During the Ottoman period, the ethnic structure of the villages of Litros and Avas, which were Greek settlements in Mahmutbey, changed with the Treaty of Lausanne. In the period of the Republic, the villages which were divorced when the people of Greek origin emigrated to Greece, the Turks from East Mekodanya were seduced. Litros and Avas, which remained in the position of a exchange village for many years, retained their names until the 1930’s. With the change in 1937 – 1940, Litros-Essenler was Turkified as Avas-Share. The area is a residential area from the Byzantines. The oldest people in this region are the Greeks who live in villages founded as Litros (Essenler) and Avas (Shaper). The Esenleri or the Atsalan villages were Byzantine villages in the ancient Byzantine times until Istanbul was conquered by the Turks, and they contributed economically to the Byzantine Empire by cultivating various agricultural products. Later, when the Greeks left the villages of Litros (Essenleri) or Avas (Shaper), the State accepted these villages as a housing place and placed the exchange migrants from Greece in these villages.
The water control wells on the Ayazma road, which connects the Esenler to the Davutpasa road, are now used as the Municipal auto garage, Tripartite, Fountain of Ayazma, The Church, which is in a ruined state in the Water Scale and garage, is a beautiful architectural example. After the destruction of the walls of Istanbul, the territory of this region gained military importance. The history of the district should be discussed in Istanbul History. Our district is not rich in historical work. The fountain, aqueduct, water scale and sebil belonging to the Byzantine and Ottoman period are our historical buildings reaching the present day. It is not possible to give information about the dates of construction because the books of these works were destroyed.
These include: Avas arch, Fountain of Shoot, Fountain of Shoot Sebili, Fountain of Menderes (Litros Manuscript), Yavuz Selim Fountain and Nene Hatun Fountain.
Our district is adjacent to Gaziosmanpasa in the north, Gungoren in the south, Zeytinburnu in the southeast, Bagcilar counties in the west. Esenler, Akshalan, Habiplar; the district, which is spread over 4.9270 hectares, consists of 17 quarters. Basaksehir 4. With the participation of Etap in the district, the area of the Esenes increased to 5,227 hectares and the number of neighborhoods to 18. Esenler is on the European side of Istanbul. It is adjacent to the districts of Gaziosmanpasa in the north, Bagcilar and Gungoren in the south, Bayrampasa in the west, Bayrampasa in the east.At the end of 1993 it was the district.Esenleri region, while it was mainly included in the Bajol district, this district was first included in the district region. Later, it was established as a detached district.The neighbourhoods of Esenler district, consisting of 16 neighborhoods, are: Union, Double-pools, Davut Pasha, Fatih, Fevzi Lighter, Habips, Airport, Karabayir, Kazim Karabekir, Kemer, Kemer, Menderes, Mimar Sinan, Namik Kemal, Nene Hatun, Turgut Reis, Yavuz Selim. Esenler, Vineyers around, unlike Kucukcekmece vd. districts, is a settlement center rather than an industrial center. The Istanbul Intercity Bus Terminal is also located in Esenleri.