern Istanbul. It is in USDA hardiness zone 9a and AHS heat zone 4.[5]
| Climate data for Esenyurt | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.6 (63.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) |
65 (2.6) |
67 (2.6) |
53 (2.1) |
33 (1.3) |
35 (1.4) |
22 (0.9) |
27 (1.1) |
43 (1.7) |
62 (2.4) |
84 (3.3) |
113 (4.4) |
694 (27.3) |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "İstanbulspor Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu" (in Turkish). fbk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Esenyurt Milli Parkı'nın İlk Konukları Anneler Oldu" [Mothers are the first guests of Esenyurt national park]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Normales et records climatologiques 1981-2010 à Istanbul / Ataturk - Infoclimat". www.infoclimat.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Bitki Soğuğa ve Sıcağa Dayanıklılık". www.mgm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Esenyurt - Weather History & Climate Data - Meteostat". meteostat.net. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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