Sincan
District and municipality
Wonderland Ankara (Harikalar Diyarı), an amusement park in Sincan
Map showing Sincan District in Ankara Province
Sincan Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Sincan Sincan (Turkey Central Anatolia) Show map of Turkey Central Anatolia
Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 32°34′36″E / 39.95944°N 32.57667°E / 39.95944; 32.57667
Country	Turkey
Province	Ankara
Government
• Mayor	Murat Ercan (AKP)
Area	880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Elevation	789 m (2,589 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	572,609
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	06930
Area code	0312
Website	www.sincan.bel.tr

Sincan is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 880 km²,^[3] and its population is 572,609 (2022).^[1] It is a large town 27 km from the city of Ankara. Its elevation is 789 m (2,589 ft).^[4] Sincan has friendly relations with the municipality of Doboj Jug from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sincan District hosts ASO 1. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, the biggest Organized Industrial Zone in Ankara, operated by Ankara Chamber of Industry.^[5]

Demographics

Geography

Sincan stands on a plain surrounded by hills and watered by the Ankara River, a tributary of the Sakarya River. There is some agriculture and light industry in Sincan, but the majority of people commute to Ankara by rail.

The symbol of the municipality is the tulip. The central square is called Lale Meydanı (Turkish for "tulip square"), and every year a tulip festival is held where plastic tulips are handed out in the streets.

Composition

There are 57 neighbourhoods in Sincan District:^[6]

History

Even prior to the period of the Ottoman Empire, a village stood in this location, which subsequently grew to when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commissioned a housing project here for Turkish refugees from Bulgaria. The battle saw fighting during the Battle of the Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence. This was the furthest spot in Anatolia in which the Greek Army had advanced to.

Well-known residents

• Şafak Sezer, actor and comedian^{[citation needed]}
• Sinan Şamil Sam, professional boxer^{[citation needed]}
• Oğuz Yılmaz, folk musician