Sincan, Ankara

Sincan is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 880 km2,[3] and its population is 572,609 (2022).[1] It is a large town 27 km from the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 789 m (2,589 ft).[4] Sincan has friendly relations with the municipality of Doboj Jug from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sincan
District and municipality
Wonderland Ankara (Harikalar Diyarı), an amusement park in Sincan
Wonderland Ankara (Harikalar Diyarı), an amusement park in Sincan
Map showing Sincan District in Ankara Province
Map showing Sincan District in Ankara Province
Sincan is located in Turkey
Sincan
Sincan
Location in Turkey
Sincan is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Sincan
Sincan
Sincan (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 32°34′36″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • MayorMurat Ercan (AKP)
Area
880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Elevation
789 m (2,589 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
572,609
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
06930
Area code0312
Websitewww.sincan.bel.tr

Sincan District hosts ASO 1. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, the biggest Organized Industrial Zone in Ankara, operated by Ankara Chamber of Industry.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007413,030—    
2012479,454+3.03%
2017524,222+1.80%
2022572,609+1.78%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Geography

Sincan stands on a plain surrounded by hills and watered by the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. There is some agriculture and light industry in Sincan, but the majority of people commute to Ankara by rail.

The symbol of the municipality is the tulip. The central square is called Lale Meydanı (Turkish for "tulip square"), and every year a tulip festival is held where plastic tulips are handed out in the streets.

Composition

There are 57 neighbourhoods in Sincan District:[6]

  • 29 Ekim
  • Adalet
  • Ahi Evran
  • Akçaören
  • Akşemsettin
  • Alagöz
  • Alcı
  • Anayurt
  • Andiçen
  • Atatürk
  • Bacı
  • Beyobası
  • Çiçektepe
  • Çoğlu
  • Çokören
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Erkeksu
  • Ertuğrulgazi
  • Esenler
  • Fatih
  • Fevzi Çakmak
  • Gazi
  • Gazi Osmanpaşa
  • Girmeç
  • Gökçek
  • Hisarlıkaya
  • Hürriyet
  • İlyakut
  • İncirlik
  • İstasyon
  • İstiklal
  • Kesiktaş
  • Malazgirt
  • Malıköy
  • Maraşal Çakmak
  • Menderes
  • Mevlana
  • Mülk
  • Mustafa Kemal
  • Osmaniye
  • Osmanlı
  • Pınarbaşı
  • Plevne
  • Polatlar
  • Saraycık
  • Selçuklu
  • Tandoğan
  • Tatlar
  • Törekent
  • Türkobası
  • Ücret
  • Ulubatlı Hasan
  • Yeniçimşit
  • Yenihisar
  • Yenikayı
  • Yenipeçenek
  • Yunus Emre

History

Even prior to the period of the Ottoman Empire, a village stood in this location, which subsequently grew to when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commissioned a housing project here for Turkish refugees from Bulgaria. The battle saw fighting during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence. This was the furthest spot in Anatolia in which the Greek Army had advanced to.

Well-known residents

References
  1. "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Sincan, Turkey". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. "AOSB Ankara Chamber of Industry 1.Organized Industrial Zone". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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