Başiskele

Başiskele, formerly known as Astacus, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 116,650 (2022). The mayor is Hüseyin Ayaz (AK Party).

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Başiskele
Turkey place.image_skyline: Başiskele, Kocaeli.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: Kocaeli location Başiskele.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Başiskele District in Kocaeli Province
Turkey place.province: Kocaeli
Turkey place.leader_party: AK Party
Turkey place.leader_name: Mehmet Yasin Özlü
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 209
Turkey place.population_total: 116650
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0262

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Başiskele, formerly known as Astacus, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 116,650 (2022). The mayor is Hüseyin Ayaz (AK Party).

== History == Formerly known as Astacus 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.

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