Sancaktepe | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°12′00″E / 40.98333°N 29.20000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
Government | |
• Mayor | Şeyma Döğücü ( AKP) |
Area | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 489,848 |
• Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0216 |
Website |
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Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 63 km2, [3] and its population is 489,848 (2022). [1]
In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part of the new district was established as a municipality. [4] [5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. [6]
There are 19 neighbourhoods in Sancaktepe District: [7]
Sancaktepe's oldest historic structure is Damatris Summer Palace that was built by I. Tiberius Konstantinos (578–582) and Maurice (582–602) in Byzantine Age. The Ottoman Empire conquered this area completely in 1328. [8]