Tepeüstü is a neighborhood in the municipality and district 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 ...

, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 13,700 (2022). Its land area is 42 hectares. The name of the neighborhood means literally "hill top" ( Turkish: '' tepe'' + '' üst''). Tepeüstü is bordered on northeast by Alemdağ Avenue and the Ümraniye neighborhoods of

Ihlamurkuyu Ihlamurkuyu is a neighborhood (''wikt:mahalle, mahalle'') in the district of Ümraniye, Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Its population is 16,308 (2019). Its land area is 137 hectares. It is ...

and

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; on the east by Doğanevler Avenue and the Ümraniye neighborhood of Altınşehir; on the southwest by Tavukçuyolu Avenue and the Ümraniye neighborhoods of

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and Çakmak; on the west by Kaşgarlı Mahmut Avenue and the Ümraniye neighborhood of Çakmak; and on its northwest corner by the Ümraniye neighborhood of

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. In the 1990s, the area of Tepeüstü began to be densely settled. Because of "

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inconsistencies," "

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problems," and "old, unhealthy buildings with earthquake risk," plans for

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began in 1998 and continued to at least 2024.

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Neighbourhoods in Ümraniye District {{Istanbul-geo-stub