Districts

Güngören

Güngören  is a small industrial and working class residential district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located near the district of Bakırköy. History Güngören is hard to distinguish from its neighbouring districts in the industrial area north of the E5 highway, districts such as Merter or the poorer parts of Bahçelievler. Like them it has seen…
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Kadıköy

Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus. Kadıköy is also the name of the most prominent neighbourhood of the district, a residential and commercial area that, with its numerous bars,…
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Kağıthane

Kağıthane (Turkish pronunciation: [caɰɯtˈhaːne], in Greek was known as Glykà Nerà, Γλυκά Νερά, meaning "sweet waters"), which used to be a working class district from the sixties on, has become one of the largest regeneration and real estate development areas of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district is located on the European side and…
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Küçükçekmece

Küçükçekmece (pronounced [kyˈtʃyktʃekmedʒe]; from earlier Küçükçökmece "little depression"; ancient Bathonea) is a large, crowded suburb on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey 23 km west of the city, on the European shore of the sea of Marmara, beyond Atatürk Airport. The population of the area, which covers 38 km², reaches 761,064. Location Küçükçekmece lies on…
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Maltepe

Maltepe is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey between Kadıköy and Kartal on the Marmara sea. Its neighbours are Kadıköy to the west and Kartal to the east. Maltepe used to border Ümraniye from the northwest between 1992 and 2004. However, the Yeni Çamlıca quarter changed to Ümraniye in 1994 and the Ferhatpaşa…
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Pendik

Pendik is a district of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Population is approx. 625,000. History There are records of settlements in Pendik going back to the Ancient Macedonians of 5,000 years ago, a Roman settlement in 753 BC, and many more conquests. In 1080, the town…
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Sarıyer

Sarıyer  is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. With a long shore along the water, the district boasts both a beautiful coastline and a lush forest. The Sarıyer district is a huge area consisting of the villages on the European side of the Bosphorus from Rumelifeneri, down through…
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Şile

Şile is a city and district in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the 2007 census, the population of the district was 25,169, of which 9,831 lived in the city of Şile, 2,096 in the nearby town of Ağva (Yeşilçay) and 13,242 in surrounding villages. However, between June and September, the population rapidly increases because of the…
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Silivri

Silivri is a city and a district in Istanbul Province along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, outside metropolitan Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest city in the district is also named Silivri. Silivri is located bordering Büyükçekmece to the east, Çatalca to the north, Çorlu and…
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Şişli

Şişli  is one of 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şişli had a population of 316,058. History Until the 1800s, Şişli was open…
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