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Zeytinburnu

Zeytinburnu (literally, Olive Cape) is a working-class neighbourhood, municipality (belediye) and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule. The mayor is Ömer Arısoy (AKP).

Zeytinburnu
District
Dikilitaş neighborhood of Zeytinburnu
Location of Zeytinburnu in Istanbul
Zeytinburnu
Coordinates: 40°58′59″N 28°53′59″E / 40.98306°N 28.89972°E / 40.98306; 28.89972Coordinates: 40°58′59″N 28°53′59″E / 40.98306°N 28.89972°E / 40.98306; 28.89972
CountryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Government
 • MayorÖmer Arısoy (AKP)
 • KaymakamZekeriya Güney
Area
 • District12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • District
293,839
 • District density24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code0–212
Websitewww.zeytinburnu.istanbul
www.zeytinburnu.gov.tr

History

 
In the map, "Seytin Burun" is a little cape which originates from settlements in old Zeytinburnu; Balıklı and Yedikule Bay

Zeytinburnu was a fortress and settlement known as Kyklobion (Greek: Κυκλόβιον) or Strongylon (Στρογγυλόν) during the Byzantine period, its name referring to the circular shape of the fortress.[3]

The fortress was built in Late Antiquity as part of a series of strongholds that guarded the coastal road leading to Constantinople. It is first attested during the reign of Justinian I (527–565). Kyklobion was used as the landing-site of the Arab armies on both of their assaults on Constantinople, in 674 and in 717.[3] In the early 8th century, the iconodule Saint Hilarion was kept prisoner in the local monastery on the orders of Emperor Leo V the Armenian (r. 813–820).[3] The site is again, and for the last time in Byzantine times, mentioned in a property deed of 1388.[3]

After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the name Kyklobion was transferred to the Yedikule Fortress by the local Greeks, and the original site was abandoned. Ruins of the original circular fortress survived until the 19th century, where the Austrian traveller Hammer-Purgstall saw them. Its name at the time was called in Greek Elaion Akra, "Cape of the Olive Trees"; the modern Turkish name has the same meaning.[3]

From the early 19th century onwards Zeytinburnu was an industrial village, centred on the leather industry of the area called Kazlıçeşme, which being on the coast with a good water supply was well suited to leather production. (the area was named for a fountain with a goose carved into the stonework, the fountain is still in existence). Up until the mid-20th century the residents were an urban mix of Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Jews and Turks and still today the Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital is active in Kazlıçeşme, and has a museum in the grounds.[4]

The character of Zeytinburnu changed when a large wave of immigrants from Anatolia came and settled there from 1950 on. Zeytinburnu is an important lesson for city planning in Turkey, because it was one of the first Gecekondu districts. In other words, most of the buildings were built illegally, without infrastructure, and without any aesthetical concern. In the 1960s legislation was passed to prevent this type of building but by then this type of development had become unstoppable. At first these were little brick-built single storey cottages. From the 1970s onwards the little houses were replaced by multi-storey concrete apartment blocks built in rows with no space in between. In most cases the ground floor was used as a small textile workshop, and thus Zeytinburnu became a bustling industrial area with a large residential population living above the workshops. All this was still illegal, unplanned and lacked the infrastructure and the aesthetic appeal. After a heavy rain the streets would run with dirty water for days.

Mosaic floor tiles were discovered during the restoration of the Zeytinburnu Kazlıçeşme Cultural Center. The mosaics date to the Late Roman and early Byzantine period.[5]

Historical places

[6]

