Şahinbey
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| Coordinates: 36°54′24″N 37°12′15″E / 36.90667°N 37.20417°ECoordinates: 36°54′24″N 37°12′15″E / 36.90667°N 37.20417°E | ||
| Country | Turkey | |
| Province | Gaziantep | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mehmet İhsan Tahmazoğlu (AKP) | |
| • Kaymakam | Ali Çınar | |
| Area | ||
| • District | 938.78 km2 (362.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Urban | 782,899 | |
| • District | 795,283 | |
| • District density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Post code | 27090 | |
| Website | www |
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Şahinbey is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey named after Şahin Bey (1877-1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It is part of Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality. The population is 730,562 as of 2010. It is the location of a large amount of student housing for the public University of Gaziantep, as well as the site of two private universities: Zirve and Hasan Kalyoncu.
Counter-terrorism unit of the police in Gaziantep arrested six foreign nationalists in October 2015. These individuals had been operating a makeshift mint producing the ISIS precious metal composition coins in Sahinbey.
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