It is bordered on the north by the Hüseyinli neighborhood in Çekmeköy, on the northeast by the Avcıkoru neighborhood in Şile, and on the east, south, and west by the Ömerli neighborhood in Çekmeköy.[2]
Name
The locality is listed as the village of Sırapınar and Ayna Hoca (or possibly Eyne Hoca or İne Hoca) in imperial records of 1519-20.[3] It is listed as Sira Pinar (صره بيكار) in a 1928 government publication. [4] The name Sırapınar means literally "row spring" (or "row of springs"; Turkish: sıra + pınar) and may refer to the many water sources in the area.[5]
↑"Çekmeköy İlçesi, Riskli Yapılara İlişkin Plan Notu Değişikliği"[Çekmeköy District: Modifications to Planning Notes with Regard to High-Risk Buildings]. Kentsel Dönüşüm Planlama Şube Müdürlüğü (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
↑Kolay, Arif (2012). İstanbul'un Yaşam Pınarı Çekmeköy[Çekmeköy, Istanbul's Spring of Life] (in Turkish). Çekmeköy Belediye Başkanlığı. p.36.
↑Kolay, Arif (2012). İstanbul'un Yaşam Pınarı Çekmeköy[Çekmeköy, Istanbul's Spring of Life] (in Turkish). Çekmeköy Belediye Başkanlığı. p.21.
↑"Çekmeköy Tarihi"[History of Çekmeköy]. Çekmeköy (in Turkish). Çekmeköy Belediyesi. 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
↑Sertkaya Doğan, Özlem; Gökburun, İbrahim (2019). "İstanbul'da Köyden Mahalleye Evrilen Yerleşmeler"[Settlements in Istanbul That Evolved from Villages to Neighborhoods]. Coğrafya Dergisi (in Turkish) (39): 84. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
