Ümraniye () is a municipality and

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 46 km², and its population is 723,760 (2023). It was separated from

Üsküdar Üsküdar () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is border ...

in 1987. It is bordered by

Çekmeköy Çekmeköy is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 152 km2, and its population is 296,066 (2022). It is on the Asian side of Istanbul. In 2008 the district Çekmeköy was created from part of the district Ü ...

to the northeast,

Sancaktepe Sancaktepe is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 63 km2, and its population is 489,848 (2022). In 2008 the district Sancaktepe was created from parts of the districts Kartal and Ümraniye. The urban part o ...

to the east,

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the Otoyol 2, O-2 and Otoyol 4, O-4 motorways on the Anato ...

to the south,

to the west and

Beykoz Beykoz () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 310 km2, and its population is 247,875 (2022). It lies at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name i ...

to the northwest.

History

Ümraniye is located on high ground just inland from

. It was originally a small village of less than 900 inhabitants, mainly coming from the Black Sea Region in the 1950s. Its population grew far beyond its capacity during the 1970s and 1980s due to

migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

to the cities from rural areas of

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. On 17 March 1978, 5 workers were massacred by Communist militants in the district. The growth of Ümraniye was relatively better controlled than other districts that also attracted workers on the European side (such as

Esenler Esenler is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 445,421 (2022). It is on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its indust ...

Gaziosmanpaşa Gaziosmanpaşa (; old name: ''Taşlıtarla'') is a developing working class municipality ( belediye) and district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 495,998 (2022). Esenler and Bayrampaşa a ...

); there are wider roads through the district, more space between the blocks and relatively more green space. A large commercial district grew up to support this large population. The main road through the centre has public buildings, shops, shopping centres and branches of many banks.

Composition

There are 37

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in Ümraniye District: * Adem Yavuz * Altınşehir * Armağanevler * Aşağı Dudullu * Atakent * Atatürk * Çakmak * Çamlık *

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* Dumlupınar * Elmalıkent * Esenevler * Esenkent * Esenşehir * Fatih Sultan Mehmet * Finanskent * Hekimbaşı * Huzur * Ihlamurkuyu * İnkılap * İstiklal * Kazım Karabekir * Madenler * Mehmet Akif * Namık Kemal * Necip Fazıl * Parseller * Saray * Şerifali * Site * Tantavi * Tatlısu * Tepeüstü * Topağacı * Yamanevler * Yenişehir * Yukarı Dudullu

Ümraniye today

In the last few decades, Ümraniye has built a lively shopping and business district. Recent building projects include the construction of large shopping malls (including Istanbul's first branch of IKEA), and modern apartment complexes have made parts of Ümraniye attractive places buying real estate, as Ümraniye is on a main highway that leads to one of the two bridges linking the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. Umraniye Kirishane

Sports

The women's football club Dudullu Spor was promoted to the Women's First League for the 2020-21 League season. The

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

club

Ümraniyespor Ümraniyespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The club has played in red-and-white kits since its formation in 1938. Stadium Currently the team plays at the 3,513-capacity Ümraniye Belediyesi � ...

is located in Ümraniye. The club plays their matches in the Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium.

Politics

Ümraniye has seen its fair share of political violence between left and right-wingers over the years, and during the 70s and 80s law enforcement was problematic in parts of the area. In this way it was considered the Asian side's equivalent of

on the

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an side. This violence was concentrated in a small quarter of Ümraniye, a vast district. In recent times however, Ümraniye has been relatively calm. The people of Ümraniye usually vote in large numbers for conservative parties. The

AK Party The Justice and Development Party ( , AK PARTİ), abbreviated officially as AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democratic. It has been the ruling party of Turkey since 2002. Third-party sources ...

does well in this district.

Places of importance

In between

and Ümraniye there is a 'çilehane' of the

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saint

Aziz Mahmud Hudayi Aziz Mahmud Hudayi (1541–1628), (b. Şereflikoçhisar, d. Üsküdar), is amongst the most famous Sufi Muslim saints of the Ottoman Empire. A mystic, poet, composer, author, statesman and Hanafi Maturidi Islamic scholar, he was the third and la ...

. A çilehane () was where Sufis would go to pray in seclusion. The

Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall () is an indoor arena located in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in December 2000, the arena mostly hosts basketball and volleyball games. It has a seating capacity for 2,468 spectators. Named after the three-times World and ...

is located here, which is named after the

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Haldun Alagaş Haldun Alagaş (born 16 November 1970) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite -70 kg division. He is multiple world and European champion and ranks first at world list in his weight division. Personal life Born on Nov ...

. The venue hosts both national and international basketball, volleyball, handball games and martial art competitions. Due to its elevated altitude, the full scene of Istanbul, including Bosphorus and European Side, can be seen from Ümraniye.

International relations

Ümraniye is twinned with: *

Şahinbey Şahinbey is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 960 km2, and its population is 941,055 (2022). It was named after Şahin Bey (1877–1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It covers the southern part ...

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, Turkey *

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, Turkey *

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, Turkey * Belen -

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, Turkey *

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* Stari Grad,

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References

External links

Ümraniye municipality web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Umraniye Populated places in Istanbul Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey Districts of Istanbul Province