Maslak is one of the main

business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

s of Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It was formerly an exclave of the municipality of Şişli, though being far north and actually closer to the municipalities of Sarıyer and

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

. Therefore, a legislation was approved by the Interior Commission of the Turkish Parliament on October 18, 2012, that shifted the jurisdiction of the Maslak district from Şişli to Sarıyer. Maslak is in direct competition with the nearby Levent business district for new

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

projects. At the present, the tallest completed skyscraper in Maslak is the 47-floor ''Spine Tower'' which reaches a structural height of 202 meters; while the tallest skyscraper currently under construction in Maslak (as well as Istanbul and the rest of Turkey) is the

Diamond of Istanbul Diamond of Istanbul is the tallest building under construction in Istanbul, Turkey, being built on the Büyükdere Avenue in the city's Maslak central business district of Sarıyer. It is also the country's first steel skyscraper. When completed, ...

, which comprises three centrally-connected towers, the tallest of which will have 53 floors above ground and will reach a structural height of 270 meters (thus surpassing the current tallest completed skyscraper in Istanbul, the 54-floor, 261 meters tall

Istanbul Sapphire Istanbul Sapphire, or Sapphire, is a skyscraper located in the central business district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey. It was Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscraper between 2010 and 2016, and the 4th tallest building in Europe when its co ...

in the nearby Levent business district.) The Diamond of Istanbul will also be the first

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

skyscraper in Turkey, where (as opposed to the situation in the United States) constructing with steel costs more than constructing with concrete. The reason for choosing steel was its relative strength in resisting earthquakes (Istanbul is located along the North Anatolian Fault), whereas concrete is more fire-resistant. The stations '' İTÜ-Ayazağa'' and ''Atatürk Oto Sanayi'' of the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro serve the Maslak business district and its surrounding neighborhoods.

ITU Ayazağa Campus in Maslak

One of the five campuses of the Istanbul Technical University, the Ayazağa Campus, is located in Maslak. Itu golet.jpg, ITU Lake in the Ayazağa Campus, Maslak. Itu-stadyum.jpg, ITU Stadium in the Ayazağa Campus, Maslak.

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Ground temperature variation with depth at different months for Maslak/Istanbul

Maslak: Maslak Plazem

Maslak Haberleri: Maslak Haberleri, Maslak Bilgileri

Emporis: Skyscrapers of Maslak financial district

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Neighbourhoods of Sarıyer Istanbul Central Business District {{Istanbul-geo-stub

ITU Ayazağa Campus in Maslak

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