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.

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Specific residences available in Sarıyer

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