Şahinbey
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| Şahinbey | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Gaziantep |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet İhsan Tahmazoğlu (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Ali Çınar |
| Area[1] | |
| • District | 938.78 km2 (362.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 782,899 |
| • District | 795,283 |
| • District density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Post code | 27090 |
| Website | www.sahinbey.bel.tr |
Şahinbey is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey named after Şahin Bey (1877-1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It is part of Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality. The population is 730,562 as of 2010. It is the location of a large amount of student housing for the public University of Gaziantep, as well as the site of two private universities: Zirve and Hasan Kalyoncu.
Notable natives
- Göksu Üçtaş (born 1990), Turkish female artistic gymnast
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