Esenler

Esenler
district
Main bus station in Esenler, Istanbul
Location of Esenler in Istanbul
Country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Tevfik Göksu (AKP)
• Governor	Nazım Madenoğlu
Area
• District	38.60 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Population  (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	0-212
Website	www.esenler.bel.tr www.esenler.gov.tr

Esenler is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören and Bağcılar. The mayor is Tevfik Göksu (AKP).

History

In the Ottoman times this area, well outside the city walls, was the villages of Litros and Avas, populated by Greek farmers. During the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey, these villagers were deported and the area was then settled by Turks who had themselves been deported from Greek Macedonia. It was part of Bakırköy district till 1992 and Güngören between 1992 and 1994.

Esenler today

Many of the large numbers of people that migrated to Istanbul in the 60s to 90s ended up in districts like this and with a population of over half a million Esenler has desperately insufficient infrastructure, leading to over-crowded schoolrooms and many other problems.

Esenler has the huge inter-city bus terminal of the European side.

References

• "History and geography of Esenler" (in Turkish). Governorship of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
• "Administrative situation of Esenler" (in Turkish). Governorship of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
• "History of Esenler" (in Turkish). Municipality of Esenler, Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.

External links

• District governor's official website Template:Tr icon
• District municipality's official website Template:Tr icon
• Local news website Template:Tr icon