Ataşehir is a

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Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It is located at the junction of the

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and O-4 motorways on the

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n (

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n) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of

Ümraniye Ümraniye () is a district of Istanbul. It was separated from Üsküdar in 1987. It is bordered by Çekmeköy to the northeast, Sancaktepe to the east, Ataşehir to the south, Üsküdar to the west and Beykoz to the northwest. History Ümraniye i ...

to the north,

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to the northeast, Maltepe to the east,

Kadıköy Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea of ...

to the south and

Üsküdar Üsküdar () is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy; w ...

to the west. As of 2021, the tallest

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in Ataşehir, Istanbul and Turkey is

Metropol Istanbul Tower 1 Metropol or Metropole may refer to: Places * Metropol (Berlin), a concert hall * Metropole Cafe, a New York City jazz club * Metropol Theater (disambiguation) * ''Metropole'', a tango jazz album by Artango * Hotel Metropol (disambiguation), vario ...

(70 floors, 301 metres tall including its twin spires), which is a mixed-use complex with three towers and a

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. It's home to the soon-opening Istanbul Finance Centre. Unlike in Başakşehir, another satellite city (on the western part of the European side of Istanbul), no single-family house types were designed for Ataşehir's residential projects. Most buildings in Ataşehir are high-rise towers, while some of them (especially around the main public squares in the district) are among Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscrapers. The M4 line (

Kozyatağı Kozyatağı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy one of the districts of Istanbul. It is to the East of Göztepe west of Bostancı south of Ataşehir and north of the coastal neighbourhoods. Transport The M4 and the planned M8 metro lines run throu ...

and Yenisahra stations) of the Istanbul Metro serves the district.

History

Before 2009, the area of present-day Ataşehir was divided between the districts of

and Kartal. The original housing development of Ataşehir was designed to include 18,000 high-rise

condominium A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...

s offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir was awarded the

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prize in 2005. As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. New investments still continue on the last empty sites of the district.

Politics and administration

Ataşehir Municipality has been founded in 2009. The municipal building and the district's security directorate are located in the neighborhood of Barbaros. Ataşehir Municipality has 24 subordinate directorates. * *

Neighborhoods

Ataşehir is composed of 17 neighborhoods: *

Aşık Veysel Aşık is Turkish for Ashik, a traditional musician and troubadour Aşık is a Turkish name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Aşık Çelebi (1520–1572), Ottoman biographer, poet, and translator * Âşık İbretî (1920–1976) ...

* Atatürk * Barbaros * Esatpaşa * Ferhatpaşa * Fetih * İçerenköy * İnönü * Kayışdağı *

Küçükbakkalköy Küçükbakkalköy is a neighborhood in the municipality of Ataşehir on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It is bounded on the northwest, north, and northeast by the Atatürk neighborhood, on the southeast by the Kayışdağı neighborhood, on ...

* Mevlana *

Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empir ...

* Mustafa Kemal * Örnek * Yeni Çamlıca * Yenisahra * Yenişehir

Economy

Ataşehir is a business and trading centre and hosts the headquarters and offices of numerous companies. Istanbul International Finance Center (IIFC) is currently being built in Ataşehir.

Transportation

Ataşehir can be reached with the M4 line (

and Yenisahra stations) of the Istanbul Metro. For private car owners the subdivision is: 10 minutes from the

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge ("Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge"), also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (in Turkish: ''Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü'', ''F.S.M. Köprüsü'' or ''2. Köprü''), is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spannin ...

; 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the

İzmit İzmit () is a district and the central district of Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. As of the last 31/12/2019 estimation, the c ...

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

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(TEM); 15 minutes from

Bağdat Avenue Bağdat Avenue ( tr, Bağdat Caddesi, literally ''Baghdad Avenue'') is one of the most important high streets on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It runs approximately from Maltepe in the east to Kadıköy in the west, almost parallelin ...

, the upper-class high street of Kadıköy district; and 20 minutes from

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, the second international airport of

Sports

Ülker Sports and Event Hall, home of Fenerbahçe's basketball team, is in Ataşehir. The women's football club Ataşehir Belediyespor plays in the Turkish Women's First Football League. The team was the champion in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. ''Ataşehir Golf Club'' r/small> has a 6-hole

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that was opened in 2017. The club also regularly hosts footgolf events. Ülker Sports Arena- Fenerbahçe vs

Education

Yeditepe University Yeditepe University is a private foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Established by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation ( tr, İstanbul Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı, İSTEK Vakfı) in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims t ...

, one of the largest private universities in Turkey, is located in Ataşehir.

Libraries

''Ahmet Telli Çocuk ve Halk Kütüphanesi'' is a public library in the district.

Climate

The district of Ataşehir has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

(''Csa/Cs'') according to both Köppen and

Trewartha Trewartha and Andrewartha are Cornish family names (and placename, Dexter). There are places called Trewartha in the parishes of Merther, St Agnes, St Neot and Veryan. According to the ''Handbook of Cornish Names'' by G. Pawley White, "Trew ...

climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. It is in USDA hardiness zone 9a and AHS heat zone 3.

Notes

References

External links

District municipality's official website

Library website
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