
Area Guide · Istanbul European Side
Sarıyer, Istanbul
Forest air, the upper Bosphorus, and the city's most private addresses.
Sarıyer is the green northern end of Istanbul's European shore, where the Bosphorus opens into the Black Sea and the Belgrad Forest covers much of the interior. It holds the city's most private residential enclaves, from the hills above Bebek to the villa neighbourhoods of Zekeriyaköy, Kemerburgaz and Uskumruköy.
You buy air, trees and quiet here, and a longer run into the centre is the trade. The stock follows: villas, low-rise compounds and a small number of high-specification residences. We represent ready-to-move apartments at Skyland İstanbul, with Maslak Koru and RAMS Park House Maslak under construction.
Why Sarıyer
What defines the district
Forest on your doorstep
The Belgrad Forest and the protected green belt give the district air and quiet found nowhere else in the city.
The upper Bosphorus
Fishing villages, waterfront restaurants and long sea-view lines running north toward the Black Sea.
Room for a villa, not just an apartment
Zekeriyaköy, Kemerburgaz and Uskumruköy are the city's established gated-villa addresses.
Schools for an international family
A cluster of international and private schools serves the expatriate families who settle here.
Getting around
Connectivity
- The Northern Marmara motorway and the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge put the Asian side within one crossing.
- Istanbul Airport is around 30 minutes away in normal traffic.
- The coastal road runs south to Beşiktaş and the centre.
Who it suits. Families who want room and trees around them, and buyers looking for a villa or a low-rise compound rather than a tower.
In this district
5 projects in Sarıyer
Live developments we represent here, each reviewed by our team before it reaches this page.


ETRO Residences İstanbul

Maslak Koru
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RAMS Park House Maslak
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Skyland İstanbul
Offers
Specific residences available in Sarıyer
Recorded offer example1+1 with forest and landscape view, 1st floor
RAMS Park House Maslak · Sarıyer
Offer of July 2026
- 1+1
- Floor 1
- Forest view
Payment plan
- List price $495,000: cash $420,000, instalment $445,000
- Instalment plan: 50% down ($222,500) + 30 monthly payments of $7,417
$420,000
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Recorded offer example2+1 with forest view, 6th floor
RAMS Park House Maslak · Sarıyer
Offer of July 2026
- 2+1
- 93 m²
- Floor 6
- Forest view
Payment plan
- List price $663,000, cash price $550,000
- VAT 1% · no title-deed fee
$550,000
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