Keçiören


Keçiören is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a crowded district in the northern part of the city of Ankara. According to 2010 census, population of the district center is 817,262 The district covers an area of, and the average elevation is. The Çubuk River runs through the middle of the district.

Demographics

Neighbourhoods

There are 50 neighbourhoods in Keçiören as of 2017.

Etymology

The name Keçiören comes from "keçi" and "ören". Ankara is famous for its goat, which is used as a source of Angora clothings such as Angora sweatshirts. The area was used for stock breeding long before it became a suburban area.

Politics

Until the 1950s this was a green and pleasant area outside the city, but in recent years has become a large district of housing for Ankara's working class. The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has his Ankara residence within the district. The area is also a well known location for far right nationalists.
In August 2018, the Municipality decided not to issue business licenses to American brands including McDonald's, Starbucks and Burger King as a response to the U.S. sanctions on Turkey.

Sports

The sports club Keçiörengücü is based in Keçiören.

Prominent neighbourhoods

's headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence, today used by the department of meteorology
The current administration has made efforts to decorate the mass of dull concrete that the area mainly consists of. The new buildings include a huge artificial waterfall and many other pools and fountains, and a concrete replica of the Hungarian Esztergom Castle.

Gondola lift

Keçiören has a two-station aerial lift, the Keçiören Gondola, which connects the neighborhoods Tepebaşı and Kavacık Subayevleri. As of November 2013, it is the only in Ankara and Turkey's longest urban gondola lift line with its length of.

Famous locals

To many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.

Twin towns – sister cities

The following places are sister cities to Keçiören: