
Area Guide · Istanbul Asian Side
Ümraniye, Istanbul
The Asian side's fast-growing residential and commercial middle.
Ümraniye has grown from a residential suburb into one of the Asian side's largest districts, with a substantial commercial base, large shopping centres and continuous new development.
It offers newer stock and larger apartments than the older coastal districts, at prices that make it one of the most active family and investor markets on the Asian side.
Why Ümraniye
What defines the district
New development
Continuous supply of modern compounds with amenities and parking.
Retail and offices
Major shopping centres and a growing office cluster within the district.
Motorway and metro
On the M5 metro line with immediate TEM motorway access.
Family scale
Larger layouts and family infrastructure at accessible price points.
Getting around
Connectivity
- M5 metro line to Üsküdar and the Marmaray connection.
- TEM motorway with fast access to both northern bridges.
- Close to Ataşehir and the finance centre.
Who it suits. Families after space and new stock. Investors after a resale and rental market that actually moves, at mid-market prices.
In this district
1 project in Ümraniye
Live developments we represent here, each reviewed by our team before it reaches this page.

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