Zeytinburnu today

 
Tram station (Zeytinburnu), note this is actually a light rail stock

The leather industry has largely moved out to Tuzla now but the rows of six-storey blocks of housing and textiles remain. Although some improvements have been made to the streets and drainage, the area still has a stereotypical reputation for being the home of tough men and uncontrollable youths who drive around in cars blasting out pop music at high-volume. This is possibly exaggerated nowadays, and steps are being taken to smarten up the area. Most residents are working class, recent migrants from Anatolia, typically lacking in education. However, the younger generations are more educated thus changing the demographic shape of Zeytinburnu. To integrate the district with the rest of Istanbul, the municipality has improved the transportation by extending the modern tram line to Zeytinburnu, and the main tram station is now at the intersection of the metro line leading to Atatürk International Airport and Aksaray and fast tram lines leading to Istanbul's inter-city coach station and the old city in Eminönü. Moreover, Zeytinburnu has a station on the suburban railway line Sirkeci-Halkalı. Other important projects have improved the transportation, life quality and the economy of the district. Olivium Outlet Center was opened in 2000,[7] a modern shopping mall with cinemas, with many shops specializing in factory surpluses, bringing new shopping opportunities for the people of Zeytinburnu and surrounding districts. The mall attracts many visitors on weekends. There is an Alevi community served by the Erikli Baba Cemevi.[8] There are large minority groups of Kazakhs and Turkmens,[9] who generally work in the textile industry, contributing to the Turkish economy. The Zeytinburnu-based NASCO NASREDDIN HOLDING A.S. was categorized as an Al-Qaeda ally by the United Nations.[10][11][12][13][14] It was involved in terrorist financing.[15] The Romanian government legislated this status for Zeytinburnu Nasco Nasreddin Holding A. S., as well as the Slovakian government.[16][17][18] On December 10, 2014, in Zeytinburnu, an assassin killed the anti-Uzbekistan government Islamist Uzbek Imam Shaykh Abdullah Bukhoroy (Abdullah Bukhari).[19][20][21][22][23][24] It took place outside of a Madrassa.[25] The Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir released statements on Islamist websites which attacked the Uzbekistan government of Islam Karimov and blamed them for the assassination.[26][27] The East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association (ETESA) and Uzbek Islamist exiles demonstrated against the assassination and denounced Vladimir Putin and the Uzbek government under Karimov in the Fatih district of Istanbul.[28] Turkish connections were used by Uyghur fighters to go into Syria (Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria) and the East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association (ETESA) which is an Islamist organization located in Turkey sent Uyghurs into Syria, endorsed the killing of the pro-China Imam Juma Tayir, applauded attacks in China, and posted on its website content from the Turkistan Islamic Party.[29] Turkish passports were used by Uyghurs who were seeking to contact East Indonesia Mujahideen, a terrorist organization in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[30] The Turkish-run English language BGNNews news agency reported that the Turkish Meydan newspaper discovered that Uyghur fighters joining the Islamist terrorist organization ISIL were being helped by businessman Nurali T., who led a network based in Zeytinburnu, which produced counterfeit Turkish passports numbering up to 100,000 distributed to Uyghurs from China to help them go to Turkey form where they would enter Iraq and Syria to join ISIL. Uyghurs from China would travel to Malaysia via Cambodia and Thailand and then to Turkey, since a visa is not needed for travel between Turkey and Malaysia, then stay at locations in Istanbul, and then go to Iraq and Syria by traveling to southeastern Turkey. The information was revealed by AG who participates in the network, who noted that even though Turkish authorities are able to detect the fake passports they do not deport the Uyghurs and allow them into Turkey. AG said that: “Turkey has secret deals with the Uighurs. The authorities first confiscate the passports but then release the individuals.”[31] Uyghurs were routed into Syria by way of Zeytinburnu.[citation needed] The Uyghur diaspora in the Küçükçekmece, Sefaköy, and Zeytinburnu districts of Istanbul are the source of the Turkistan Islamic Party Jihadists in Syria.[32][33] The Turkey-based Uyghur website "Doğu Türkistan Bülteni", which supports the Turkistan Islamic Party, reported that the Uyghur diaspora in Küçükçekmece and Zeytinburnu were in fear after the assassination of Uzbek Imam Abdullah Bukhari and that the Uyghurs were panicking over reports of Chinese loyalist Uyghur agents sent to Istanbul to hunt down separatist Uyghurs as Russia, Iran, and Assad were fighting against the Turkmens and Turkestan Islamic Party fighters.[34][35] The funeral of the Turkish MHP member İbrahim Küçük took place in Zeytinburnu after he died due to Russian bombing in the Jabal al Turkman area of Syria.[36][37][38][39] Seven Uyghur restaurant workers, who provided money to the perpetrator of the 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack for his taxi fare, were arrested in Zeytinburnu. The restaurant was owned by Şemseddin Dursun.[40] The Seferoğlu Sokak-based Uyghurs in Zeytinburnu[41] aided the attacker when he fled the nightclub.[42][43] As a result, Zeytinburnu became the site of over 50 police sweeps against "East Turkistanis" (Uyghurs), Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Uzbeks. Zeytinburnu is infamous for being used by Syria-destined jihadists as a transit point.[44] An Uzbek national committed the nightclub attack according to the Turkish police.[45] Turkish media said he was from the "East Turkestan" wing of ISIS.[46][47] Erdoğan's government has deliberately facilitated the travel of Jihadist Uyghurs through Zeytinburnu, with Turkish intelligence involved and the nightclub massacre at Reina is a result of this.[48] Uzbek, Uyghur, and Afghan refugees reside in Zeytinburu's Yenidoğan area where the attacker fled to,[49] in addition to Syrians.[50] The attacker's wife was interrogated.[51] He went to Konya with his children and wife from Kyrgyzstan via Istanbul.[52] In Başakşehir and Zeytinburnu he contacted ISIL.[53] Turkey nabbed Abuliezi Abuduhamiti and Omar Asim, both Uyghurs.[54] There are more than 100,000 unregistered people of Xinjiang and Central Asian origin in Zeytinburnu.[55] Doğu Türkistan Bülteni Haber Ajansı, which supports the Turkistan Islamic Party, complained about the Reina massacre suspect being named as a Uyghur by Veysi Kaynak, the Deputy Prime Minister, blaming Fethullah Gülen and “FETÖ” for the attack.[56] DTBHA, speaking on behalf of the TIP, pledged its animosity against Russia and the PKK, saying it fought them alongside Turkmens in Syria for 6 years, denying involvement in the Reina nightclub massacre, blaming China for it. They stated that Uyghurs in Küçükçekmece and Zeytinburnu were being unfairly targeted.[57] Doğu Türkistan Bülteni Haber Ajansı and Zeytinburnu Uyghurs blamed FETO and Fetullah Gulen for the Reina nightclub massacre.[58] Zeytinburnu, among other districts such as Küçükçekmece, Başakşehir, Bağcılar, Gaziosmanpaşa, Esenler, Bayrampaşa, and Fatih, is home to many refugees of Syrian origin.[59]

