[5] Until the 1950s this was a green and pleasant area outside the city, but in recent years has become a large district of housing for Ankara's working class.

[6] In August 2018 the Municipality decided not to issue business licenses to American brands including McDonald's, Starbucks and Burger King as a response to the U.S. sanctions on Turkey.

[7] In 2024 the municipal council unanimously decided to ban all the signs in foreign languages and require the usage of exclusively Turkish, with the exception of business branding.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence, today used by the department of meteorology The current administration has made efforts to decorate the mass of dull concrete that the area mainly consists of.

[10][11] To many Turkish people the name Keçiören evokes a popular children's TV outdoor game show (similar to the British It's a Knockout) of the 1980s, which was recorded in the district.