List of urban centers in Istanbul



The list of urban centers in Istanbul lists the major clusters of retail, office, government, retail and dense residential buildings within the city limits of Istanbul, including areas of the historic city center, Fatih, as well as edge cities built outside the historic core.

Important "edge cities", i.e. corridors and nodes of business and shopping centers and of tall residential buildings, include the Istanbul Central Business District in and around Şisli; the E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport, and on the Asian side, Kozyatağı–Ataşehir, Altunizade, Kavacik and Ümraniye.

Fatih

 * Eminönü
 * The Grand Bazaar
 * The Spice Bazaar
 * Sultanahmet
 * Yedikule

Beyoğlu district (historic Pera)

 * Cihangir
 * Galata
 * İstiklal Avenue
 * Karaköy
 * Taksim Square

Istanbul Central Business District

 * Büyükdere Avenue runs through Beşiktaş, Şişli and Sarıyer districts, lined with residential and office towers and shopping complexes

Beşiktaş district

 * Arnavutköy
 * Bebek
 * Beşiktaş Çarşı
 * Etiler
 * Levent
 * Ortaköy

Sarıyer district

 * Emirgan
 * Tarabya
 * Yeniköy

Şişli district

 * Bomonti/Şişli Merkez (original center of Şişli)
 * Esentepe including Zincirlikuyu and the Zorlu Center
 * Fulya
 * Levent including the Metrocity, Kanyon, Özdilekpark and Istanbul Sapphire complexes
 * Nişantaşı
 * Otim
 * Zorlu Center

Bakırköy district

 * Ataköy
 * E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport
 * Yeşilköy (San Stefano)

Bahçelievler district

 * Bahçelievler
 * E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport

Esenler district

 * Giyimkent ("Clothing City")
 * Tekstilkent ("Textile City")

Eyüp district

 * Eyüp

Ataşehir district

 * Ataşehir

Beykoz district

 * Kanlıca

Kadıköy district

 * Kozyatağı
 * Bağdat Avenue

Maltepe district

 * Bağdat Avenue

Ümraniye district

 * Ümraniye

Üsküdar district

 * Altunizade
 * Beylerbeyi
 * Çengelköy
 * Kandilli

Related lists

 * List of museums and monuments in Istanbul
 * List of universities in Istanbul
 * List of schools in Istanbul
 * List of architectural structures in Istanbul
 * List of columns and towers in Istanbul
 * List of libraries in Istanbul
 * List of mayors of Istanbul
 * List of Istanbulites