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The 2,500-year-old Maiden’s Tower in Istanbul is an icon of the city and has recently reopened after a major two-year restoration. The tiny island that sits between Europe and Asia Skip to main ...
The most densely populated areas tend to lie to the northwest, west, and southwest of the city center, on the European side; the most densely populated district on the Asian side is Üsküdar. [14] As of 2023, Istanbul has Turkey’s biggest foreign migrant population, with 34.5% of foreign nationals in Turkey living there. [18]
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. [1]
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]
Kadıköy Haldun Taner Stage near the ferry port of Kadıköy Haydarpaşa Terminal of the Turkish State Railways, near Kadıköy centrum. Kadıköy (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈdɯcøj] ⓘ) is a municipality and district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 25 km 2, [3] and its population is 467,919 (2023). [1]
Kartal (Turkish:) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 38 km 2, [3] and its population is 483,418 (2022). [1] It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik.
Üsküdar is a stop on the Marmaray rail service at the point where it starts its journey under the Bosphorus, re-emerging on the European side at Sirkeci. Via Marmaray, Üsküdar is linked to Gebze on the Asian side of the city and Halkali on the European side. Üsküdar is also a stop on the M5 Metro line to Çekmeköy.
Ataşehir [a] is a municipality and district of Istanbul, Turkey. [2] [3] Its area is 25 km 2, [4] and its population is 423,127 (2022). [1]It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian side of Istanbul.