Climate

Zeytinburnu has a Mediterranean climate (Csa/Cs) according to both Köppen and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. It has the second lowest annual precipitation in Istanbul (after Kadıköy). Its position in the south of Istanbul gives it a relatively warmer and drier climate, classified in USDA hardiness zone 9a, and AHS heat zone 4.[60]

Climate data for Zeytinburnu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
8.7
(47.7)
10.6
(51.1)
15.7
(60.3)
20.7
(69.3)
25.5
(77.9)
27.9
(82.2)
27.6
(81.7)
24.2
(75.6)
19.5
(67.1)
15.0
(59.0)
11.2
(52.2)
18.0
(64.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
5.8
(42.4)
7.2
(45.0)
11.6
(52.9)
16.3
(61.3)
20.8
(69.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
19.9
(67.8)
15.9
(60.6)
11.7
(53.1)
8.4
(47.1)
14.2
(57.5)
Average low °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
2.9
(37.2)
3.8
(38.8)
7.4
(45.3)
11.8
(53.2)
16.0
(60.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.9
(66.0)
15.6
(60.1)
12.2
(54.0)
8.4
(47.1)
5.6
(42.1)
10.4
(50.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94
(3.7)
66
(2.6)
68
(2.7)
51
(2.0)
31
(1.2)
31
(1.2)
22
(0.9)
29
(1.1)
45
(1.8)
66
(2.6)
86
(3.4)
117
(4.6)
706
(27.8)
Source: [61]

Sports

Teams

 
Zeytinburnuspor facility; in the foreground a Corinthian column
Football

Zeytinburnuspor, a top-flight football team in the early 1990s, is now languishing in the minor leagues. Arif Erdem and Emre Belözoğlu started their careers here. Matjaž Cvikl (1967–1999) from the Slovenia national football team also played there.

