Kurtköy, Pendik
Kurtköy is a neighborhood of Pendik district of Istanbul.
Kurtköy | |
|---|---|
 Kurtköy Millet Street | |
| Coordinates: 40°54'50.6"N 29°17'57.2"E | |
| Country | Türkiye |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Pendik |
| Region | Marmara Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (Pendik Mayor) | Ahmet Cin (AK Party) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 193,080 |
| Postal Code | 34912 |
| Area code | 216 |
Previously, it was a district of Kartal. After Pendik became a district, it became a neighborhood of this district. It was established on Aydos Mountain, located in the northwest of Kurtköy. It has famous places like Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Viaport. Kurtköy is also counted in the urban sub-division, which includes the neighborhoods of Kurtköy, Yenişehir, Çamlık, Sanayi, Şeyhli, Sülüntepe, Harmandere and the villages of Kurna, Emirli, Ballıca, Kurtdoğmuş, Göçbeyli, Akfırat and Tepeören.
History of Kurtköy
The Turkmens, who came to settle in the 1400s by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, formed the present-day Pendik neighbourhoods.[1]
Kurtköy in Sports
Kurtköy has a sports team that plays in Turkey. The name of the team is Kurtköyspor. He became the champion in the 2021-22 U-16 League in football in Turkey and the team was founded in 1992.