Ataşehir is a municipality and

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. Its area is 25 km², and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the

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n) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of

Ümraniye Ümraniye () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 46 km2, and its population is 723,760 (2023). It was separated from Üsküdar in 1987. It is bordered by Çekmeköy t ...

to the north,

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 northeast, Maltepe to the east,

Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian si ...

to the south and

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to the west. Since 2023, Ataşehir is home to the

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(IFC), where the new headquarters of the state-owned Turkish banks, such as the Turkish Central Bank,

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, VakıfBank and

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, are located. Until 2023, the headquarters of these banks were in

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. As of 2024, the tallest buildings in Ataşehir are the Turkish Central Bank Tower, which is followed by Metropol Istanbul Tower A (70 floors / 301 metres including its twin spires). Unlike in

Başakşehir Başakşehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 107 km2, and its population is 514,900 (2022). It is in the European part of Istanbul. The district is home to İsta ...

, another

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(on the western part of the European side of Istanbul), no single-family house types were designed for Ataşehir's residential projects. Most buildings in Ataşehir are high-rise towers, while some of them (especially around the main public squares in the district) are among Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscrapers. The M4 line ( Kozyatağı and

Yenisahra Yenisahra is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ataşehir, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,968 (2022). It is situated on the Anatolian side of the city, on the border of the Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a munici ...

stations) of the

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serves the district.

History

In 2008 the district Ataşehir was created from parts of the districts

and

Kartal Kartal () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 38 km2, and its population is 483,418 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. De ...

. The original housing development of Ataşehir was designed to include 18,000 high-rise

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s offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir was awarded the

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prize in 2005. As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. New investments still continue on the last empty sites of the district.

Politics and administration

Ataşehir Municipality has been founded in 2009. The municipal building and the district's security directorate are located in the neighborhood of Barbaros. Ataşehir Municipality has 24 subordinate directorates. * *

Composition

There are 17

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in Ataşehir District: * Aşık Veysel * Atatürk * Barbaros * Esatpaşa * Ferhatpaşa * Fetih * İçerenköy * İnönü * Kayışdağı * Küçükbakkalköy * Mevlana * Mimar Sinan * Mustafa Kemal * Örnek * Yeni Çamlıca *

* Yenişehir

Economy

Ataşehir is a business and trading centre and hosts the headquarters and offices of numerous companies. Opened in 2023, the

(IFC) in the Ataşehir district brings together the new headquarters of the

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) () is the central bank of Turkey. Its responsibilities include conducting monetary and exchange rate policy, managing international reserves of Turkey, as well as printing and issuing banknotes ...

and other state-owned banks, such as

, VakıfBank and

Transportation

Ataşehir can be reached with the M4 line ( Kozyatağı and

stations) of the

. For private car owners the subdivision is: 20-30 minutes from the

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge ("Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror Bridge"; , abbreviated as ''F.S.M. Köprüsü''), also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge (), is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait (Turkish: ''Boğaziçi'') ...

; 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the

İzmit İzmit () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population is 376,056 (2022). The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea ...

Trans-European Motorway (TEM); 20 minutes from

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, the

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of Kadıköy district; and 30-40 minutes from

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, the second international airport of

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Sports

Ülker Sports and Event Hall Fenerbahçe Ülker Sports and Event Hall () is a multi-purpose arena, indoor arena that is located in Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is owned and operated by Fenerbahçe S.K. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts and 13,0 ...

, home of Fenerbahçe's basketball team, is in Ataşehir. The women's football club

Ataşehir Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor is a Turkish sports club based in the Ataşehir district of Istanbul. It is known for its women's association football, women's football team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, the fourth year of its existence. ...

plays in the Turkish Women's First Football League. The team was the champion in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. Their home court is

Yenisahra Stadium Yeni Sahra Stadium () is a football stadium in the Ataşehir district of the city of Istanbul. The stadium has a capacity of 700 spectators (1000 in 2025) and was built in 2008. Stadium was under renovation between 2024-25. The stadium is curre ...

. There is a facility of

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, named Taçspor in Küçükbakkalköy. ''Ataşehir Golf Club'' r/small> has a 6-hole

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that was opened in 2017. The club also regularly hosts

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events. There are tennis and football clubs in West Ataşehir area. A basketball court in East Ataşehir, built by

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, was named after

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.https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/kevin-durant-sahasi-acildi-15705048 An olympic level swimming pool facility is located at İçerenköy.

Education

Yeditepe University Yeditepe University () is a private non-profit university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Established by the Istanbul Education and Culture Foundation ('', İSTEK Vakfı'') in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 74 priva ...

, one of the largest private universities in Turkey, is located in Ataşehir. Fenerbahçe University is also located in Ataşehir.

Libraries

''Ahmet Telli Çocuk ve Halk Kütüphanesi'' and ''Atatürk Kütüphanesi'' are the public libraries in the district.

Climate

The district of Ataşehir has a

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(''Csa/Cs'') according to both

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and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. It is in

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9a and AHS heat zone 3.

Notes

References

External links

District municipality's official website

Library website
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