Cihanbeyli
Cihanbeyli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,702 km2, and its population is 50,677. 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:- Ağabeyli
- Ahirigüzel
- Atçeken
- Bahçelievler
- Beyliova
- Böğrüdelik
- Bulduk
- Büyükbeşkavak
- Çimen
- Çölyaylası
- Cumhuriyet
- Damlakuyu
- Gemecik
- Göktepe
- Gölyazı
- Günyüzü
- Hodoğlu
- İnsuyu
- Kale
- Kandil
- Karabağ
- Karatepe
- Karşıyaka
- Kayı
- Kelhasan
- Kırkışla
- Kocatepe
- Köprübaşı
- Korkmazlar
- Küçükbeşkavak
- Kuşca
- Kütükuşağı
- Mutlukonak
- Pınarbaşı
- Sağlık
- Sığırcık
- Taşpınar
- Tüfekçipınarı
- Turanlar
- Üzerliktepe
- Uzuncayayla
- Yapalı
- Yeniceoba
- Yeniyayla
- Yeşilöz
- Yünlükuyu
- Zaferiye
Climate
Cihanbeyli's climate is classified as cold semi-arid. The town experiences hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.Demography
Cihanbeyli district has a significant Kurdish population from various Kurdish tribes.| Name | Ethnicity |
| Cihanbeyli | Kurdish and others |
| Beyliova | Kurdish |
| Böğrüdelik | Siberian Tatar and Kurdish |
| Bulduk | Kurdish |
| Büyükbeşkavak | Kurdish |
| Çimen | Kurdish |
| Çöl | Kurdish |
| Gölyazı | Kurdish |
| Günyüzü | Kurdish |
| Hodoğlu | Turkish |
| Kandil | Kurdish |
| Kelhasan | Kurdish |
| Kırkışla | Kurdish |
| Korkmazlar | Kurdish |
| Kuşça | Kurdish |
| Küçükbeşkavak | Kurdish |
| Kütükuşağı | Kurdish |
| Sağlık | Kurdish |
| Taşpınar | Kurdish and Turkish |
| Turanlar | Kurdish |
| Yapalı | Kurdish |
| Yeniceoba | Kurdish |
| Yeşildere | Kurdish |
| Yünlükuyu | Kurdish |
| Zaferiye | Kurdish |
Notable people
- Eyüp Can (boxer), Boxer
- Leyla Güven, Kurdish Politician