List of urban centers in Istanbul
The list of urban centers in Istanbul lists the major clusters of retail, office, government, retail and dense residential buildings within the city limits of Istanbul, including areas of the historic city center, Fatih, as well as edge cities built outside the historic core.
Important "edge cities", i.e. corridors and nodes of business and shopping centers and of tall residential buildings, include the Istanbul Central Business District in and around Şisli; the E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport, and on the Asian side, Kozyatağı–Ataşehir, Altunizade, Kavacik and Ümraniye.
European side
Historic city center areas
[Fatih]
[Beyoğlu] district (historic Pera)
[Istanbul Central Business District]
- Büyükdere Avenue runs through Beşiktaş, Şişli and Sarıyer districts, lined with residential and office towers and shopping complexes
[Beşiktaş] district
[Sarıyer] district
[Şişli] district
- Bomonti/Şişli Merkez
- Esentepe including Zincirlikuyu and the Zorlu Center
- Fulya
- Levent including the Metrocity, Kanyon, Özdilekpark and Istanbul Sapphire complexes
- Nişantaşı
- Otim
- Zorlu Center
Other areas on the European side
[Bakırköy] district
- Ataköy
- E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport
- Yeşilköy
[Bahçelievler] district
- Bahçelievler
- E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport
[Esenler] district
- Giyimkent
- Tekstilkent
[Eyüp] district
Asian side
Asian side central areas
[Kadıköy] district
[Üsküdar] district
Other areas on the Asian side
[Ataşehir] district
[Beykoz] district
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[Ümraniye] district
- Ümraniye
- Dudullu