List of urban centers in Istanbul
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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.[1]
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 (original center of Şişli)
- 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 (San Stefano)
Bahçelievler district
- Bahçelievler
- E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport
Esenler district
- Giyimkent ("Clothing City")
- Tekstilkent ("Textile City")