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Tepeören is a neighborhood in the Tuzla district of Istanbul.

It is located on the border of Istanbul with Kocaeli.

History
Settlement in the area began in the 1200s. Before the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the area was known as Tepeviran. Today, there is a street in the neighborhood with this name. On December 30, 1998, Tepeören Neighborhood was connected to the newly established Town of Orhanlı. However, the local residents opposed this decision by organizing protests and requested a referendum, expressing their desire to be connected to Akfırat town. Out of 825 eligible voters, 632 participated in the referendum, and 87% of the votes were in favor of joining Akfırat. The Municipality of Orhanlı contested the result and filed a lawsuit with the 5th Administrative Court of Istanbul, leading to Tepeören being reconnected to Orhanlı in January of 2002. Following this, Akfırat Municipality appealed to the Council of State, which ruled that the 5th Administrative Court of Istanbul did not have jurisdiction over the matter and decided that Tepeören should be reconnected to Akfırat. In 2008, with the closure of town municipalities, Tepeören became a neighborhood under the jurisdiction of Tuzla Municipality.

Road transport

 * Via Demokrasi Caddesi, access is available to Orhanlı, Aydınlı, and Tuzla.
 * Via Eski Ankara Asfaltı Caddesi, access is available westward to Kurtköy, Sultanbeyli, and Üsküdar, and eastward to Gebze and İzmit.
 * Via Süleymaniye Boulevard, access is available to Akfırat.
 * Via Medeniyet Boulevard, access is available to Okan University, Göçbeyli, Kurtdoğmuş, and Ballıca.

Before being transferred to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 2018 through an agreement, Eski Ankara Asfaltı Street was designated as provincial road 34-25 and was owned by the General Directorate of Highways.

Public Trasportation

 * 132 Akfırat/Tepeören - Kartal
 * 132T Tepeören - Kartal Metro
 * 133AK Tepeören - Kartal
 * 133P Tepeören - Tuzla

IETT lines and the C88 Pendik-Orhanlı minibus line pass through the neighborhood.

Among the election promises of Eren Ali Bingöl, who was elected as the new mayor of Tuzla in the 2024 local elections, is the İçmeler-Tuzla OSB tramway, which is planned to pass through Tepeören as well. However, there have been no developments regarding this issue since the elections.

Air transport
Tepeören is approximately 6.5 kilometers away from Sabiha Gökçen Airport

Education

 * Tepeören Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (High School)
 * Cemil Türker Primary School (Preschool, Primary School, Middle School)
 * Terakki Foundation Schools Tepeören Campus (Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, High School)
 * Koç School (Primary School, Middle School, High School)
 * Okan College Tuzla Campus (Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, High School)
 * Bilfen Kurtköy Primary School (Primary School, Middle School)
 * Bilfen Kurtköy Preschool (Preschool)
 * Empathy Art Schools Kurtköy/Tepeören

Important Places

 * Okan University
 * Istanbul Tuzla Organized Industrial Zone
 * Terakki Foundation Schools
 * Semerkand Cultural Center