Cihanbeyli

Cihanbeyli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,702 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 50,677 (2022). According to a 2017 estimate by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education, Kurds make up at least 50% of the population of Cihanbeyli.

History

Cihanbeyli was part of Pitassa in antiquity.

Composition

There are 47 neighbourhoods in Cihanbeyli District:

AÃÂabeyli
AhirigÃÂ¼zel
AtÃÂ§eken
BahÃÂ§elievler
Beyliova
BÃÂ¶ÃÂrÃÂ¼delik
Bulduk
BÃÂ¼yÃÂ¼kbeÃÂkavak
ÃÂimen
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Cumhuriyet
Damlakuyu
Gemecik
GÃÂ¶ktepe
GÃÂ¶lyazÃÂ±
GÃÂ¼nyÃÂ¼zÃÂ¼
HodoÃÂlu
ÃÂ°nsuyu
Kale
Kandil
KarabaÃÂ
Karatepe
KarÃÂÃÂ±yaka
KayÃÂ±
Kelhasan
KÃÂ±rkÃÂ±ÃÂla
Kocatepe
KÃÂ¶prÃÂ¼baÃÂÃÂ±
Korkmazlar
KÃÂ¼ÃÂ§ÃÂ¼kbeÃÂkavak
KuÃÂca
KÃÂ¼tÃÂ¼kuÃÂaÃÂÃÂ±
Mutlukonak
PÃÂ±narbaÃÂÃÂ±
SaÃÂlÃÂ±k
SÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ±rcÃÂ±k
TaÃÂpÃÂ±nar
TÃÂ¼fekÃÂ§ipÃÂ±narÃÂ±
Turanlar
ÃÂzerliktepe
Uzuncayayla
YapalÃÂ±
Yeniceoba
Yeniyayla
YeÃÂilÃÂ¶z
YÃÂ¼nlÃÂ¼kuyu
Zaferiye

Climate

Cihanbeyli's climate is classified as cold semi-arid (KÃÂ¶ppen: BSk). The town experiences hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Demography

Cihanbeyli district has a significant Kurdish population from various Kurdish tribes.

Notable people

EyÃÂ¼p Can (boxer) (1964*), Boxer
Leyla GÃÂ¼ven (1964*), Kurdish Politician