Bağlar, Diyarbakır
Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 429 km2, and its population is 406,471 (2022). It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside. The district Bağlar was created in 2008 from part of the central district (Merkez) of Diyarbakır.
Bağlar | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Bağlar District in Diyarbakır Province | |
Bağlar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°11′E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Area | 429 km2 (166 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 406,471 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21020 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
In the local elections of March 2019, Zeyyat Ceylan was elected as a Mayor with 70,34% of the votes. But on 11 April the Supreme Election Board decided not to deliver him the right to serve as Mayor due to having been dismissed from public office before. The Mayorship was instead delivered to Hüseyin Beyoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who polled second with 25,46%.
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