İlkadım is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.] Its area is 155 km2,
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
Excavations have been carried out on the höyük of Dündartepe revealed a settlement of
Chalcolithic age. During the early
Hellenistic age there was a colony named
Amisos (in Greek Αμισός) founded by the colonialists from
Miletus. The colony was captured by
Julius Caesar of
Roman Empire in 43 BC. After 1071, the city was captured by
and
Seljuks. In 1413 was incorporated into
Ottoman Empire by
Mehmet I.
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.[ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.]
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.
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.][
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Composition
There are 61 mahalle in İlkadım District:[ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.]
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19 Mayıs
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Adalet
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Ahulu
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Akgöl
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Anadolu
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Aşağıavdan
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Ataköy
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Avdan
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Bahçelievler
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Baruthane
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Bilmece
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Çanakçı
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Çandır
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Çatalarmut
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Çay
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Cedit
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Çelikalan
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Çiftlik
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Çivril
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Derebahçe
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Derecik
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Fatih
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Fevziçakmak
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Gürgendağ
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Güzeldere
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Hançerli
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Hastane
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Hürriyet
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İlyasköy
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İstasyon
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Kadamut
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Kadifekale
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Kadıköy
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Kale
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Kalkanca
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Kapaklı
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Karadeniz
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Karasamsun
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Kavacık
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Kazımkarabekir
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Kılıçdede
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Kıran
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Kışla
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Kökçüoğlu
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Kuşçulu
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Liman
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Pazar
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Rasathane
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Reşadiye
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Saitbey
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Selahiye
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Tepecik
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Toybelen
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Ulugazi
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Unkapanı
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Uzgur
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Yaşardoğu
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Yenidoğan
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Yeşiltepe
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Zafer
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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.
See also
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Surgical Instruments and Health Museum
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Statue of Honor, the landmark of Samsun
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Samsun Saathane Square, Samsun's Historic Square
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Samsun Clock Tower, Samsun's Clock Tower
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Piazza Samsun, the largest mall in the Central Black Sea Region
