Başakşehir is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 107 km², and its population is 514,900. It is in the European p…Başakşehir is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 107 km², and its population is 514,900. It is in the European part of Istanbul. Former name of the area was Azatlık. The area specialized in providing gunpowder to the Ottoman army. Later a farm was established in place of Azatlık; the farm was known as Resneli farm referring to Resneli Niyazi, a military officer from Resen, North Macedonia, who was a hero of Young Turk Revolution in 1908.
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