Your guide to Istanbul’s districts

Explore Istanbul’s administrative districts on one map and compare the districts where we list projects, with facts that carry their source and date.

39 districts on the map31 districts with detailed pagesOfficial figures with source and date

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Pick a district on the map or from the list; both stay in sync. Navy districts are where we currently list projects; the gold number is how many.

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Istanbul is divided into 39 administrative districts (ilçe), each with its own municipality, and every district contains several neighbourhoods (mahalle). Many listings use a neighbourhood or marketing name such as “Maslak” or “West Ataşehir”, so we always give both. Search for a neighbourhood and we will show you its district.

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Reasons are based on verified information about services and transport in each district; a district appears only if it matches every need you chose. The final decision depends on the neighbourhood, the project and your budget.

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The same criteria for every district: same source, same date, same calculation. Where we have no comparable data we write “Not available”.

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Average prices

Not available — There is no standardised, comparable price data at district level. Our project prices are dated on each district page.

District pages

Detailed pages for 31 districts: population, density, transport and services, each with its sources. Pick a district to open its page.

Other districts on the map (no detailed pages yet)

Adalar, Çatalca, Çekmeköy, Güngören, Silivri, Sultanbeyli, Şile, Tuzla

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