The Marmara coast road bridges the mouth of the inlet, always an important route in wartime. Therefore, when preparing the conquest of Istanbul the Ottoman forces were keen to populate the Küçükçekmece area with the Turks, the Turkish presence in the area dates from this period. The road from Istanbul to Europe has become increasingly important ever since and by the time of the population exchange with Greece at the founding of the Turkish Republic there were 50 Greek families in the village, the property they vacated was then used as a military depot. Little is left of this history; the church had long been converted to a mosque and was pulled down in 1977 for a new mosque to be built; fountains and ruins have disappeared. There is some remaining Ottoman architecture including a hunting lodge belonging to the sultans, (the name Avcılar means 'hunters' in Turkish) because actual hunters used to live in this area to protect the villages and some traditional farmhouses.
Avcılar today
The magazine Bayan Yani is created here and it has had resistance from the authorities. Their offices have been visited by people carrying petrol cans. 150 media workers have been held under arrest in Turkey including the cartoonist Musa Kart who is held in a location near to Avcilar.[3]
Istanbul University
One of Istanbul University's campuses is sited in Avcılar, housing the faculties of engineering, business management, sports and veterinary medicine. The campus is far away from the Anatolian Side of Istanbul and transportation was very complicated and difficult before the introduction of the Metrobus system. There is parkland in the campus and around Lake Küçükçekmece.
Earthquake vulnerability
This district was badly hit during Marmara earthquake. A major fault-line follows the Marmara shore and Avcılar is built on low-lying sandy soil, some of its landfill, right on this shore. This and the fact that the buildings are tall and were very cheaply built make it a particularly vulnerable area. Buildings damaged in 1999 have been repaired but an earthquake centered nearer to Istanbul will damage this area severely and destroy it.
References
^"Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^"Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
^Fueling Turkish feminism with satire and humor, Clement Girardot, 16.04.17, Mashallah News, Retrieved June 2017
(in Turkish). Governorship of Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avcılar.
District governor's official website (in Turkish)
(in Turkish)
May 04, 2023
avcılar, istanbul, avcılar, district, istanbul, turkey, town, european, side, city, just, west, küçükçekmece, inlet, marmara, avcılardistrictlocation, avcılar, istanbulavcılarcoordinates, 97917, 72139, 97917, 72139, coordinates, 97917, 72139, 97917, 72139count. Avcilar is a district of Istanbul Turkey out of town on the European side of the city just to the west of the Kucukcekmece inlet of the Sea of Marmara AvcilarDistrictLocation of Avcilar in IstanbulAvcilarCoordinates 40 58 45 N 28 43 17 E 40 97917 N 28 72139 E 40 97917 28 72139 Coordinates 40 58 45 N 28 43 17 E 40 97917 N 28 72139 E 40 97917 28 72139CountryTurkeyCityIstanbulGovernment MayorTuran Hancerli CHP Area 1 District39 23 km2 15 15 sq mi Population 2012 2 District395 274 District density10 000 km2 26 000 sq mi Websitewww wbr avcilar wbr bel wbr tr www wbr avcilar wbr gov wbr tr Contents 1 History 2 Avcilar today 3 Istanbul University 4 Earthquake vulnerability 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Marmara coast road bridges the mouth of the inlet always an important route in wartime Therefore when preparing the conquest of Istanbul the Ottoman forces were keen to populate the Kucukcekmece area with the Turks the Turkish presence in the area dates from this period The road from Istanbul to Europe has become increasingly important ever since and by the time of the population exchange with Greece at the founding of the Turkish Republic there were 50 Greek families in the village the property they vacated was then used as a military depot Little is left of this history the church had long been converted to a mosque and was pulled down in 1977 for a new mosque to be built fountains and ruins have disappeared There is some remaining Ottoman architecture including a hunting lodge belonging to the sultans the name Avcilar means hunters in Turkish because actual hunters used to live in this area to protect the villages and some traditional farmhouses Avcilar today EditThe magazine Bayan Yani is created here and it has had resistance from the authorities Their offices have been visited by people carrying petrol cans 150 media workers have been held under arrest in Turkey including the cartoonist Musa Kart who is held in a location near to Avcilar 3 Istanbul University EditOne of Istanbul University s campuses is sited in Avcilar housing the faculties of engineering business management sports and veterinary medicine The campus is far away from the Anatolian Side of Istanbul and transportation was very complicated and difficult before the introduction of the Metrobus system There is parkland in the campus and around Lake Kucukcekmece Earthquake vulnerability EditThis district was badly hit during Marmara earthquake A major fault line follows the Marmara shore and Avcilar is built on low lying sandy soil some of its landfill right on this shore This and the fact that the buildings are tall and were very cheaply built make it a particularly vulnerable area Buildings damaged in 1999 have been repaired but an earthquake centered nearer to Istanbul will damage this area severely and destroy it References Edit Area of regions including lakes km Regional Statistics Database Turkish Statistical Institute 2002 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Population of province district centers and towns villages by districts 2012 Address Based Population Registration System ABPRS Database Turkish Statistical Institute Retrieved 2013 02 27 Fueling Turkish feminism with satire and humor Clement Girardot 16 04 17 Mashallah News Retrieved June 2017 Information on Avcilar district in Turkish Governorship of Istanbul 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2009 08 16 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avcilar District governor s official website in Turkish District municipality s official website in Turkish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avcilar Istanbul amp oldid 1132954806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
