This is a list of districts of
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, ...
in
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 ...
( tr, İstanbul'un ilçeleri) as of 31 December 2021.
The number of the districts increased from 32 to 39 shortly before the
2009 local elections.
Population
Historical information
Pera (now Beyoğlu) and Galata in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were a part of the
Municipality of the Sixth Circle
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(french: Municipalité du VI
me Cercle), established under the laws of 11
Jumada al-Thani
Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
(Djem. II) and 24
Shawwal
Shawwal ( ar, شَوَّال, ') is the tenth month of the lunar based Islamic calendar. ''Shawwāl'' stems from the verb ''shāla'' () which means to 'lift or carry', generally to take or move things from one place to another,
Fasting during S ...
(Chev.) 1274, in 1858; the organisation of the central city in the city walls, "Stamboul" ( tr, 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
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(french: Préfecture de la Ville de Constantinople).
See also
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List of neighbourhoods 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 ...
Notes
References
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Districts of Istanbul
This is a list of districts of Istanbul in Turkey ( tr, İstanbul'un ilçeleri) as of 31 December 2021. The number of the districts increased from 32 to 39 shortly before the 2009 local elections.
Population
Historical information
Pe ...
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, ...
Districts
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