Åžahinbey is a district of
Gaziantep Province
Gaziantep Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Adıy ...
of
Turkey named after
Åžahin Bey (1877-1920), a
Turkish National Movement
The Turkish National Movement ( tr, Türk Ulusal Hareketi) encompasses the political and military activities of the Turkish revolutionaries that resulted in the creation and shaping of the modern Republic of Turkey, as a consequence of the defe ...
commander. It is part of
Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality. The population is 730,562 as of 2010. It is the location of a large amount of
student housing for the public
University of Gaziantep
Gaziantep University ( tr, Gaziantep Ãœniversitesi) is a public university in Gaziantep, Turkey. Gaziantep University has 10 faculties, containing a total of 22 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological resear ...
, as well as the site of two private universities:
Zirve
''Zirve'' (''Peak'') is the sixth studio album by Turkish singer Demet Akalın. It was released by Seyhan Müzik on 23 April 2010 The release date was officially announced as 23 April 2010, but postponed because of air travel restrictions during ...
and
Hasan Kalyoncu.
Notable natives
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Göksu Üçtaş (born 1990), Turkish female
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
References
External links
Åžahinbey Photos
Populated places in Gaziantep Province
Districts of Gaziantep Province
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