Ataşehir
Ataşehir | |
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District | |
 Ataşehir is a major business district on the Asian side of Istanbul and hosts the headquarters and offices of numerous companies | |
 Location of Ataşehir in Istanbul | |
  Ataşehir | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°07′40″E / 40.98333°N 29.12778°E- | |
| Country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Battal İlgezdi (CHP) |
| • Governor | Turgut Çelenkoğlu |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Urban | 395,758 |
| • District | 395,758 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0-216 |
| Website | www www |
Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey.[5] It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Maltepe to the east, Kadıköy to the south and Üsküdar to the west.
As of 2021, the tallest skyscraper in Ataşehir, Istanbul and Turkey is Metropol Istanbul Tower 1 (70 floors, 301 metres tall including its twin spires),[3][4] which is a mixed-use complex with three towers and a shopping mall.[6]
It's home to the soon-opening Istanbul Finance Centre.
Unlike in Başakşehir, another satellite city (on the western part of the European side of Istanbul), no single-family house types were designed for Ataşehir's residential projects. Most buildings in Ataşehir are high-rise towers, while some of them (especially around the main public squares in the district) are among Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscrapers.
The M4 line (Kozyatağı and Yenisahra stations) of the Istanbul Metro serves the district.
History
Before 2009, the area of present-day Ataşehir was divided between the districts of Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Ümraniye and Kartal.
The original housing development of Ataşehir was designed to include 18,000 high-rise condominiums offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir was awarded the Habitat prize in 2005.[7]
As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. New investments still continue on the last empty sites of the district.
Politics and administration
Ataşehir Municipality has been founded in 2009. The municipal building and the district's security directorate are located in the neighborhood of Barbaros.[8][9] Ataşehir Municipality has 24 subordinate directorates.[10]
| Date | Mayor | Party | % of votes |
| 2009 | Battal İlgezdi | CHP | 41.69 [11] |
| 2014 | Battal İlgezdi | CHP | 49.80 [12] |
| 2019 | Battal İlgezdi | CHP | 51.39 [13] |
| Date | Party | % of votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AKP | 45.64 |
| June 2015 | AKP | 37.45 |
| November 2015 | AKP | 43.60 |
| 2018 | AKP | 37.51 |
Neighborhoods
Ataşehir is composed of 17 neighborhoods:[citation needed]
- Aşık Veysel
- Atatürk
- Barbaros
- Esatpaşa
- Ferhatpaşa
- Fetih
- İçerenköy
- İnönü
- Kayışdağı
- Küçükbakkalköy
- Mevlana
- Mimar Sinan
- Mustafa Kemal
- Örnek
- Yeni Çamlıca
- Yenisahra
- Yenişehir
Economy
Ataşehir is a business and trading centre and hosts the headquarters and offices of numerous companies.
Istanbul International Finance Center (IIFC) is currently being built in Ataşehir.[14][15][16]
Transportation
Ataşehir can be reached with the M4 line (Kozyatağı and Yenisahra stations) of the Istanbul Metro.
For private car owners the subdivision is: 10 minutes from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge; 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the İzmit-Ankara Trans-European Motorway (TEM); 15 minutes from Bağdat Avenue, the upper-class high street of Kadıköy district; and 20 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the second international airport of Istanbul.
Sports
Ülker Sports and Event Hall, home of Fenerbahçe's basketball team, is in Ataşehir.
The women's football club Ataşehir Belediyespor plays in the Turkish Women's First Football League. The team was the champion in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
Ataşehir Golf Club [tr] has a 6-hole course that was opened in 2017.[17][18] The club also regularly hosts footgolf events.[19]
Education
Yeditepe University, one of the largest private universities in Turkey, is located in Ataşehir.
Libraries
Ahmet Telli Çocuk ve Halk Kütüphanesi is a public library in the district.
Climate
The district of Ataşehir has a Mediterranean climate (Csa/Cs) according to both Köppen and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. It is in USDA hardiness zone 9a and AHS heat zone 3.[20]
| Climate data for Sarıgazi[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 111 (4.4) |
75 (3.0) |
72 (2.8) |
52 (2.0) |
37 (1.5) |
28 (1.1) |
26 (1.0) |
36 (1.4) |
51 (2.0) |
82 (3.2) |
95 (3.7) |
130 (5.1) |
795 (31.2) |
| Source: [21] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Sarıgazi is in the district of Sancaktepe; however, it is the closest station to Ataşehir climatically.
References
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ a b "The Metropol Tower, Istanbul". emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Metropol Istanbul Towers". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "İstanbul'un yeni 'İlçe' haritası çizildi" (in Turkish). Municipality of Istanbul. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Metropol Istanbul".
- ^ "Ataşehir de minareyi çalan kılıfını hazırlamış!".
- ^ Ataşehir İlçe Emniyet Müdürlüğü, 28 Septembre 2014 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ataşehir Belediyesi".
- ^ Müdürlükler
- ^ 2009 local election results
- ^ 2014 local election results
- ^ 2019 local election results
- ^ "In Istanbul, a Financial Center by HOK". Architects+Artisans. 26 March 2013.
- ^ Julia La Roche (15 March 2013). "New $2.6 Billion Financial Center Will Make Wall Street Look Pathetic". businessinsider.com.
- ^ Alison Furuto (14 March 2013). "New Istanbul International Financial Center Master Plan / HOK". ArchDaily.
- ^ "Kentsel dönüşümden golf sahası çıktı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Hakkımızda". atasehirgolf.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.
- ^ fanatik. "Ataşehirde Futgolf heyecanı!". Fanatik. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Bitki Soğuğa ve Sıcağa Dayanıklılık". www.mgm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Istanbul / Sar?gazi - Weather History & Climate Data - Meteostat". meteostat.net. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- "Information on Ataşehir district" (in Turkish). Governorship of Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
External links
- District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
- Library website
