Bahçelievler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Çankaya,
Ankara Province
Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 10,638 (2022).
[ The name means 'houses with gardens' in Turkish.
The neighborhood was known in the 1970s as a battleground for the right and left wing political factions. In particular, it is the place of the Bahçelievler massacre of 8 October 1978, when 7 students, members of the Workers' Party of Turkey, were killed by neo-fascists, see "]Multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey
The multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey () started in 1945.
Prelude
After President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk asked Ali Fethi Okyar to establish the opposition Liberal Republican Party (Turkey), Liberal Republican Party (''Serbest Cumhur ...
".
Demographics
Places in Bahçelievler, Ankara
*The main building of the Turkish National Library system (Milli Kütüphane BaşkanlığıMilli Kütüphane Baskanligi (National Library of Turkey)
) is located here.
*Bahcelievler Culture and Leisure Centre houses four movie theatres, one bowling hall and other facilities.
*Bahcelievler Business Centre is a business and shopping centre of Ankara. It also houses three movie theatres and a number of cafes.
*
Ankara Ice Palace, an indoor
ice arena, opened in 1989.
References
Neighbourhoods in Çankaya District
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