Bahçelievler, Turkey
Bahçelievler (şehir)
Bahçelievler is a city of 576,799 people in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in June 3, 1992.
Why visit Bahçelievler
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 40 parks and trails, 138 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Istanbul Aquarium, Yeşilköy Feneri, Ammoi and Ataköy Gunpowder Mill.
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About Bahçelievler
Bahçelievler (meaning "houses with gardens" in Turkish) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 17 km2 (0.3% of Istanbul Province), and its population is 594,350 (2022). It is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the D.100 that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of the city.
From the Wikipedia article Bahçelievler (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do8
Istanbul Aquarium
Zoo and aquarium · 6.6 km
Aquarium in Istanbul, Turkey
Bahçelievler Tiyatrosu Nurettin Topçu Sahnesi
Cinema and theater · 0.9 km
9 Barbaros Caddesi
Museums and landmarks15
Ammoi
Monument and historic site · 3.2 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Ataköy Gunpowder Mill
Museum · 3.0 km
Historical complex in Atakoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Cistern of the Hebdomon
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
Archeological site in Turkey
Dekaton
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Henaton
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Kampos
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Monastery of Stoudios
Monument and historic site · 5.8 km
Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople
Pege
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
Ancient city of Thrace in modern-day Turkey
Rhesion
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Ancient city of Thrace, in modern-day Turkey
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds40
Atatürk Airport National Garden
Park · 4.8 km
Urban park in Istanbul, Turkey
28 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes138
Serden Erzurum Cağ Kebabı
Restaurant · Kebab, Turkish · 1.2 km
10 Bayburt Sokağı, İstanbul
Mo-Su 12:00-23:00
BiTas Ev Yemekleri
Restaurant · Turkish · 1.0 km
4 Şevket Dağ Sokağı
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00
DİYARZADE KÜNEFE, KATMER, BAKLAVA, VE TATLI
Restaurant · Turkish · 1.4 km
no:7 Menderes Caddesi, İSTANBUL
12:00-01:00
Haznedar Meydan Gece Ciğercisi
Restaurant · Turkish · 1.0 km
Bağcılar Caddesi
Mo-Sa 11:00-02:00
Tarihi İskender Kebapçısı
Restaurant · Turkish · 0.6 km
Feritselimpaşa Caddesi
Mo-Su 08:00-23:00
Limgarden Kafe&Restoran&Ev Yemekleri
Restaurant · 1.1 km
9/B Vezir Sokak
Mo-Sa 09:30-23:00
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Meleğim Cafe & Organizasyon
Cafe · 0.6 km
3 Elvan Sokağı
Mo-Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa 09:00-21:30
126 more on the map.
History
Stone quarried in Bahçelievler was employed to build the old city of Constantinople. Prior to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, the area was largely farmland occupied predominantly by ethnic Greeks. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic in the 1920s, Bahçelievler emerged from settlements built alongside roads stretching out from the center of the province towards Europe -first the Londra Asfalt, and the later E5, built in the 1960s. Factories were built alongside the roads, followed by dense housing and apartment buildings. The population of Bahçelievler grew from 8,500 in 1960 to 100,000 in 1975 and today nearly half a million people are packed into 16.7 km2.
In the 1970s part of the area was built to plan, and -until the 1980s- Bahçelievler was indeed full of houses with gardens, as its name suggests. During the rapid economic growth of Turkey in the 1980s and 1990s most of these houses were pulled down, sold to developers, and replaced with apartment blocks- with far less green space between them; today the name Bahçelievler only accurately describes the central Bahçelievler District.
