Sahinbey Municipality

Our Town Şahinbey, Southeastern Anatolia Region is the largest, Turkey 6, which is a great town, Independence War Memories, rich historical and cultural surroundings, highways, international airport, railway station, delicious food, unique crafts, mosques, castles, inns, extraordinary handicrafts is one of the three central districts of Gaziantep province, pioneering in the region with its baths, tombs, churches, plateaus, sightseeing and picnic places, industry and trade.

Our district was established with the law numbered 3398 published in the Official Gazette dated July 4, 1987 and numbered 19597 and started to work on 19.09.1988. Our district has 188 neighborhoods.

As the population of the county is 902 424 2017, the district is one of our largest metropolitan districts in the position of district 3. Sahinbey Turkey.

Şahinbey District is the central district and constitutes the city center. The area is 960 km2. Its altitude is 850 m. The average annual temperature in our district is 14.5 ° C. 38 degrees to 38 minutes west and 37 degrees to 32 minutes east latitudes, 36 degrees to 28 minutes west and 38 degrees, 01 minutes to the east longitude is located between the average height of 1496 m. There are Sof Mountains.

The name of our district, during the defense of Antep Antep delegation on the proposal of the Central Command of Kilis Road Kuva-i Milliye Command and "Enemy can not enter the corpse of the Antep'e can not enter," he defied the French Army on Kilis Road, the example of the entire Turkish Nation alone. The courage to be taken by exhibiting a symbol of courage for the salvation of the nation and the brave Commander Sahinbey (Principal name: Mehmet Sait) has taken.

Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was registered in Gaziantep Bey District (Şahinbey) population on 27 January 1933 in the file of the Decision and Documents of Gaziantep Municipality Assembly in February 1993.