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East Thrace or Eastern Thrace, [a] also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey, is the part of Turkey that is geographically a part of Southeast Europe. [1] It accounts for 3.03% of Turkey's land area and 15% of its population. The largest city is Istanbul, which straddles the Bosporus between Europe and Asia.
II) and 24 Shawwal (Chev.) 1274, in 1858; the organisation of the central city in the city walls, "Stamboul" (Turkish: İstanbul), was not affected by these laws. All of Constantinople (all of which today is now Istanbul) was in the Prefecture of the City of Constantinople (French: Préfecture de la Ville de Constantinople). [12]
Map of the districts of Istanbul. This is a list of neighbourhoods (Turkish: mahalle) of Istanbul, Turkey, classified by the districts of Istanbul.Neighbourhoods are not considered an administrative division of the districts, but they have legally established borders and a "head man" (called muhtar in Turkish) who are elected by universal suffrage and have minor duties like certifying copies ...
Beylikdüzü (Turkish: [bejˈlicdyzy]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 39 km 2, [3] and its population is 412,835 (2022). [1] It is on the European side of Istanbul, located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of Esenyurt, east of Büyükçekmece, and west of Avcılar.
The O-2, O-3, and O-4 are part of European route E80 (the Trans-European Motorway) between Portugal and the Iran–Turkey border. [337] In 2011, the first and second bridges on the Bosphorus carried 400,000 vehicles each day. [ 338 ]
Başakşehir is located in the European part of Istanbul, also known as Rumeli. To the northwest lies the Sazlıdere Dam reservoir, while the Sea of Marmara is to the south. The O-3 European Motorway , also known as E80 European Route , begins in Mahmutbey within Başakşehir and runs westward towards Edirne.
It is at the far northern end of the Golden Horn on the European side of Istanbul. It extends along the shores of the Alibeyköy and Kağıthane rivers that discharge into the Golden Horn. Formerly a working class district, Kağıthane is now part of a major real estate development area. Kağıthane means 'paper mill' in Turkish.
Vezneciler neighborhood, part of Fatih district in the European part of Istanbul; Vezneciler (Istanbul Metro), an Istanbul metro station; Vezneciler Campus, Istanbul University's main campus adjacent to Beyazıt Square