Çubuk is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023. 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:Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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