Odunpazarı (literally "firewood market" in Turkish) is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 1,120 km², and its population is 422,423 (2022), 47% of the provincial population. Odunpazarı District covers the southern part of Greater Eskişehir, including the historic center, and the adjacent countryside.
In 2008 the district Odunpazarı was created from part of the former central district of Eskişehir, along with the district Tepebaşı.Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.
Historic buildings Alaeddin Mosque Kurşunlu Mosque and Complex
Museums in Odunpazarı Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum Museum of Independence, Eskişehir Museum of Modern Glass Art, Eskişehir Tayfun Talipoğlu Typewriter Museum Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum Odunpazarı Modern Museum
Sport The Odunpazarı S.K. was promoted to the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Handball Super League.
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 85 neighbourhoods in Odunpazarı District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
71 Evler Ağapınar Akarbaşı Akçağlan Akçakaya Akcami Akkaya Akpınar Alanönü Arifiye Aşağı Çağlan Aşağıılıca Avdan Ayvacık Büyükdere Çamlıca Çankaya Çavlum Cunudiye Dede Deliklitaş Demirli Doğankaya Emek Erenköy Eşenkara Gökmeydan Göztepe Gülpınar Gültepe Gümele Gündoğdu Harmandalı Huzur Ihlamurkent İmişehir İstiklal Kalkanlı Kanlıpınar Karaalan Karacahöyük Karacaşehir Karaçay Karahüyük Karamustafa Karapazar Karapınar Karatepe Kargın Kayacık Kayapınar Kıravdan Kireç Kırmızıtoprak Kurtuluş Kuyucak Lütfiye Musalar Orhangazi Orta Osmangazi Paşa Sarısungur Şarkiye Seklice Sevinç Sultandere Sultandere 75. Yıl Sümer Süpüren Türkmentokat Uluçayır Vadişehir Vişnelik Yahnikapan Yassıhöyük Yenidoğan Yenikent Yenisofça Yıldıztepe Yukarıçağlan Yukarıılıca Yukarıkalabak Yürükkaracaören Yürükkırka
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External links
Eskişehir governor's official website District municipality's official website Miscellaneous images of Odunpazarı, Eskişehir