Istanbul Central Business District
Central Business District of Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
![Key business and shopping centers in the Istanbul CBD and Beyoglu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Location_map_Istanbul_CBD_and_Beyoglu.png/500px-Location_map_Istanbul_CBD_and_Beyoglu.png)
![Maslak](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Atatürk Oto Sanayi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![İstinye Park](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Natl. Defense Univ.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg/20px-Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg.png)
![Ayazağa/ITÜ](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Technical Univ.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg/20px-Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg.png)
![Vadistanbul mall](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Vadistanbul funicular](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Istanbul_F3_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_F3_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Skyland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/FIN_CIVIL.png/20px-FIN_CIVIL.png)
![Rams Park (Galatasaray FC)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Soccer_Ball_%2821218%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Soccer_Ball_%2821218%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Kağıthane](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Istanbul_M11_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M11_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Kağıthane retail area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Sanayi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Seyrantepi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Istanbul_F3_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_F3_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Etiler](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Nispetiye](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Boğaziçi Univ.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg/20px-Eo_circle_red_white_letter-u.svg.png)
![TaşçioğluHospital](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Turismo_Navarra_pictograma_hospital.svg/20px-Turismo_Navarra_pictograma_hospital.svg.png)
Hospital
![Trump Tower/AVM](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Astoria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Profilo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Çağlayan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Şişli Mecidiyeköy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Fulyaarea](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
area
![Fulya metro](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Otim](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Bomonti](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![İstanbulCevahir](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
Cevahir
![Osmanbey](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Nişantası](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![İstanbul Sapphire, 4 Levent metro](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Kanyon mall](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![ÖzdilekPark](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Levent/Metrocity](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
Metrocity
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M6_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Gayreteppe](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Istanbul Central Business District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Istanbul_M11_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M11_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![ZincirlikuyuZorlu Center](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Zorlu Center
![Barabaros Blvd./ Yıldız Tech. Univ.Yıldız metro](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
Yıldız metro
![Beşiktaş(⛴️ T1 🔧M7)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
(⛴️ T1 🔧M7)
![Istanbul Congress Center](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Grand Hyatt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Intercontinental](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Hilton Bosphorus](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Taksim Fu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![İstiklal Caddesi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Kabataş(⛴️ Fu T1 🔧M7)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M7_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
(⛴️ Fu T1 🔧M7)
![Şişhane](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M2_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![GalataTower](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_MUSEUM.svg/20px-BSicon_MUSEUM.svg.png)
Tower
![Galataport](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg/20px-Shopping_Cart_%2861550%29_-_The_Noun_Project.svg.png)
![Modern Art](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_MUSEUM.svg/20px-BSicon_MUSEUM.svg.png)
![Karaköy (Fu, T1)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Eo_circle_grey_letter-f.svg/14px-Eo_circle_grey_letter-f.svg.png)
![Eminönü (Old City) ⛴️](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Üsküdar⛴️, Marmaray](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
⛴️, Marmaray
![Fıstıkağacı](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Bağlarbaşı](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
![Capitol mall, Altunizade](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg/20px-Istanbul_M5_Line_Symbol.svg.png)
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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