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

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

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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

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(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: Ataköy Gunpowder Mill, Yunus Emre Cultural Center, Conservatory of Bakırköy Municipality,

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, Atrium Shopping Mall, Galleria Ataköy 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 on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts. For the sport of bas ...

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Population

As of 2022, the total population of the four neighborhoods in the quarter was 51,493, of which 53.9% women.

Environment

Ataköy is a rather green quarter, and its lands had been planted since 1960's in scope of an urban planning. In Ottoman period, what is now Ataköy was property of a gunpowder mill that was founded in 1700. In addition, six veteran trees, three mastic trees and three hackberry trees, were identified and registered. Green areas in Ataköy are home to an urban ecosystem inhabited by various species of birds, mammals and insects. Recently a large part of the coast of Ataköy has undergone a dense housing development 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.

Transportation

Ataköy is served by the metro line M1A at Ataköy—Şirinevler station, by

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and M9 line at the Ataköy station, and by metrobus line at Şirinevler metrobus station. The

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lines 71T-72T and 71AT connect the location with

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References

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