The women's football team played once in the Turkish Women's First Football League.

Ice hockey

The 2010-established men's ice hockey team of Zeytinburnu Belediyespor finished the 2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (TBHSL) season as the runner-up. They became the champion in the following 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[62][63]

Venues

Zeytinburnu Stadium with a total capacity of 16,000 people, is home to the football teams of Zeytinburnu.[64]

The Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, opened in 2016, is a mobile ice rink, which hosted the home 2015–16 season matches of the Zeytinburnu Belediyespor ice hockey team.[65]

Town twinning

Zeytinburnu is twinned with:

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External links

  • District governor's official website (in Turkish)
  • District municipality's official website (in English)

zeytinburnu, literally, olive, cape, working, class, neighbourhood, municipality, belediye, district, european, side, istanbul, turkey, shore, marmara, just, outside, walls, ancient, city, beyond, fortress, yedikule, mayor, ömer, arısoy, districtdikilitaş, nei. Zeytinburnu literally Olive Cape is a working class neighbourhood municipality belediye and district on the European side of Istanbul Turkey on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city beyond the fortress of Yedikule The mayor is Omer Arisoy AKP ZeytinburnuDistrictDikilitas neighborhood of ZeytinburnuLocation of Zeytinburnu in IstanbulZeytinburnuCoordinates 40 58 59 N 28 53 59 E 40 98306 N 28 89972 E 40 98306 28 89972 Coordinates 40 58 59 N 28 53 59 E 40 98306 N 28 89972 E 40 98306 28 89972CountryTurkeyCityIstanbulGovernment MayorOmer Arisoy AKP KaymakamZekeriya GuneyArea 1 District12 08 km2 4 66 sq mi Population 2021 2 District293 839 District density24 000 km2 63 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Area code0 212Websitewww wbr zeytinburnu wbr istanbul www wbr zeytinburnu wbr gov wbr tr Contents 1 History 1 1 Historical places 1 2 Zeytinburnu today 2 Climate 3 Sports 3 1 Teams 3 2 Venues 4 Town twinning 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit In the map Seytin Burun is a little cape which originates from settlements in old Zeytinburnu Balikli and Yedikule Bay Zeytinburnu was a fortress and settlement known as Kyklobion Greek Kyklobion or Strongylon Stroggylon during the Byzantine period its name referring to the circular shape of the fortress 3 The fortress was built in Late Antiquity as part of a series of strongholds that guarded the coastal road leading to Constantinople It is first attested during the reign of Justinian I 527 565 Kyklobion was used as the landing site of the Arab armies on both of their assaults on Constantinople in 674 and in 717 3 In the early 8th century the iconodule Saint Hilarion was kept prisoner in the local monastery on the orders of Emperor Leo V the Armenian r 813 820 3 The site is again and for the last time in Byzantine times mentioned in a property deed of 1388 3 After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 the name Kyklobion was transferred to the Yedikule Fortress by the local Greeks and the original site was abandoned Ruins of the original circular fortress survived until the 19th century where the Austrian traveller Hammer Purgstall saw them Its name at the time was called in Greek Elaion Akra Cape of the Olive Trees the modern Turkish name has the same meaning 3 From the early 19th century onwards Zeytinburnu was an industrial village centred on the leather industry of the area called Kazlicesme which being on the coast with a good water supply was well suited to leather production the area was named for a fountain with a goose carved into the stonework the fountain is still in existence Up until the mid 20th century the residents were an urban mix of Greeks Armenians Bulgarians Jews and Turks and still today the Yedikule Surp Pirgic Armenian Hospital is active in Kazlicesme and has a museum in the grounds 4 The character of Zeytinburnu changed when a large wave of immigrants from Anatolia came and settled there