Florya is a neighborhood ( tr,

mahalle is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or " neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social i ...

) belonging to the

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 of the greater

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

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

. It is located along

Marmara Sea The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the ...

, and borders to the northeast the neighborhood of

Yeşilköy (; meaning "Green Village"; prior to 1926, San Stefano or Santo Stefano el, Άγιος Στέφανος, Ágios Stéfanos, tr, Ayastefanos) is an affluent neighbourhood ( tr, mahalle) in the district of Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the M ...

, to the northwest that of

Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece (; meaning “small-drawer”, from much earlier ''Rhagion'' and ''Küçükçökmece as “little breakdown''" or “''little depression''”, in more ancient times just as Bathonea), is a suburb and district of Istanbul, Turke ...

. Its residents are relatively affluent. Florya has a station along the Marmaray Commuter Line. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and the first president of Turkey, used to spend his free time in his

Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion, ( tr, Florya Atatürk Deniz Köşkü) is a historic presidential residence located offshore in the Sea of Marmara in the Florya neighborhood of the Bakırköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1935 by t ...

swimming and enjoying the beautiful sandy beach.

Name

Florya's name, according to the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

scholar Michael Psellos, who found it cited in an imperial Chrysobull, comes from the

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word "Phlorion".Janin (1964), p. 414 It is possibly derived from a certain Florus, who lived in this neighborhood during the early Byzantine age. Until the 1920s the Ottoman name was "Fülürye". One part of the neighborhood is also called ''Şenlikköy''.

Facilities

The Atatürk Marine Mansion, once summer residence of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and a museum today, is located at the shore of

. Famous sports club

Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

has the club's training facilities in Florya. Also İstanbul Super Amateur League team

Bakırköyspor Bakırköyspor is a Turkish sports club from Bakırköy, Istanbul. The club was founded in 1949. The colours of Bakırköyspor are green-black. Bakırköyspor played in the Turkish Super League for 3 years, but after several unsuccessful seasons, ...

plays its home games in

Şenlikköy Stadium Şenlikköy Stadium (Turkish: ''Şenlikköy Stadı'') is a small stadium in the Bakırköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the home stadium of Bakırköyspor Bakırköyspor is a Turkish sports club from Bakırköy, Istanbul. The club was f ...

, which is located in Florya. Florya Koleji, İstek Vakfı, İlke Koleji, Bahçeşehir Koleji are some of the local private colleges.

Economy

Airlines such as

Freebird Airlines Freebird Airlines ( tr, Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a Turkish charter airline based in Florya, Bakirköy, Istanbul. Its main base is Antalya Airport. History The airline was established in June 2000 and started ope ...

have their head office in Florya.

Onur Air Onur Air ( tr, Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ, often styled OnurAir or Onurair) was a low-cost airline with its headquarters in the Technical Hangar B at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey. It operated mostly domestic schedu ...

previously had its head office in Florya.Communication
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. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Head Office Şenlikköy Mah. Çatal Sokak No. 3 34153 Florya - İstanbul/TÜRKİYE.
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References

Sources

* Neighbourhoods of Bakırköy Beaches of Turkey {{Istanbul-geo-stub