Altındağ is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 123 km2,[3] and its population is 413,994 (2022).[1] It covers the northeastern part of the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 900 m (2,953 ft).
Located just outside the city centre, (beyond the district of Ulus as far as the large Altınpark), this hillside has long been home to the workers in the city of Ankara but Altındağ remains one of the poorer quarters of the capital. The hillside is covered with illegally built gecekondu housing, home to low-income families. Among the housing there are some municipal buildings, public housing, state housing for civil servants and many car-repair workshops.
Altındağ includes parts of the historic city of Ankara, as well as the first National Assembly in which Republic of Turkey was founded is in Ulus.
Altındağ was the location of one of the first gecekondu developments in Turkey, when in the 1950s and 1960s people illegally built small, one-bedroom houses on small plots of land; then in the 1970s and 1980s these plots of land were made legal through amnesty legislation, and eventually sold to developers who replaced these shacks with larger, multi-story apartment buildings.
Prominent neighbourhoodsEdit
Aydınlıkevler - a quiet residential neighbourhood of civil servants and other members of Ankara's middle class; centred on an avenue of schools, banks and shops; contains the SSK teaching hospital, a military officers housing compound, the headquarters of Türk Telekom, Ankara University's faculty of agriculture and Altınpark.
Hacı Bayram - home to one of the oldest mosques in Ankara, the mosque and tomb of the 14th-century Ankara-born mystic Haci Bayram Veli, famous for prophesying the conquest of Constantinople, and then founding his own Sufi sect. The district has recently been renovated by urban planner Raci Bademli.
Places of interestEdit
A panorama of Ankara from the castle.
Altınpark - A large park, formerly a golf course, noted for its 10-metre-high (33 ft) statue of a loaf of bread at the entrance; contains a fairground, go-karting, ice-skating, large pools for boating and fishing, the Feza Gürsey Science Center, and much more.
Çamlık - view of the city from the hill
Ankara Castle (kale) - the hilltop heart of the old city of Ankara, built by the Galatians and the Byzantines, now surrounded with antique shops, coffee houses and bar/restaurants in restored Ottoman-period wooden houses, where traditional Turkish music (fasıl) is played late into the evening. One of Ankara's few historical sites.
Karapürçek - location of Ankara's annual oil-wrestling tournament.
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For other uses see Altindag disambiguation Altindag is a municipality and district of Ankara Province Turkey 2 Its area is 123 km2 3 and its population is 413 994 2022 1 It covers the northeastern part of the city of Ankara Its elevation is 900 m 2 953 ft AltindagMunicipalityMap showing Altindag District in Ankara ProvinceAltindagLocation in TurkeyShow map of TurkeyAltindagAltindag Turkey Central Anatolia Show map of Turkey Central AnatoliaCoordinates 39 57 49 N 32 54 12 E 39 96361 N 32 90333 E 39 96361 32 90333CountryTurkeyProvinceAnkaraGovernment MayorAsim Balci AKP Area123 km2 47 sq mi Elevation900 m 3 000 ft Population 2022 1 413 994 Density3 400 km2 8 700 sq mi Time zoneTRT UTC 3 Area code0312Websitewww wbr altindag wbr bel wbr tr Contents 1 Demographics 2 Neighbourhoods 3 Geography 4 History 5 Prominent neighbourhoods 6 Places of interest 7 References 8 External linksDemographics EditHistorical population 4 YearPop p a 2007370 735 2012363 744 0 38 2017371 366 0 42 2022413 994 2 20 Source TUIK 2007 2022 1 Neighbourhoods EditThere are 26 neighbourhoods in Altindag District 5 Atifbey Aydincik Aydinlikevler Baraj Baspinar Battalgazi Besikkaya Dogantepe Feridun Celik Gicik Gultepe Gunesevler Hacettepe Haci Bayram Kale Karacaoren Karapurcek Kavakli Onder Ornek Pecenek Solfasol Tatlar Ulubey Yildiztepe Zubeyde HanimGeography EditLocated just outside the city centre beyond the district of Ulus as far as the large Altinpark this hillside has long been home to the workers in the city of Ankara but Altindag remains one of the poorer quarters of the capital The hillside is covered with illegally built gecekondu housing home to low income families Among the housing there are some municipal buildings public housing state housing for civil servants and many car repair workshops The ancient Ankara Castle is in Altindag and there has recently been investment in restoration work With this architectural heritage Altindag is a member of the Norwich based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions 6 History EditAltindag includes parts of the historic city of Ankara as well as the first National Assembly in which Republic of Turkey was founded is in Ulus Altindag was the location of one of the first gecekondu developments in Turkey when in the 1950s and 1960s people illegally built small one bedroom houses on small plots of land then in the 1970s and 1980s these plots of land were made legal through amnesty legislation and eventually sold to developers who replaced these shacks with larger multi story apartment buildings Prominent neighbourhoods EditAydinlikevler a quiet residential neighbourhood of civil servants and other members of Ankara s middle class centred on an avenue of schools banks and shops contains the SSK teaching hospital a military officers housing compound the headquarters of Turk Telekom Ankara University s faculty of agriculture and Altinpark Haci Bayram home to one of the oldest mosques in Ankara the mosque and tomb of the 14th century Ankara born mystic Haci Bayram Veli famous for prophesying the conquest of Constantinople and then founding his own Sufi sect The district has recently been renovated by urban planner Raci Bademli Places of interest Edit A panorama of Ankara from the castle Altinpark A large park formerly a golf course noted for its 10 metre high 33 ft statue of a loaf of bread at the entrance contains a fairground go karting ice skating large pools for boating and fishing the Feza Gursey Science Center and much more Camlik view of the city from the hill Ankara Castle kale the hilltop heart of the old city of Ankara built by the Galatians and the Byzantines now surrounded with antique shops coffee houses and bar restaurants in restored Ottoman period wooden houses where traditional Turkish music fasil is played late into the evening One of Ankara s few historical sites Karapurcek location of Ankara s annual oil wrestling tournament Ulucanlar Prison MuseumReferences Edit a b c Population Of SRE 1 SRE 2 Provinces and Districts TUIK Retrieved 20 June 2023 Buyuksehir Ilce Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 8 June 2023 Il ve Ilce Yuz olcumleri General Directorate of Mapping Retrieved 22 May 2023 Turkish Statistical Institute Mahalle Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 22 May 2023 European Association of Historic Towns and Regions Historic Towns of Turkey Archived from the original DOC on 2008 09 10 Retrieved 2008 03 28 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altindag Altindag Haberleri in Turkish District governor s official website in Turkish District municipality s official website in Turkish and English Kenthaber Uluslararasi Internet Med Yay Ltd Sti General information on Altindag district of Ankara in Turkish Archived from the original on 2011 07 19 Portals Geography Turkey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Altindag amp oldid 1161371797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
