Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Sarıyer
Neighbourhood in Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 15,725 as of 2022.[2] It lies next to the TEM highway.
The parts of the neighbourhood close to the TEM are called Büyük Armutlu, and the parts further away are called Küçük Armutlu. A significant Alevi population settled in Küçük Armutlu from the Anatolian cities of Tokat, Sivas, Amasya, Kahramanmaraş and Tunceli.[3] Büyük Armutlu is connected to Etiler by Narin Bridge. According to data from 2004, the literacy rate of women living in the neighbourhood is 80% and only 10% of this population is working.[4] Most houses in the neighbourhood have a view of the Bosphorus Strait.