Haymana is a town and district of Ankara Province in the

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region of

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, 72 km south of the capital,

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 the 2010 census, the population of the district is 33,886, of whom 9,091 live in the town of Haymana. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is 1259 m.

Etymology

According to the 1074-dated dictionary Dīwān ul-Lughat al-Turk, haymana means prairie in

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History

Archaeological excavations were launched in ''Gavur Kalesi'', a castle situated in the village of Dereköy, in the years 1930 and 1998. The results showed that it was an important Phrygian settlement. Besides, the tumuli located in Türkhöyük and Oyaca villages prove that the area was also inhabited during the Hittite period. After the periods of the

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rule, the area was captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1127. After the Battle of Köse Dağ it came under

Ilkhanate The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate ( fa, ایل خانان, ''Ilxānān''), known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (, ''Qulug-un Ulus''), was a khanate established from the southwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. The Ilkhanid realm, ...

control for a while. In the mid 14th century the area was annexed by the

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. After a brief period of

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rule in the wake of the Battle of Ankara in 1402, it was re-captured by the Ottomans.

Demographics

Age structure

The district of Haymana has a relatively young population but it is ageing very quickly.

Administrative structure

Towns

* Balçıkhisar * Bumsuz * Çalış * Sindiren * Yurtbeyli

Villages

Prominent residents

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, Turkish plastic surgeon. An associate professor at the Akdeniz University in Antalya, he led the team that performed in 2012 the first full face transplant in Turkey. * Burhan Sönmez, writer * Haymana Prison has had notable residents as inmates over the years, including historian Fikret Başkaya, professor of foreign relations Haluk Gerger, Workers' Party (Turkey) leader Doğu Perinçek, political scientist Yalçın Küçük, and playwright Bilgesu Erenus (the latter two jointly published their Haymana memoirs).

Notes

References

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External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website
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