Evren, formerly Çıkınağıl, is a town and district of
Ankara Province
Ankara Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey with the capital city Ankara.
Demographics
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, in ...
in the
Central Anatolia
The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray.
Located in Central Turkey, it is borde ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
, 178 km from the city of
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 3,343 of which 2,175 live in the town of Evren. The district covers an area of 218 km².
Since April 2009 this municipality is governed by the
MHP.
Name
This small remote town on the banks of Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as ''Çıkınağıl'', and was renamed after
Kenan Evren, former president of Turkey. In November 2019, Ak Party proposed renaming the city back to Çıkınağıl.
Villages in the district
Notes
References
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
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