From the History section of Bahçelievler on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship50
FİPA Meditasyon Evi
Place of worship · Figenism · 1.4 km
10 Çayır Sokağı, İstanbul
Shopping64
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries77
Healthcare195
İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Osmaniye Semt Poliklinği
Hospital · 2.1 km
34146 Fabrikalar Cd.
Dörtkardeş Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.7 km
29/A Osmaniye Yolu Çıkmazı Sokağı, İstanbul
Açelya Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.0 km
158B Adnan Kahveci Bulvarı, İstanbul
Anka Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 km
53-A İzzettin Çalışlar Caddesi, İstanbul
Ataköy Martı Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km
13. BLOK D 98 Defne Sokağı, İstanbul
Bahar Eczanesi
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 km
44/A Mustafa Kemalpaşa Caddesi, İstanbul
Map of Bahçelievler
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Getting there and nearby towns
Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Bağcılar 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Esenler 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Fatih 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Istanbul 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Küçükçekmece 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Üsküdar 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Beylikdüzü 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Ümraniye 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Arnavutköy 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Gebze 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bahçelievler Metro İstasyonu M1ᴀ 2024, Kayra, CC BY 4.0
- Bahçelievler GİS trafo merkezi - panoramio - Allen Turner, Allen Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahçelievler GİS trafo merkezi - panoramio, Allen Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- İstanbul Akvaryumun girişi, Tarih, CC BY-SA 3.0
- İstanbul 5372, User:Darwinek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Theodore Studite (Menologion of Basil II), Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators [1] : Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of..., Public domain
- Panorama 1453 History Museum, İlhami DİNÇ, Public domain
- Required Ray in Turkuazoo, Istanbul, Turkey (9606744672), l0da_ralta, CC BY 2.0
- Church of Saint Menas 01, Alessandro57, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of St. George of Samatya 01, Alessandro57, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saint Mary Of The Spring 2010-10-09 01, Alessandro57, CC BY 3.0
- KocaMustafaPashaMosque20072812 03, A. Fabbretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Manastir Mosque 2010-10-09 02, Alessandro57, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church In Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Alessandro57, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Russian Monument San Stefano Ottoman Postcard, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque 6207, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mahmutbey Campus, Uyarı: Burada yer alan yatırım bilgi, yorum ve tavsiyeleri yatırım danışmanlığı kapsamında değildir. Yatırım danışmanlığı hizmeti, aracı kurumlar, portföy yönetim şirketleri, mevduat kabul etmeyen..., CC BY-SA 4.0
- BezmialemUniversityHospital (3), CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fatih Cami on a beautiful spring day, Vogueeatss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sultan Muhammet Fatih camii (cropped), Ezzeldin.Elbaksawy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The tower of Atakoy Gunpowder, Historianengineer, CC0
- Atatürk Havalimanı Millet Bahçesi, Şubat 2025, Sefabaris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Siyavuş Paşa Çeşmesi, Siyavuşpaşa IMG 3498, Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Siyavuş Paşa Çeşmesi, Siyavuşpaşa, Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Siyavuş Paşa Hamamı Kalıntısı 2019-05-26 17.18.15 1792412073, Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Su Sarnıcı Kalıntısı 2023-01-07 14.38.49 1792412033, Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2006 - panoramio (148), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Medical Park - panoramio, Aziz Akbiyik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eye Reflection, Saalihafatima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ş.evler Ulu Camii - panoramio, Allen Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Düşünen Adam Bakırköy Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - panoramio, Aziz Akbiyik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ömür de yürüyüş yolu - panoramio, BLNTGRKS, CC BY 3.0
- Istanbul M3 İncirli Metro Station Entrance, MacBookator, CC0
- Istanbul M3 İncirli Metro Station Train Platform, MacBookator, CC0
- Istanbul M3 İncirli Metro Station Platform, MacBookator, CC0
- Bakırköy - İncirli Metro İstasyonu M1ᴀ 2024, Kayra, CC BY 4.0
- İncirli E-5 - panoramio, BLNTGRKS, CC BY 3.0
- Şirinevler Meydan, QalasQalas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A bikeway in Ataköy in May 2026, Kurmanbek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fenerbahçe basketball players, Maurice Flesier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, merdt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, asturksever, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Eray_ozturk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmetegri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, yigidofurki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, merdt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, okansafak, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, asturksever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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