Sparsely populated countryside at the time of founding of the Turkish republic, Bagcilar means orchard in Turkish. There are no orchards here any more and Bagcilar is now a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey. Located behind Bahcelievler on the European side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the E5. Istanbul's 4th biggest district, home to 600,000 people in 22 km² (you do the maths) and growing all the time.
58% of women and 30% of men are illiterate while 66% of men have finished primary school. 56% marry within their family, commonly first cousins. 21% of children of these families are handicapped in some way. 46% of families have migrated from the east or south-east of Turkey, 28% from the Black Sea coast. Infant mortality is 23%. 17% of children don't go to school. 7% of families are not registered occupants of their homes. 4% of homes have central heating. Average income: 150 USD per month.The local council is now trying to invest in parks, cafes and other amenities but the area is so full that there is little space and a lot of this is nationalist posturing by the right-wing local council (renaming streets after Turkish national heroes etc). Bagcilar is a right-wing stronghold.
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