from 1950 on Zeytinburnu is an important lesson for city planning in Turkey because it was one of the first Gecekondu districts In other words most of the buildings were built illegally without infrastructure and without any aesthetical concern In the 1960s legislation was passed to prevent this type of building but by then this type of development had become unstoppable At first these were little brick built single storey cottages From the 1970s onwards the little houses were replaced by multi storey concrete apartment blocks built in rows with no space in between In most cases the ground floor was used as a small textile workshop and thus Zeytinburnu became a bustling industrial area with a large residential population living above the workshops All this was still illegal unplanned and lacked the infrastructure and the aesthetic appeal After a heavy rain the streets would run with dirty water for days Mosaic floor tiles were discovered during the restoration of the Zeytinburnu Kazlicesme Cultural Center The mosaics date to the Late Roman and early Byzantine period 5 Historical places Edit 6 Balikli Holy Spring Balikli Church Balikli Greek Hospital Cirpici Meadows Kirazlicesme Fatih Mosque Haci Mahmud Aga Dervish Lodge Kazli Cesme Goose Fountain Merkez Efendi Dervish Lodge Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha Masjid Perisan Baba Dervish Lodge Seyyid Nizam Dervish Lodge Walls of Constantinople Yedikule Surp Pirgic Armenian Hospital Takkeci Ibrahim Aga Mosque Yenikapi Mevlevihane Zeytinburnu Military Hospital Cemeteries in Zeytinburnu Zeytinburnu today Edit See also Minorities in Turkey Central Asian Turkic peoples Tram station Zeytinburnu note this is actually a light rail stock The leather industry has largely moved out to Tuzla now but the rows of six storey blocks of housing and textiles remain Although some improvements have been made to the streets and drainage the area still has a stereotypical reputation for being the home of tough men and uncontrollable youths who drive around in cars blasting out pop music at high volume This is possibly exaggerated nowadays and steps are being taken to smarten up the area Most residents are working class recent migrants from Anatolia typically lacking in education However the younger generations are more educated thus changing the demographic shape of Zeytinburnu To integrate the district with the rest of Istanbul the municipality has improved the transportation by extending the modern tram line to Zeytinburnu and the main tram station is now at the intersection of the metro line leading to Ataturk International Airport and Aksaray and fast tram lines leading to Istanbul s inter city coach station and the old city in Eminonu Moreover Zeytinburnu has a station on the suburban railway line Sirkeci Halkali Other important projects have improved the transportation life quality and the economy of the district Olivium Outlet Center was opened in 2000 7 a modern shopping mall with cinemas with many shops specializing in factory surpluses bringing new shopping opportunities for the people of Zeytinburnu and surrounding districts The mall attracts many visitors on weekends There is an Alevi community served by the Erikli Baba Cemevi 8 There are large minority groups of Kazakhs and Turkmens 9 who generally work in the textile industry contributing to the Turkish economy The Zeytinburnu based NASCO NASREDDIN HOLDING A S was categorized as an Al Qaeda ally by the United Nations 10 11 12 13 14 It was involved in terrorist financing 15 The Romanian government legislated this status for Zeytinburnu Nasco Nasreddin Holding A S as well as the Slovakian government 16 17 18 On December 10 2014 in Zeytinburnu an assassin killed the anti Uzbekistan government Islamist Uzbek Imam Shaykh Abdullah Bukhoroy Abdullah Bukhari 19 20 21 22 23 24 It took place outside of a Madrassa 25 The Islamist organization Hizb ut Tahrir released statements on Islamist websites which attacked the Uzbekistan government of Islam Karimov and blamed them for the assassination 26 27 The East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association