Modern shopping malls, dense residential and hotel towers, and entertainment, educational and other facilities can be found outside the historic center in the following edge cities:
Taksim-Beyoğlu: Taksim Square in Beyoğlu to Nişantaşı in Şişli
The Central Business District as the real estate industry refers to it, which is not the historic city center, but is a 7-km-long north–south corridor of modern areas along Barbaros Boulevard and Büyükdere Avenue.
Metro Line 2 runs along part of it.
From south to north, the areas in the corridor are:
in Beşiktaş district:
Balmumcu
Gayrettepe incl.
Profilo, Astoria and Trump Towers (Trump Alışveriş Merkezi) complexes
Etiler including Boğaziçi University
in Şişli district:
Fulya, Otim and the core Şişli neighborhood incl.
the İstanbul Cevahir complex
Esentepe including Zincirlikuyu and the Zorlu Center complex
Levent including the Metrocity, Özdilekpark, Kanyon and Istanbul Sapphire complexes
in Sarıyer district:
Maslak including the İstinye Park complex and the Istanbul Technical University
the Vadistanbul mall and office complexes in Ayazağa
Istanbul Atatürk Airport area: strip development along the O-7 highway north to the Mall of Istanbul, Bahçelievler district
Asian side:
Kozyatagi in Kadıköy district incl.
Palladium complex
Altunizade in Üsküdar district, site of the Capitol Shopping Center
Kavacık in Beykoz district
Ümraniye district incl.
the Akyaka Park, Oryapark and Canpark complexes
Ataşehir district incl.
Istanbul Finance Center
Modern shopping malls, dense residential and hotel towers, and entertainment, educational and other facilities can be found outside the historic center in the following edge cities:
Taksim-Beyoğlu: Taksim Square in Beyoğlu to Nişantaşı in Şişli
The Central Business District as the real estate industry refers to it, which is not the historic city center, but is a 7-km-long north–south corridor of modern areas along Barbaros Boulevard and Büyükdere Avenue. Metro Line 2 runs along part of it. From south to north, the areas in the corridor are:
in Beşiktaş district:
Balmumcu
Gayrettepe incl. Profilo, Astoria and Trump Towers (Trump Alışveriş Merkezi) complexes
Etiler including Boğaziçi University
in Şişli district:
Fulya, Otim and the core Şişli neighborhood incl. the İstanbul Cevahir complex
Esentepe including Zincirlikuyu and the Zorlu Center complex
Levent including the Metrocity, Özdilekpark, Kanyon and Istanbul Sapphire complexes
in Sarıyer district:
Maslak including the İstinye Park complex and the Istanbul Technical University
the Vadistanbul mall and office complexes in Ayazağa
Istanbul Atatürk Airport area: strip development along the O-7 highway north to the Mall of Istanbul, Bahçelievler district
Asian side:
Kozyatagi in Kadıköy district incl. Palladium complex
Altunizade in Üsküdar district, site of the Capitol Shopping Center
Kavacık in Beykoz district
Ümraniye district incl. the Akyaka Park, Oryapark and Canpark complexes
Ataşehir district incl. Istanbul Finance Center
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