Area Guide · Istanbul
European Side, explored
The historic heart, the business districts and the Marmara shore.
Istanbul's European side holds the historic peninsula, the main business districts and a long stretch of Marmara coastline, with Istanbul Airport in the north. It is the larger and busier half of the city, and where most new development happens.
Central seafront regeneration at one end, planned family districts and fast-growing western corridors at the other. No other part of the city offers a wider range of investment profiles.
Districts
Guides across the European Side
Nişantaşı
Istanbul's luxury retail quarter and its most established prestige address.
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Beşiktaş
A Bosphorus address with ferry piers, market streets and a young, lively centre.
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Beyoğlu
Galata, İstiklal and two shorelines, where a new residence is the exception rather than the rule.
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Şişli
Istanbul's central business and shopping district, dense and always in demand.
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Levent
The financial centre, where Istanbul's tallest towers and best-paid tenants are.
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Maslak
Istanbul's high-rise business spine, built for professionals and yield.
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Sarıyer
Forest air, the upper Bosphorus, and the city's most private addresses.
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Kağıthane
Levent on your doorstep, at a lower entry price, with apartments ready to move.
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Fatih
The whole of the historic peninsula. UNESCO-protected ground, and the city's busiest rail interchange.
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Zeytinburnu
Seafront apartments on the Marmara, minutes from the old city walls.
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Ataköy
Established seafront prestige with a marina and malls.
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Bakırköy
An established Marmara coastline of marinas, shops and seafront apartments.
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Eyüpsultan
Golden Horn heritage meeting large-scale new development.
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Gaziosmanpaşa
Istanbul's largest urban rebuild, in a district that already has its metro, tram and motorway.
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Başakşehir
A planned, family-first district near the new airport and medical hub.
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Bahçeşehir
A green, lake-side garden suburb popular with families and expats.
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Beylikdüzü
Modern, master-planned living on the western Marmara coast.
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Büyükçekmece
Lake and Marmara coast living at the western edge of the city.
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Bahçelievler
A settled, central residential district with excellent transport.
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Bağcılar
Central, well connected, and being rebuilt block by block.
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Avcılar
Coastal, connected and value-driven on the western shore.
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Esenyurt
One of the fastest-growing, most accessible investment districts.
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Küçükçekmece
Between a lake and the Marmara, on the western side's main transport corridor.
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