Bağlarçeşme

Bağlarçeşme is a neighborhood in the Esenyurt District on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey.

Its population is 29,117 (2018), and its surface area is 0.610196 square kilometers.[1]

It is bordered on the northeast corner by the Ardıçlı neighborhood, on the east by the Yenikent neighborhood, on the southeast corner by the Sultaniye neighborhood, on the south by the Fatih neighborhood, on the west by the Pınar neighborhood, and on the northwest by the Çınar and Örnek neighborhoods.[2]

Name

Bağlarçeşme means literally "vineyards fountain" (Turkish: bağ (plural) + çeşme). The name is said to come from a historic fountain in the area.[3]

Demographics

The neighborhood is home to many Romani people.[4] The neighborhood also has a large population of Syrians (as of 2021-2024), to the extent that it is known as Küçük Suriye ("Little Syria") and its main street is known as Suriye Caddesi (Syria Avenue) or Şam Sokağı (Damascus Street).[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Esenyurt Belediyesi 2020-2024 Stratejik Plan: Umudun Şehri Esenyurt" (PDF) (in Turkish). Esenyurt Belediyesi. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Bağlarçeşme 34517 Esenyurt/İstanbul" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Katılım Kafe Atölyeleri: Esenyurt Raporu" (PDF) (in Turkish). İstanbul Kent Konseyi. 2022. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ^ "İstanbul Roman Çalıştay, 14 Aralık 2019" (PDF). İBB Çalıştay - İBB Bilgi İşlem Dairesi Başkanlığı (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye İştiraki Kültür. 2020. p. 37. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ^ Üskül Engin, Zeynep Özlem; Çörek Akyıldız, Dolunay; Mert, Bengisu (2024). "Investigation of Neighborhoods Closed to Migration in Terms of Sociology of Law: The Case of Istanbul". Migration and Diversity. 3 (1): 133. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ^ Kahraman, Mustafa; Kazel, Ercan (2023). "Tabelalar Üzerinden Kültür Bölgelerini ve Kültürel Peyzajı Okumak". Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (in Turkish). 13 (1): 173. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  7. ^ Poyraz, Mustafa (2021). "La Rue de Damas (Şam Sokağı) à Esenyurt: Un espace urbain singulier". In Mermier, Franck (ed.). Les présences arabes contemporaines à Istanbul (in French). Institut français d'études anatoliennes. pp. 50–62. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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