Küçükçekmece
Küçükçekmece (; meaning "small-drawer", from much earlier Rhegion (Greek: Ρήγιον) and Küçükçökmece as "little breakdown" or "little depression", in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 44 km2, and its population was 789,033 in 2024. It is 23 kilometers west of the city centre and lies next to Lake Küçükçekmece. Both the lake and land reside on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara. It is the second most populous district of Istanbul.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Küçükçekmece
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Küçükçekmece - panoramio.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Aerial view above Cumhuriyet neighborhood lying by the shores of & overlooking the Lake of Küçükçekmece
- Turkey place.image_map
- Istanbul location Küçükçekmece.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Küçükçekmece District in Istanbul Province
- Turkey place.image_logo
- KüçükçekmeceCoatOfArms.jpg
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Kemal Çebi
- Turkey place.leader_name1
- Mustafa Anteplioğlu
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Küçükçekmece today and in the future
- Geography
- Location
- Composition
- Places of interest and attractions
- Sports and culture
- Transportation
- International relations
- See also
- References
- Sources
Küçükçekmece (; meaning "small-drawer", from much earlier Rhegion (Greek: Ρήγιον) and Küçükçökmece as "little breakdown" or "little depression", in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 44 km2, and its population was 789,033 in 2024. It is 23 kilometers west of the city centre and lies next to Lake Küçükçekmece. Both the lake and land reside on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara. It is the second most populous district of Istanbul.
thumb|A view of Lake Küçükçekmece in winter thumb|An illustration of the former town by Luigi Mayer, 1700s