Bayrampaşa (pronounced ) is a municipality and
district
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of
Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9km
2 (3.4 sq mi, 2,000 acres, 800 ha) and its population is 275,314 (2022).
It is on the
Europe
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an side of the city.
The mayor is Hasan Mutlu (
CHP), in office since April 2024.
History
The district was created in 1990 from part of the
Eyüp district. Before 1936, Bayrampaşa was part of
Fatih
Fatih () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metro ...
district.
Until 1970, the area was known as Sağmalcılar, when a large outbreak of cholera, caused by pollution of the
Ottoman-built water supply by new buildings and factories, led to the area being quarantined. Following this incident, the name Sağmalcılar became synonymous with cholera, so the district was renamed Bayrampaşa, after the 17th-century
Ottoman grand vizier
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Bayram Pasha. Little of the
Ottoman water system, which was built by
Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan (; , ; – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empire, Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman ...
, remains today.
On 1 December 2015, an
explosion
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occurred near
Bayrampaşa metro station, leaving several injured.
Economy
Before 1970, Bayrampaşa’s economy was primarily agricultural. Following rapid urbanization and waves of migration after the 1970s, the district shifted towards a more industrial and trade-based economy. Today, while some residents work outside the district, many are employed in local trades or industrial jobs.
Bayrampaşa is not home to heavy industry, but it has become a hub for light manufacturing and services, including automotive repair, spare parts production, tool manufacturing, electrical and electronic components, plastic casting, metalwork, machining, and textiles. The district has no agricultural zones.
Geography
The people of Bayrampaşa are mainly
Albanians
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and
Bosniak
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s.
The housing in Bayrampaşa is generally considered to be of poor quality, with workshops and small factories even in the residential streets, while large areas of the district are purely industrial. The district comprises both
working class
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residential and industrial areas.
The district's neighbours are
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 ...
to the north, Eyüp to the east,
Zeytinburnu
Zeytinburnu (literally, ''Olive Cape'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 292,616 (2022). It is a working-class area on the European side of Istanbul, T ...
to the south, and
Esenler to the west.
A number of important public buildings are in the area:
*Istanbul's largest prison (currently decommissioned)
*two large sports complexes
*the
main bus station (which is actually in Bayrampaşa, although it is named
Esenler bus station)
Bayrampaşa lies on the route of the old road to Thrace and a number of major roads and a light railway run through the middle of the area.
Bayrampaşa is famous for its
artichoke
The artichoke (''Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus''),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the other names: French artichoke, globe artichoke, ...
s produced in the past, but now although there is no production in the region its name is given to a variety of artichoke in Turkey. A large statue of an artichoke is located in the middle of the district which has become a symbol of the region.
The local football team based in the district is called
Bayrampaşaspor.
Composition
There are 11
neighbourhoods
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in Bayrampaşa District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* Altıntepsi
* Cevatpaşa
* İsmetpaşa
* Kartaltepe
* Kocatepe
* Muratpaşa
* Orta
* Terazidere
* Vatan
* Yenidoğan
* Yıldırım
Twin cities
* Novi Pazar
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, Serbia
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References
Bibliography
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External links
District governor's official website
District municipality's official website
Miscellaneous images of Bayrampaşa
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Populated places in Istanbul Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Districts of Istanbul Province