Bahçelievler, Ankara

For the district of Istanbul, see Bahçelievler.

Bahçelievler
Neighborhood
Country	Turkey
Region	West Anatolia
Subregion	Ankara
Province	Ankara
District	Çankaya
Government
• Headman	Halim Uzel
Population  (2016)
• Total	11,615

View of Bahçelievler

Bahçelievler is a neighborhood in Çankaya District of Ankara, Turkey. The name means 'houses with gardens' in Turkish.

The neighborhood was known in the 1970s as a battleground for the right and left wing political factions. In particular, it is the place of the Bahçelievler massacre of 8 October 1978, when 7 students, members of the Workers' Party of Turkey, were killed by neo-fascists, see "Multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey".

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	13,650	—
2008	12,619	−7.55%
2009	12,341	−2.20%
2010	11,895	−3.61%
2011	11,882	−0.11%
2012	12,338	+3.84%
2013	11,971	−2.97%
2014	11,909	−0.52%
2015	11,939	+0.25%
2016	11,615	−2.71%

Places in Bahçelievler, Ankara

• The main building of the Turkish National Library system (Milli Kütüphane Başkanlığı) is located here.
• Bahcelievler Culture and Leisure Centre houses four movie theatres, one bowling hall and other facilities.
• Bahcelievler Business Centre is a business and shopping centre of Ankara. It also houses three movie theatres and a number of cafes.
• Ankara Ice Palace, an indoor ice arena, opened in 1989.