Büyükçekmece

Büyükçekmece

Büyükçekmece is a district located in the west of Istanbul. It is surrounded by Beylikdüzü and Esenyurt in the east, Silivri in the west, Çatalca and Arnavutköy districts in the north, and the Marmara Sea in the south. Its surface area is 163[4] km². It was a sub-district center of Çatalca until 1987, when it became a district, and until the administrative restructuring changes in 2009, it was adjacent to Avcılar and Küçükçekmece districts. In the changes made this year, Gürpınar, Beylikdüzü (formerly Kavaklı) and Yakuplu towns became Beylikdüzü; Esenyurt and Kıraç towns Esenyurt; When the town of Bahçeşehir was connected to the districts of Başakşehir, the area of ​​the district was greatly reduced, but the district expanded in the west direction with the participation of the abolished Çatalca's Muratbey and Silivri's Celaliye-Kamiloba towns. In addition, the neighborhoods of the abolished Tepecik, Mimarsinan and Kumburgaz towns were added to the borders of Büyükçekmece Municipality. In Büyükçekmece, there is Turkey's 1st and Europe's 3rd tallest TV tower, Turkey's largest exhibition area TÜYAP, and since Büyükçekmece is a summer city, it has a long beach, shopping mall, bazaar, historical monuments, 5-star hotels, It has a theatre, gyms, parks and water park.