ETESA and Uzbek Islamist exiles demonstrated against the assassination and denounced Vladimir Putin and the Uzbek government under Karimov in the Fatih district of Istanbul 28 Turkish connections were used by Uyghur fighters to go into Syria Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria and the East Turkistan Education and Solidarity Association ETESA which is an Islamist organization located in Turkey sent Uyghurs into Syria endorsed the killing of the pro China Imam Juma Tayir applauded attacks in China and posted on its website content from the Turkistan Islamic Party 29 Turkish passports were used by Uyghurs who were seeking to contact East Indonesia Mujahideen a terrorist organization in Sulawesi Indonesia 30 The Turkish run English language BGNNews news agency reported that the Turkish Meydan newspaper discovered that Uyghur fighters joining the Islamist terrorist organization ISIL were being helped by businessman Nurali T who led a network based in Zeytinburnu which produced counterfeit Turkish passports numbering up to 100 000 distributed to Uyghurs from China to help them go to Turkey form where they would enter Iraq and Syria to join ISIL Uyghurs from China would travel to Malaysia via Cambodia and Thailand and then to Turkey since a visa is not needed for travel between Turkey and Malaysia then stay at locations in Istanbul and then go to Iraq and Syria by traveling to southeastern Turkey The information was revealed by AG who participates in the network who noted that even though Turkish authorities are able to detect the fake passports they do not deport the Uyghurs and allow them into Turkey AG said that Turkey has secret deals with the Uighurs The authorities first confiscate the passports but then release the individuals 31 Uyghurs were routed into Syria by way of Zeytinburnu citation needed The Uyghur diaspora in the Kucukcekmece Sefakoy and Zeytinburnu districts of Istanbul are the source of the Turkistan Islamic Party Jihadists in Syria 32 33 The Turkey based Uyghur website Dogu Turkistan Bulteni which supports the Turkistan Islamic Party reported that the Uyghur diaspora in Kucukcekmece and Zeytinburnu were in fear after the assassination of Uzbek Imam Abdullah Bukhari and that the Uyghurs were panicking over reports of Chinese loyalist Uyghur agents sent to Istanbul to hunt down separatist Uyghurs as Russia Iran and Assad were fighting against the Turkmens and Turkestan Islamic Party fighters 34 35 The funeral of the Turkish MHP member Ibrahim Kucuk took place in Zeytinburnu after he died due to Russian bombing in the Jabal al Turkman area of Syria 36 37 38 39 Seven Uyghur restaurant workers who provided money to the perpetrator of the 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack for his taxi fare were arrested in Zeytinburnu The restaurant was owned by Semseddin Dursun 40 The Seferoglu Sokak based Uyghurs in Zeytinburnu 41 aided the attacker when he fled the nightclub 42 43 As a result Zeytinburnu became the site of over 50 police sweeps against East Turkistanis Uyghurs Kazakhs Kyrgyz and Uzbeks Zeytinburnu is infamous for being used by Syria destined jihadists as a transit point 44 An Uzbek national committed the nightclub attack according to the Turkish police 45 Turkish media said he was from the East Turkestan wing of ISIS 46 47 Erdogan s government has deliberately facilitated the travel of Jihadist Uyghurs through Zeytinburnu with Turkish intelligence involved and the nightclub massacre at Reina is a result of this 48 Uzbek Uyghur and Afghan refugees reside in Zeytinburu s Yenidogan area where the attacker fled to 49 in addition to Syrians 50 The attacker s wife was interrogated 51 He went to Konya with his children and wife from Kyrgyzstan via Istanbul 52 In Basaksehir and Zeytinburnu he contacted ISIL 53 Turkey nabbed Abuliezi Abuduhamiti and Omar Asim both Uyghurs 54 There are more than 100 000 unregistered people of Xinjiang and Central Asian origin in Zeytinburnu 55 Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi which supports the Turkistan Islamic Party complained about the Reina massacre suspect being