İlkadım

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Field	Value
type	metro district
name	İlkadım
image_skyline	Istiklal_Street_Samsun.jpg
image_caption	İstiklal Street in İlkadım
image_map	İlkadım District Location in Samsun Province.png
map_caption	Map showing İlkadım District in Samsun Province
coordinates
province	Samsun
leader_party	AKP
leader_name	Ihsan Kurnaz
area_total_km2	155
population_footnotes
population_total	333518
population_as_of	2022
area_code	0362
website
blank1_name	Climate
blank1_info	Cfa
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İlkadım is bordered by Canik district to the east, the Black Sea in the north, Atakum district to the west, and Kavak district to the south.

Geography

İlkadım is within the city of Samsun. The district includes the port of Samsun. The name İlkadım refers to Atatürk's arrival in Samsun via sea in the ship the Bandirma in order to start the Turkish War of Independence on 19 May 1919. (İlkadım means first step).

History

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İlkadım is a part of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. In 1994 it was declared a municipality within the city borders of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. With a law in 2008, it became one of the 4 central districts of Samsun by including the lower level municipalities of Gazi and Yeşilkent. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.

Currently, it is the largest and most developed district of Samsun and the Black Sea Region in terms of population. With the growth of the region, commercial activities in the center have declined and much of the middle class of Samsun has moved to newer and more modern neighborhoods. Efforts have been made to revitalize İlkadım like the construction of the Sheraton Hotel Samsun, Piazza Samsun and the reconstruction of Samsun Saathane Square and Republic Square (Samsun). The district is also served by extensive public transit including the Samsun Tram. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Tarihî_Samsun_belediye_binası_(2).jpg" caption="Historical Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Building"] ::

The district was named İlkadım because Atatürk came to Samsun and took the first step towards independence here on May 19, 1919.

Population

In 2008, İlkadım had a population of 303,202, that figure grew to 333,518 by 2022. Despite continued population growth, the figure has been shadowed by the growth of neighboring districts like Atakum. The ten most populous neighborhoods in the district are respectively; Fevzi Çakmak, Kışla, Kazım Karabekir, Derebahçe, Adalet, Bahçelievler, Kadıköy, Karasamsun, Kadifekale and Ilyasköy. These ten neighborhoods with a total population of 144,387 (2022) make up 43% of the district's population. In 2022, İlkadım constituted 24% of the population of Samsun Province. |title = Historical population of Atakam district |align = none |cols = 1 |shading = off |percentages = pagr |source = TÜIK (2008-2022) |2008|303202 |2012|312332 |2017|333218 |2022|333518

Composition

There are 61 neighbourhoods in İlkadım District:

19 Mayıs
Adalet
Ahulu
Akgöl
Anadolu
Aşağıavdan
Ataköy
Avdan
Bahçelievler
Baruthane
Bilmece
Çanakçı
Çandır
Çatalarmut
Çay
Cedit
Çelikalan
Çiftlik
Çivril
Derebahçe
Derecik
Fatih
Fevziçakmak
Gürgendağ
Güzeldere
Hançerli
Hastane
Hürriyet
İlyasköy
İstasyon
Kadamut
Kadifekale
Kadıköy
Kale
Kalkanca
Kapaklı
Karadeniz
Karasamsun
Kavacık
Kazımkarabekir
Kılıçdede
Kıran
Kışla
Kökçüoğlu
Kuşçulu
Liman
Pazar
Rasathane
Reşadiye
Saitbey
Selahiye
Tepecik
Toybelen
Ulugazi
Unkapanı
Uzgur
Yaşardoğu
Yenidoğan
Yeşiltepe
Zafer
Zeytinlik

Government and politics

The mayor is Necattin Demirtaş (Good Party). The Mayor of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality is Mustafa Demir and the Governor of Samsun Province is Zülkif Dağlı. İlkadım is a traditionally politically conservative district.

References

[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping.
"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports". [[TÜİK]].
"Coğrafi Yapı".
"İlkadım Belediyesi".
[https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2008/03/20080322M1-1.htm Kanun No. 5747], Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
"İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri".
(6 December 2012). "Law No. 6360". [[Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey.
"Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". [[Turkish Statistical Institute.
[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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