Çekmeköy
Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 152 km2, and its population is 296,066 (2022). It is on the Asian side of Istanbul. In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the district Ümraniye, including the former municipalities Çekmeköy, Taşdelen, Alemdağ and Ömerli. The urban part of the new district, 17 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Its first mayor, Ahmet Poyraz, was elected in the 2009 Turkish local elections from (AKP). Composition
There are 21 neighbourhoods in Çekmeköy District:

 Alemdağ
 Aydınlar
 Çamlık
 Çatalmeşe
 Cumhuriyet
 Ekşioğlu
 Güngören
 Hamidiye
 Hüseyinli
 Kirazlıdere
 Koçullu
 Mehmet Akif
 Merkez
 Mimar Sinan
 Nişantepe
 Ömerli
 Reşadiye
 Sırapınar
 Soğukpınar
 Sultançiftliği
 Taşdelen

References

 
Populated places in Istanbul Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Districts of Istanbul Province