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Büyükçekmece

Büyükçekmece is in , . Büyükçekmece is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include TV tower Endem and Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece.

Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in , , Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 m.

Mosque
Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman located in , Turkey. The ruin is situated in which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built.

Shopping center
, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern located in the suburban district of in , . It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beylikduzu and Adnan Kahveci.

Town
Photo: Finis coronat opes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beylikdüzü is a municipality and district of . Its area is 39 km2, and its population is 415,290. It is on the side of , located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of , east of , and west of Avcılar. is situated 6 km southeast of Büyükçekmece.

Suburb
Photo: buzkozan, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 6 km southeast of Büyükçekmece.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the District, , . Its population is 6,987. It is home to many Ottoman-era structures. is bordered on the north by , on the east by the 19 Mayıs neighborhood, on the south by the Fatih neighborhood, and on the east by Lake Büyükçekmece.

Büyükçekmece

Latitude
41.0452° or 41° 2′ 43″ north
Longitude
28.5957° or 28° 35′ 45″ east
Population
211
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2HWW+37
Geo­Names ID
7732455
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Western Mari—“Büyükçekmece” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Бөйөкчекмедже”
  • Bulgarian: “Бююкчекмедже”
  • Latvian: “Bījīkčekmedžes rajons”
  • Persian: “بویوک‌چکمجه”
  • Russian: “Бююкчекмедже”
  • Serbian: “Бујукчекмеџе”
  • Urdu: “بویوک چکمہجے”
  • Western Mari: “Бӱйӱкчекмедже”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Büyükçekmece and Tuyap Palas.

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