Tepebaşı, Eskişehir

Tepebaşı, Eskişehir
Tepebaşı is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,403 km2, and its population is 384,645 (2022), 42% of the provincial population. The Mayor of Tepebaşı is Ahmet Ataç.
Geography
Tepebaşı District covers the northern part of Greater Eskişehir, and the adjacent countryside. It lies to the north of Porsuk River which flows through the center of Eskişehir.
History
Up to 1993 Tepebaşı was a part of Eskişehir municipality. In 1993, the municipality of Tepebaşı was established within Eskişehir central district. In 2008 the district Tepebaşı was created from part of the former central district of Eskişehir, along with the district Odunpazarı. At the same time, the former municipalities Çukurhisar and Muttalip were absorbed into the municipality of Tepebaşı. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.
Living
Anadolu University, is the core of cultural activities. According to one survey, 31% of the urban residents are university graduates. Both Eskişehir Central Station and Eskişehir intercity bus terminal as well as the airbase are in Tepebaşı. There are also shopping centers and museums. In addition to education, the accommodation, health, entertainment and congress tourism are among the service sectors of the economy. Main industry around Tepebaşı include a locomotive factory (Tülomsaş) and a sugar refinery.
Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods (Mahalle) are small administrative units within the municipalities, and are administered by the muhtar and the Neighborhood Seniors Council consisting of 4 members. Muhtar and the Senior Council are elected for 5 years at the local elections and are not affiliated with political parties. Neighborhoods are not an incorporation therefore do not hold government status. Muhtar, although being elected by the residents, acts merely as an administrator of the district governor. Muhtar can voice the neighborhood issues to the municipal hall together with the Seniors Council.
There are 92 neighbourhoods in Tepebaşı District:
Ahılar
Alınca
Aşağı Söğütönü
Aşağıkartal
Atalan
Atalantekke
Avlamış
Bahçelievler
Batıkent
Behçetiye
Bektaşpınarı
Beyazaltın
Boyacıoğlu
Bozdağ
Buldukpınar
Çalkara
Çamlıca
Çanakkıran
Çukurhisar Yeni
Cumhuriye
Cumhuriyet
Danişment
Eğriöz
Emirceoğlu
Ertuğrulgazi
Esentepe
Eskibağlar
Fatih
Fevziçakmak
Gazipaşa
Gökçekısık
Gökdere
Güllük
Gündüzler
Hacı Ali Bey
Hacı Seyit
Hasanbey
Hayriye
Hekimdağ
Hisar
Hoşnudiye
İhsaniye
Işıklar
Karaçobanpınarı
Karadere
Karagözler
Kavacık
Keskin
Kızılcaören
Kızılinler
Kozkayı
Kozlubel
Kumlubel
Mamure
Merkez Yeni
Mollaoğlu
Musaözü
Mustafa Kemal Paşa
Muttalip Emirler
Muttalip Koyunlar
Muttalip Orta
Nemli
Ömerağa
Sakintepe
Şarhöyük
Satılmışoğlu
Sazova
Şeker
Şirintepe
Sulukaraağaç
Sütlüce
Takmak
Tandır
Taycılar
Tekeciler
Tunalı
Turgutlar
Uludere
Uluönder
Yakakayı
Yarımca
Yaşamkent
Yeniakçayır
Yenibağlar
Yeniincesu
Yeşiltepe
Yukarı Söğütönü
Yukarıkartal
Yürükakçayır
Yusuflar
Zafer
Zincirlikuyu
References
Populated places in Eskişehir Province
Districts of Eskişehir Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey