Map of Büyükçekmece, Turkey

Büyükçekmece is a city in Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of about 163,140. It lies at 41.0207°N, 28.5850°E. Büyükçekmece is about 381 km (237 mi) west of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Beylikdüzü, 6 km to the southeast.

Büyükçekmece at a glance

Where is Büyükçekmece?

• The 17th largest city in Istanbul on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 13 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Büyükçekmece

• Beylikdüzü — 6 km southeast
• Esenyurt — 8 km east
• Çatalca — 17 km northwest
• Başakşehir — 20 km northeast
• Arnavutköy — 22 km northeast
• Kavaklı — 23 km west
• Bağcılar — 23 km east
• Bahçelievler — 23 km east
• Sultangazi — 26 km east
• Zeytinburnu — 27 km east

Largest cities in Istanbul

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Esenyurt — 983,571
• Bağcılar — 740,069
• Bahçelievler — 576,799
• Umraniye — 573,265
• Üsküdar — 524,452
• Sancaktepe — 489,848
• Sultangazi — 436,935
• Maltepe — 427,040
• Beylikdüzü — 415,290

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.