Çayyolu

Çayyolu
Neighbourhood
Main street from south west to north east
Main street from south west to north east
Çayyolu is located in Turkey
Çayyolu
Çayyolu
Location in Turkey
Çayyolu is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Çayyolu
Çayyolu
Çayyolu (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°53′N 32°42′E / 39.883°N 32.700°E / 39.883; 32.700
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAnkara
DistrictÇankaya
Elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Population
 (2022)
6,695
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
06810
Area code0312
Koru station, the last station in Ankara M2 metro

Çayyolu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çankaya, Ankara Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 6,695 (2022).[2]

Location and history

Çayyolu is situated to the west of Hacettepe University Beytepe campus, to the east of Ankara ring road and to the south of the Turkish state highway D.200. Its distance to the Ankara centrum is about 20 kilometres (12 mi). The core of the suburb is a former village named Kutuğun situated almost at the center of the Çayyolu suburb. Çayyolu is approximately a 400-year-old Turkish village. In 1967 the village was renamed Çayyolu. Beginning by the next year, housing projects around the village transformed the rural area into an urban area. [3] Up to 2012, it was a part of Yenimahalle ilçe (district). But in 2012, it was included in the Çankaya ilçe.[4] Today Çayyolu is a modern suburb with parks, shopping malls, supermarkets, restaurants, coffeehouses, cinema halls a sports complex and a theatre named 125th Anniversary Çayyolu Stage.

Population

Currently in addition to Çayyolu there are eight neighborhoods: Alacaatlı, Dodorga, Konutkent, Koru, Profesör Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Ümitköy and Yaşamkent all of which collectively are known as Çayyolu.[5] From east to west Mutlukent, Ümitköy, Koru, Konutkent and Yaşamkent are along the highway. The population of these neighborhoods as of 2022 are shown in the table.[2]

Name of the neighborhood Population (2022)
Alacaatlı 42,784
Çayyolu 6,695
Dodurga 11,537
Konutkent 9,122
Koru 14,092
Profesör Doktor Ahmet Taner Kışlalı 19,035
Ümitköy 14,140
Yaşamkent 22,436

Mass transportation

The mass transportation between Ankara centrum and Çayyolu is via Ankara Metro M2. The last three stations of the metro namely, Ümitköy, Çayyolu and Koru are actually within the suburb.

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ Çayyolu page (in Turkish)
  4. ^ Local news (in Turkish)
  5. ^ Neighborhood list