Yenimahalle

Yenimahalle is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 219 km2,[3] and its population is 704,652 (2022).[1] It is a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital. Its elevation is 861 m (2,825 ft).[4]

For the village, see Yenimahalle, Biga.
Yenimahalle
District and municipality
Map showing Yenimahalle District in Ankara Province
Map showing Yenimahalle District in Ankara Province
Yenimahalle is located in Turkey
Yenimahalle
Yenimahalle
Location in Turkey
Yenimahalle is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Yenimahalle
Yenimahalle
Yenimahalle (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°58′19″N 32°48′43″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAnkara
Government
 • MayorFethi Yaşar (CHP)
Area
219 km2 (85 sq mi)
Elevation
861 m (2,825 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
704,652
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
06170
Area code0312
Websitewww.yenimahalle.bel.tr

Yenimahalle today
Skyline of Söğütözü business district, as seen from the Intercity Bus Terminal (AŞTİ) in Yenimahalle.

The name Yenimahalle means the new quarter and in the late 1940s the area of open land to the west of the city was allocated for civil servants and workers housing. This grew with the construction of the E5 highway through the area and even more when the metro was built. Today the district mainly consists of large estates of apartment buildings and although the area is being filled up with concrete buildings there is still green space, tennis courts and other sports areas. There is some illegal building at the edge of the district but Yenimahalle is mainly planned development. This is the home for both of Ankara's teams: Gençlerbirliği and Ankaragücü, although their shared stadium is in Altındağ.

82% of the working population are civil servants or workers in the city of Ankara. There is also a large retired community, and a small but growing number of traders and shopkeepers. Ankara's largest industrial area, OSTIM Industrial Zone, is on the edge of the district too. The rural areas are used mainly for growing grains and pulses.

The headquarters of the national intelligence service Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı is in Yenimahalle.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007614,778—    
2012687,042+2.25%
2017659,603−0.81%
2022704,652+1.33%
Source: TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Composition

There are 55 neighbourhoods in Yenimahalle District:[5]

  • 25 Mart
  • Anadolu
  • Aşağı Yahyalar
  • Ata
  • Avcılar
  • Barış
  • Barıştepe
  • Batı Sitesi
  • Beştepe
  • Burç
  • Çamlıca
  • Çarşı
  • Çiğdemtepe
  • Demet
  • Demetgül
  • Demetlale
  • Emniyet
  • Ergazi
  • Ergenekon
  • Esentepe
  • Gayret
  • Gazi
  • Güventepe
  • Güzelyaka
  • İlkyerleşim
  • İnönü
  • Işınlar
  • İvedikköy
  • Kaletepe
  • Karacakaya
  • Kardelen
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kayalar
  • Kentkoop
  • Kuzey Yıldızı
  • Macun
  • Mehmet Akif Ersoy
  • Memlik
  • Ostim
  • Özevler
  • Pamuklar
  • Ragıp Tüzün
  • Serhat
  • Susuz
  • Tepealtı
  • Turgut Özal
  • Uğur Mumcu
  • Varlık
  • Yakacık
  • Yenibatı
  • Yeniçağ
  • Yeşilevler
  • Yukarı Yahyalar
  • Yunus Emre
  • Yuva

Places of interest

References
  1. "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 20 June 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 Yenimahalle, Turkey". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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