Başiskele, formerly known as Astacus, is a municipality and
district
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of
Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...
,
Turkey
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. Its area is 23 km
2, and its population is 116,650 (2022).
The mayor is Hüseyin Ayaz (
AK Party
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).
History
Formerly known as
Astacus
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or Astakós in antiquity, Başiskele is a relatively new district, constituted in 2008. The municipality of Başiskele, which covers the whole area of the district, is a merger of the former independent municipalities of Kullar, Yeniköy, Bahçecik, Karşıyaka (before named Döngel) and Yuvacık. The name "Baş İskele" (Head Quay") was previously the name of a neighborhood close to the coast of the Sea of Marmara that was already known by that name in the 16th century.
Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods (
mahalle
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
) are small administrative units within the municipalities, and are administered by the
muhtar and the Neighbourhood Seniors Council consisting of 4 members. Muhtar and the Senior Council are elected for 5 years at the local elections and are not affiliated with political parties. Neighbourhoods are not an incorporation therefore do not hold government status. Muhtar, although being elected by the residents, acts merely as an administrator of the district governor. Muhtar can voice the neighbourhood issues to the municipal hall together with the Seniors Council.
There are 37
neighbourhoods
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in Başiskele District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Aksığın
* Altınkent
* Atakent
* Aydınkent
* Barbaros
* Camidüzü
* Damlar
* Doğantepe
* Döngel
* Fatih
* Havuzlubahçe
* Karadenizliler
* Karşıyaka
* Kazandere
* Kılıçaslan
* Körfez
* Kullar Tepecik
* Kullaryakacık
* Mahmutpaşa
* Mehmetağa
* Ovacık
* Paşadağ
* Sahil
* Şehitekrem
* Sepetlipınar
* Serdar
* Serindere
* Servetiyecami
* Servetiyekarşı
* Seymen
* Tepecik
* Vezirçiftliği
* Yaylacık
* Yeniköymerkez
* Yeşilkent
* Yeşilyurt
* Yuvacıkyakacık
References
External links
District governor's site
Populated places in Kocaeli Province
Districts of Kocaeli Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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