Central Business District of Istanbul, Turkey
Rams Park (Galatasaray FC)
İstanbul Sapphire, 4 Levent metro
Barabaros Blvd./ Yıldız Tech. Univ.
Yıldız metro
Istanbul CBD,
Beyoğlu and
Golden Horn, key business and shopping centers, universities, and selected metro stations and landmarks. Bold text=neighborhood, ⛴️=ferry pier,
Fu=funicular station,
M=metro station,
T= tram stop, 🔧=under construction
Istanbul's Central Business District as the real estate industry refers to it, is not the historic city center, but a 7-km-long north–south corridor of modern areas mostly along Barbaros Boulevard and Büyükdere Avenue. As of late 2021, 33% of the Class A office space in the metropolitan area was located in the CBD, of which about 790,000 sqm in Maslak, 690,000 sqm in Levent, 500,000 sqm in Zincirlikuyu/Esentepe/Gayrettepe and 100,000 sqm in Etiler.[1]
The Istanbul Metro's Line 2 serves the CBD's main north-south corridor, with Line 6 and Line 7 providing east-west service. In addition, Line 7 is to be extended southward from Şişli—Mecidiyeköy station to Beşiktaş ferry station.
The historic city center is in Fatih and contains historic sites, the Grand Bazaar and adjacent wholesale/retail districts, but is not a modern "central business district" in that it does not have modern retail formats, dense residential and hotel towers, etc.
These can be found in the following edge cities with concentrations of office space, shopping malls, residential towers, entertainment and educational facilities, hospitals, etc.
From south to north, they are:[2]
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