Evren
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Evren, formerly Çıkınağıl, is a town and district of Ankara Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
, 178 km from the city of Ankara
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 3,343 of which 2,175 live in the town of Evren.. The district covers an area of 218 km².
Since April 2009 this municipality is governed by the MHP
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, former president of Turkey.
Ankara Province
Ankara Province in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara.Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire's Ankara Province which covered a larger area than the current province.- Geography :...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, 178 km from the city of Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 3,343 of which 2,175 live in the town of Evren.. The district covers an area of 218 km².
Since April 2009 this municipality is governed by the MHP
MHP
MHP may stand for:*Minsk-1 Airport*Montana Highway Patrol*Monty Hall problem*A mental health professional*Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi - a Turkish nationalist political party*Multimedia Home Platform...
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Name
This small remote town on the banks of Hirfanlı reservoir, was formerly known as Çıkınağıl, and was renamed in honour of Kenan EvrenKenan Evren
Ahmet Kenan Evren was the seventh President of Turkey; a post he assumed by leading the 1980 military coup. He was also the last president to be born in the Ottoman Empire.- Biography :...
, former president of Turkey.