Balıkyolu

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

Its population is 28,458 (2018), and its surface area is 0.564437 square kilometers.[1]

It is bordered on the north and east by the Avcılar District neighborhood of Yeşilkent, on the southeast by the Esenyurt neighborhood of Yunus Emre, on the south by the Esenyurt neighborhood of İnönü, and on the west by the Esenyurt neighborhoods of Sultaniye and Süleymaniye.[2][3]

Name

Balıkyolu means literally "fish way" (Turkish: balık + yol).

Demographics

The neighborhood is home to many Romani people[4] and to many Alevis.[5] Many Syrians also live in the neighborhood (as of 2022).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Esenyurt Belediyesi 2020-2024 Stratejik Plan: Umudun Şehri Esenyurt" (PDF) (in Turkish). Esenyurt Belediyesi. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Esenyurt Belediyesi 2020-2024 Stratejik Plan: Umudun Şehri Esenyurt" (PDF) (in Turkish). Esenyurt Belediyesi. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Balıkyolu 34510 Esenyurt/İstanbul" (Map). Google Maps. 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. ^ Koç, Zelâl (2020). Kentsel Etnisite Bağlamında Bir Kentin Demografisini Tartışmak: İstanbul Esenyurt İlçesi Örneği (PDF) (master's thesis) (in Turkish). İstanbul: Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi. pp. 80, 128. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ^ Parin, Suvat; Kılıç, Ali Rıza (2022). "Türkiye'deki Suriyeli Göçmenlerin Girişimcilik Faaliyetlerinde Farklı Sermaye Biçimlerinin Rolü". Göç Dergisi (in Turkish). 9 (1): 21–22. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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