Çubuk

Çubuk is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,198 km2, and its population is 95,449 (2022). Çubuk is in a flat plain 35 km north of the city of Ankara, where Ankara airport is located. Its elevation is .
Origin
Çubuk was among the first places that were captured during the conquest of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks. The district is said to be named after , the Seljuk commander that captured the region. Kışlacık, Yeşilkent, Yaylak, Okçular, Çatköy, and Ahurlar are places located in Çubuk and used by Yıldırım Bayezid during the 1402 Battle of Ankara which was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Timur.
History
Çubuk is a settlement that was established when the Turks conquered and took control of Anatolia. The district is located in the northeast of Ankara. Çubuk gained historical importance when Bayezid I used Çubuk in the Battle of Ankara which was fought between Timur and the Ottoman Empire. Most of the villages that make up the district were formed by the remnants of armies defeated or left behind after the major battle.
Çubuk is in an area that has been crossed by trade routes since the Middle Ages. Many settlements were founded in this region because of the agricultural areas and the . The settlement is thought to have been founded after the conquest of Ankara and was under the control of many civilizations, for example the Hattians, Hittites, Phrygians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, Timurids and Ottomans. This is why the remains of these empires can be found in the district. Ruins in the Balıkhisar Neighborhood, castle ruins in Camili and Çatkoy, a marble lion sculpture in the Güldarpı neighborhood and remains of graves in the Yakup Derviş neighborhood are among the remains of these empires. Also, the , Kutoren Village Mosque Mahmutoglan Village Mosque, and Cubuk Karsiyaka Mosque are among the historical monuments located in Çubuk.
It is believed that the Turks settled in the region after they conquered and took control of Anatolia. The Turks who came to the region brought their families, traditions, customs, and beliefs.
Demographics
Composition
There are 84 neighbourhoods in Çubuk District:
Ağılcık
Akbayır
Akkuzulu
Aşağıçavundur
Aşağıemirler
Aşağıobruk
Atatürk
Avcıova
Barbaros
Camili
Çatköy
Çitköy
Cumhuriyet
Dağkalafat
Dalyasan
Dedeler
Demirci
Dumlupınar
Durhasan
Eğriekin
Esenboğa
Eskiçöte
Fatih
Gökçedere
Güldarpı
Gümüşyayla
Hacılar
İkipınar
İmamhüseyin
Kapaklı
Karaağaç
Karaçam
Karadana
Karaman
Karataş
Kargın
Kavaklı
Kışlacık
Kızılca
Kızılören
Kızılöz
Kösrelik
Küçükali
Kuruçay
Kutuören
Kuyumcu
Mahmutoğlan
Melikşah
Meşeli
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
Mutlu
Nusratlar
Okçular
Ömercik
Ovacık
Oyumiğde
Özlüce
Saraycık
Sarıkoz
Sarısu
Sele
Sığırlıhacı
Sünlü
Susuz
Tahtayazı
Taşpınar
Tuğla
Uluağaç
Yakuphasan
Yavuzselim
Yaylak
Yazır
Yazlıca
Yenice
Yeşilkent
Yiğitli
Yıldırımaydoğan
Yıldırımbeyazıt
Yıldırımelören
Yıldırımevci
Yılmazköy
Yukarı Çavundur
Yukarıemirler
Yukarıobruk
Places of interest
Karagöl rocks, picnic area
Notes
References
“Birsen Edanur Yıldırım - Settlement and Population of Ankara Sanjak in Terms of Historical Geography (1871-1907), Settlements by Salname, Çubukabad Town p.89 - Ankara 2006” . It was archived from its source on September 21, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Populated places in Ankara Province
Districts of Ankara Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey