Ataköy is a quarter of Bakırköy district in

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, Turkey. It was developed as one of the first examples of satellite-city projects in Turkey. Ataköy is located in

Bakırköy Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırköy ...

district on the European side of Istanbul. It is adjacent to

Bahçelievler Bahçelievler (meaning "houses with gardens" in Turkish) is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the D.100 that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of ...

district and Şirinevler neighborhood. The area in the then outskirt of Istanbul City, which Ataköy today covers, belonged to the Turkish military, and was called Baruthane (literally:

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). In the 1950s, the government of Prime Minister

Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He ...

(in office (1950–1960) transferred the property to the state-owned realty business bank Emlak Bank for envelopment as a

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for middle income households. In 1956, the project started with the construction of a beach site. The residence area was named "Ataköy" (literally " Atatürkville"). The project included 12,000 apartments, three hotels, beach, clubs, shopping malls, cultural center and sports facilities. Ataköy quarter consists of four neighborhoods with eleven sections of apartment blocks. The quarter is a peaceful residential area with wide green zones. The neighborhoods in the quarter are the Ataköy 1st Section, the 2nd-5th-6th Section, the 3rd-4th-11th Section and the 7th-8th-9th-10th Section. The 9th and 10th Sections were developed in 1986, and the 7th and 8th Sections were completed in 1990. In the recent years, some construction companies built residence blocks around the existing apartment blocks. Following facilities are situated in Ataköy: Yunus Emre Cultural Center, Conservatoty of Bakırköy Municipality,

Ataköy Marina Marinas in Turkey, ports of call for international and local yachtsmen, are equipped with modern services routinely expected in recreational boating industry. They are found either in or near Istanbul or İzmir, the two largest port cities of th ...

, Atrium Shopping Mall,

Galleria Ataköy Galleria Ataköy, the first modern shopping mall in Turkey, is situated in the western suburb of Ataköy, Istanbul. It was built following the recommendation of then Prime Minister Turgut Özal, who was inspired by the shopping mall Houston Gall ...

and Ataköy A Plus Shopping Mall,

Sinan Erdem Dome The Sinan Erdem Dome (), formerly known as the Ataköy Dome, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sp ...

Ataköy Athletics Arena Ataköy Athletics Arena ( tr, Ataköy Atletizm Salonu), is an indoor sporting arena for track and field athletics events located in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey. Construction The venue was constructed special for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Champi ...

Population

As of 2017, the total population of the four neighborhoods in the quarter was 47,932 with the number of women exceeding that of men.

Environment

Ataköy is one of the most green areas in İstanbul because it was constructed in 1950's as one of the first planned collective housings. Recently the large part of coast of Ataköy has been undergone a dense housing that consists of many residences and hotels, so green areas of Ataköy was decreased. The dense housing was stopped by opinion of court due to infringement of coastal law. The government (justice and development party, AKP) ignored the opinion of court and committed ecocide. However, after 2019 Turkish local elections new mayor

Ekrem İmamoğlu Ekrem İmamoğlu (; born 4 June 1970) is a Turkish businessman, real estate developer, and politician serving as the 32nd Mayor of Istanbul. He was first elected with 4.1 million votes and won with a margin of 13,000 votes against his AKP opponen ...

began to create major green areas (life valleys), one of which is Hagia Mama (Ayamama) life valley. It has long cycle route, walking route and many sports arenas. In addition to existent trees, many new trees are going to be planted in the life valley.

Transportation

Ataköy is served by the metro line M1 at Ataköy—Şirinevler station and by

Marmaray The Marmaray () is a intercontinental commuter rail line in Istanbul, Turkey. A rail tunnel running under the Bosphorus strait was connected to an upgraded version of the old suburban train service (known as the banliyö), allowing trains ...

at the Ataköy station. The city bus lines 71T-72T and 71AT connect the location with

Taksim Square Taksim Square ( tr, Taksim Meydanı, ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the c ...

References

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