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Bağcılar

Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 28°49′34″E / 41.04056°N 28.82611°E / 41.04056; 28.82611
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Bağcılar
Location of Bağcılar
Bağcılar is located in Istanbul
Bağcılar
Bağcılar
Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 28°49′34″E / 41.04056°N 28.82611°E / 41.04056; 28.82611
CountryTurkey
Provinceİstanbul
Government
 • MayorLokman Çağırıcı (AKP)
 • Kaymakamİrfan Balkanlıoğlu
Area
[1]
 • District21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Population
 (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
 • District
Template:Turkey district populations
Websitewww.bagcilar.bel.tr

Bağcılar is a working class suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located behind Bahçelievler on the Europe a side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the E5. The mayor is Lokman Çağırıcı (AKP).

Sparsely populated countryside at the time of the founding of the Turkish republic, bağcılar means "vine growers" in Turkish and was known as "Yeşilbağ" (Green Vineyard in Turkish). But the district has been urbanized within the last decades. Most of the housing in Bağcılar was illegally built Gecekondu but has now been replaced by rows of cramped apartment buildings, also built with minimal regulation. It is an example of failed urban planning, perhaps exemplified by the fact that Bağcılar was not created as a district in its own right until 1992, by which time the original inhabitants had all left and building in the area was out of control.

The local council is now trying to invest in parks, cafes, and other amenities but the area is so full that there is little space.

Bağcılar also houses a great deal of industry, particularly light engineering, textiles, printing (Bağcılar is home to all the biggest of Turkey's newspapers and TV channels), a huge wholesale market for dry goods, a large second-hand car market, and many trucking companies, particularly along the Gunesli link road from the TEM motorway to Istanbul airport. A metro is being built which is hoped will ease the constant stream of slowly circulating traffic.

Public Transportation

Bağcılar is one of the most developed districts in Istanbul in terms of public transportation. It is connected to Yenikapı by the M1B subway line. Moreover, the T1 tram line starts from Bağcılar to Kabataş. Beside them, the district has several bus options as well.

References

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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