named as a Uyghur by Veysi Kaynak the Deputy Prime Minister blaming Fethullah Gulen and FETO for the attack 56 DTBHA speaking on behalf of the TIP pledged its animosity against Russia and the PKK saying it fought them alongside Turkmens in Syria for 6 years denying involvement in the Reina nightclub massacre blaming China for it They stated that Uyghurs in Kucukcekmece and Zeytinburnu were being unfairly targeted 57 Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi and Zeytinburnu Uyghurs blamed FETO and Fetullah Gulen for the Reina nightclub massacre 58 Zeytinburnu among other districts such as Kucukcekmece Basaksehir Bagcilar Gaziosmanpasa Esenler Bayrampasa and Fatih is home to many refugees of Syrian origin 59 General view Zeytinburnu Cultural and Art Center Armenian Hospital The community mosque of Turks of Western Thrace Hat Boyu Street and leather shops Belgrad Gate Holy Fishes in Greek Church BalikliClimate EditZeytinburnu has a Mediterranean climate Csa Cs according to both Koppen and Trewartha climate classifications with cool winters and warm to hot summers It has the second lowest annual precipitation in Istanbul after Kadikoy Its position in the south of Istanbul gives it a relatively warmer and drier climate classified in USDA hardiness zone 9a and AHS heat zone 4 60 Climate data for ZeytinburnuMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 8 8 47 8 8 7 47 7 10 6 51 1 15 7 60 3 20 7 69 3 25 5 77 9 27 9 82 2 27 6 81 7 24 2 75 6 19 5 67 1 15 0 59 0 11 2 52 2 18 0 64 3 Daily mean C F 6 1 43 0 5 8 42 4 7 2 45 0 11 6 52 9 16 3 61 3 20 8 69 4 23 3 73 9 23 3 73 9 19 9 67 8 15 9 60 6 11 7 53 1 8 4 47 1 14 2 57 5 Average low C F 3 3 37 9 2 9 37 2 3 8 38 8 7 4 45 3 11 8 53 2 16 0 60 8 18 7 65 7 18 9 66 0 15 6 60 1 12 2 54 0 8 4 47 1 5 6 42 1 10 4 50 7 Average precipitation mm inches 94 3 7 66 2 6 68 2 7 51 2 0 31 1 2 31 1 2 22 0 9 29 1 1 45 1 8 66 2 6 86 3 4 117 4 6 706 27 8 Source 61 Sports EditTeams Edit Zeytinburnuspor facility in the foreground a Corinthian column FootballMain article Zeytinburnuspor Zeytinburnuspor a top flight football team in the early 1990s is now languishing in the minor leagues Arif Erdem and Emre Belozoglu started their careers here Matjaz Cvikl 1967 1999 from the Slovenia national football team also played there The women s football team played once in the Turkish Women s First Football League Ice hockeyMain article Zeytinburnu Belediyespor The 2010 established men s ice hockey team of Zeytinburnu Belediyespor finished the 2013 14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League TBHSL season as the runner up They became the champion in the following 2014 15 and 2015 16 seasons 62 63 Venues Edit Zeytinburnu Stadium with a total capacity of 16 000 people is home to the football teams of Zeytinburnu 64 The Zeytinburnu Ice Rink opened in 2016 is a mobile ice rink which hosted the home 2015 16 season matches of the Zeytinburnu Belediyespor ice hockey team 65 Town twinning EditZeytinburnu is twinned with Narimanov Azerbaijan Kuala Azerbaijan Beit Hanoun Palestinian territories Semey Kazakhstan Taraz Kazakhstan Shkodra AlbaniaReferences 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 a b c d e Kulzer Andreas 2008 Tabula Imperii Byzantini Band 12 Ostthrakien Eurōpe in German Vienna Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften pp 484 485 ISBN 978 3 7001 3945 4 Official homepage in Turkish Surp Pirgic Ermeni Hastanesi 2009 Retrieved 2009 08 26 Roman and Byzantine era mosaics in Kazlicesme Hurriyet Daily News Official homepage Zeytinburnu District Portal 2010 Retrieved 2010 08 16 Official homepage Olivium 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Retrieved 2016 01 28 China entered into Istanbul Turkey with her 150 Spies Archived from the original on 2016 01 19 Retrieved 2016 02 15 Cin Istihbarati 150 Ajan Ile Istanbul a Giris Yapti Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi Archived from the original on 2015 11 28 Retrieved 2016 02 15 Killed in Syria MHP deputy district head s funeral brought to Istanbul Cihan World News Archived from the original on January 28 2016 Retrieved January 