Sultanbeyli
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| Sultanbeyli | |
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 Sultanbeyli
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| Coordinates: 41°11′00″N 28°59′00″E / 41.1833333°N 28.9833333°ECoordinates: 41°11′00″N 28°59′00″E / 41.1833333°N 28.9833333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | İstanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hüseyin Keskin (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Mehmet Ceylan |
| Area | |
| • District | 28.86 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • District | 282,026 |
| • District Density | 9,800/km2 (25,300/sq mi) |
| Website | www.sultanbeyli.bel.tr |
Sultanbeyli (pronounced [sulˈtanbejli]) is a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side, inland from Kartal and Pendik. It has a population of 272,758 (2007 census), more than triple the 1990 figure of 82,298. The mayor is Hüseyin Keskin (AKP).
[edit] History
Until recently Sultanbeyli was farmland. During 1940s and 1950s large land holdings of the Ottoman period were parcelized for the settlement fot the settlement Turkishs migrants from Bulgaria. A village was built in the 1950s on one of the main highways connecting Istanbul to hinterland.
[edit] See also
- the local municipality website
- Sultanbeyli
- Sultanbeyli Sultanbeyli Web Sitesi
[edit] References
- ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen 17. November 2009
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