Sancaktepe

Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe
District and municipality
	15 Temmuz Stadium in Sancaktepe district
	Map showing Sancaktepe District in Istanbul Province
	Sancaktepe Location in Turkey Sancaktepe Sancaktepe (Istanbul)
	Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°12′00″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
Government
• Mayor	Alper Yeğin (CHP)
Area	63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population (2022)	489,848
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0216
Website	www.sancaktepe.bel.tr

Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 63 km²,^[3] and its population is 489,848 (2022).^[1]

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In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part of the new district was established as a municipality.^[4]^[5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.^[6]

There are 19 neighbourhoods in Sancaktepe District:^[7]

Abdurrahmangazi
Akpınar
Atatürk
Emek
Eyüp Sultan
Fatih
Hilal
İnönü
Kemal Türkler
Meclis
Merve
Mevlana
Osmangazi
Paşaköy
Safa
Sarıgazi
Veysel Karani
Yenidoğan
Yunus Emre

Sancaktepe's oldest historic structure is Damatris Summer Palace that was built by I. Tiberius Konstantinos (578–582) and Maurice (582–602) in Byzantine Age. The Ottoman Empire conquered this area completely in 1328.^[8]

[1]
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
[2]
Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
[3]
"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
[4]
Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
[5]
"İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 43. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
[6]
"Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
[7]
Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
[8]
"Sancaktepe Tarihi - Sancaktepe Tarihi". www.sancaktepe.bel.tr.

[tuik-1] [1]
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[3] [3]
"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.

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"İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 43. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[6] [6]
"Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.

[7] [7]
Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[8] [8]
"Sancaktepe Tarihi - Sancaktepe Tarihi". www.sancaktepe.bel.tr.

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