28 2016 Killed in Syria MHP Deputy District Head s Funeral Brought to Istanbul 27 January 2016 YouTube www youtube com a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link YouTube www youtube com a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 4 Jan 2017 Semseddin Dursun the owner of Uyghur restaurant where the night club attacker allegedly picked up a cab fare denies all accusations Tweet via Twitter Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 Then he got into the second cab driven to an alley Suayip Seferoglu Sokak where a Uyghur Restaurant located in Zeytinburnu district Tweet via Twitter Stojanovic Dusan January 4 2017 Turkey identifies gunman in Istanbul nightclub shooting Associated Press ISTANBUL Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 He paid off the driver with the money he borrowed from the Uyghur employees of this restaurant Police detained seven restaurant workers Tweet via Twitter ULUDAG NIHAT 4 January 2017 Reina ya saldiran teroristin katliam sonrasi rotasi HABER ICIN HABERTURK in Turkish Turkish media releases video of suspected nightclub gunman claims he is Chinese Uygur Muslim South China Morning Post 3 January 2017 Robson Steve Rkaina Sam Bishop Rachel Milanian Keyan 2 Jan 2017 Istanbul nightclub ISIS attack Recap as ISIS claims responsibility for gun attack that left 39 dead The Mirror Wellman Alex Robson Steve Bishop Rachel 1 Jan 2017 First picture of Istanbul terror suspect after gunman screamed Allahu Akbar as he slaughtered 39 in Turkish nightclub The Mirror Bozkurt Abdullah January 3 2017 OPINION How Erdogan empowered jihadists from China Turkish Minute Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 The killer stayed shortly in Yenidogan neighborhood in Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul where Uyghur Uzbek amp Afghans refugees live Tweet via Twitter Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 The neighborhood the killer had stayed before the carnage at night club has not only refugees from Central Asia but also from Syria Tweet via Twitter Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 The testimony of the wife of the ISIL killer who murdered 39 people in night club in Istanbul provides further details on the background Tweet via Twitter Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 The killer came to Istanbul from Krygzstan on a flight on 20 Nov with his wife and two kids moved to conservative province Konya on 22nd Tweet via Twitter Bozkurt Abdullah abdbozkurt 3 Jan 2017 The killer traveled to Istanbul on 29th believed to have interacted with ISIL cells in Istanbul s Zeytinburnu and Basaksehir districts Tweet via Twitter Turkey arrests two Chinese Uighurs over Istanbul nightclub attack REUTERS 2017 01 14 Gurcan Metin January 13 2017 Devotees of Death headed for Turkey Al Monitor Basbakan Yardimcisi Veysi Kaynak a Cevap Uygurlardan Geldi Kardesimiz Dediginiz DUK Feto cu Bunu Biliyormusunuz Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi Komunist Cin Turkiye de Sansasyonel Eylem Yapmayi Planliyor Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi ORTAKOY KATLIAMINI FETO CULER MI AYDINLATACAK Dogu Turkistan Bulteni Haber Ajansi HAYATA DESTEK 31 August 2013 Syrian Refugees in Turkey PDF Report SUPPORT TO LIFE pp 4 5 Bitki Soguga ve Sicaga Dayaniklilik www mgm gov tr Retrieved 2021 04 28 Zeytinburnu Weather History amp Climate Data Meteostat meteostat net Retrieved 2021 06 22 Zeytinburnu Belediyesi Buz Hokeyi Takimi Sampiyon Oldu Milliyet in Turkish 2015 06 05 Retrieved 2016 05 01 Buz Hokeyinde Sampiyon ZEwytinburnu Belediye Milliyet in Turkish 2016 05 01 Retrieved 2016 05 01 Zeytinburnu Stadi worldstadiums com Retrieved 2016 05 04 Turk Buz Hokeyi nde Bir Ilk Son Dakika in Turkish 2016 02 06 Retrieved 2016 05 04 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zeytinburnu District governor s official website in Turkish District municipality s official website in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zeytinburnu amp oldid 1132956505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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