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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 ...
Area of Istanbul: 5,343.02 km 2 (2,062.95 sq mi) Istanbul. İstanbul. Istanbul. ... Twin towns and sister cities of Istanbul; Law and order in Istanbul
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]
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7,000. The total population of Turkey is 85,279,553 [ 1 ] according to the 2023 estimate, making it the 18th most populated country in the world.
Large sections of Caddebostan sit on areas of landfill, increasing the total area of the city to 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 sq mi). [16] Despite the myth that seven hills make up the city, there are, in fact, more than 50 hills within the city limits. Istanbul's tallest hill, Aydos, is 537 meters (1,762 ft) high. [16]
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] It is a large and populous area in the Asian side of Istanbul, on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara.
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.
These were the three most populous cities in Turkey, namely; Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir. In each metropolitan municipality a number of second level municipalities (ilçe municipality) were established. In 1986, four new metropolitan municipalities were established: Adana, [4] Bursa, [5] Gaziantep [6] and Konya. [7]