Sultangazi

Sultangazi
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Sultangazi in winter (2012)
Basic data
Province (il) :	Istanbul
Coordinates :	41 ° 13 '  N , 28 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 12 '57 "  N , 28 ° 44' 5"  E
Telephone code :	(+90) 212 (European part) (+90) 216 (Asian part)
Postal code :	34 xxx
License plate :	34
Structure and administration (status: 2009)
Mayor :	Cahit Altunay ( ACP )
Website:	www.sultangazi.bel.tr
Sultangazi County
Residents :	513,022 (2014)
Surface:	36.24 km²
Population density :	14,156 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Yusuf Ziya Çelikkaya
Website (Kaymakam):	www.sultangazi.gov.tr

Sultangazi is a district in the Turkish province of İstanbul and a district on the European side of İstanbul . Sultangazi has 513,022 inhabitants (as of 2014).

population

The district of Gazi Mahallesi is considered to be the stronghold of DHKP-C sympathizers in İstanbul, who often fight street battles with the Turkish police . In 1995, the height of the riot known as Gazi Mahallesi olayları in Turkey , which killed 15 people, was reached. Gazi is mostly inhabited by Alevis .

Web links

Commons : Sultangazi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics, 2014 ( Memento of February 10, 2015 on WebCite ), accessed May 9, 2015
2. ↑ Gazi olaylaylarının yıldönümü (Turkish)
3. ↑ NDR: 7 days ... Istanbul. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .