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{{hidden end}}}}Istanbul{{efn|name=naming|English pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ËŒ|ɪ|s|t|æ|n|ˈ|b|ÊŠ|l}} {{respell|IST|an|BUUL}},LPD, 3, RDPCE, 704, {{IPAc-en|USalso|ˈ|ɪ|s|t|æ|n|b|ÊŠ|l}} {{respell|IST|an|buul}}; ({{IPA-tr|isˈtanbuÉ«|3=Istanbul pronunciation.ogg}}, colloquial {{IPA-tr|ɯsˈtambuÉ«}})}} is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country’s economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, and is the most populous city in Europe{{efn|Istanbul straddles both Europe and Asia, with its commercial and historical centre and two-thirds of the population in Europe, the rest in Asia. Since Istanbul is a transcontinental city, Moscow is the largest city entirely within Europe.|group=lower-alpha}} and the world’s fifteenth-largest city.The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BCE by Greek settlers from Megara.BOOK, Herrin, Judith, 28 September 2009, 5, Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, Princeton University Press, 978-0-691-14369-9,books.google.com/books?id=n2aYDwAAQBAJ, In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( ; )WEB,www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul, Istanbul, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 October 2023, and then finally as Constantinople () after himself.{{ODB|title=Constantinople|last=Mango|first=Cyril|authorlink=Cyril Mango|pages=508–512}} In 1930, the city’s name was officially changed to Istanbul, the Turkish rendering of ‘to the City’, the appellation Greek speakers used since the 11th century to colloquially refer to the city.The city served as an imperial capital for almost 1600 years: during the Byzantine (330–1204), Latin (1204–1261), late Byzantine (1261–1453), and Ottoman (1453–1922) empires.{{sfn|Çelik|1993|p=xv}} The city grew in size and influence, eventually becoming a beacon of the Silk Road and one of the most important cities in history. The city played a key role in the advancement of Christianity during Roman/Byzantine times, hosting four of the first seven ecumenical councils before its transformation to an Islamic stronghold following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE—especially after becoming the seat of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1517.{{harvnb|Masters|Ãgoston|2009|pp=114–15}} In 1923, after the Turkish War of Independence, Ankara replaced the city as the capital of the newly formed Republic of Turkey.Istanbul was the 2010 European Capital of Culture. The city has surpassed London and Dubai to become the most visited city in the world, with more than {{nowrap|20 million}} foreign visitors in 2023.WEB, 2023’s Top 100 City Destinations Ranking: Triumphs and Turmoil Uncovered, Euromonitor International, 11 December 2023, 12 December 2023,www.euromonitor.com/article/2023s-top-100-city-destinations-ranking-triumphs-and-turmoil-uncovered, The historic centre of Istanbul is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city hosts the headquarters of numerous Turkish companies, accounting for more than thirty percent of the country’s economy.BOOK,www.oecdbookshop.org/get-it.php?REF=5KZSL2MLL49Q&TYPE=browse, OECD Territorial Reviews: Istanbul, Turkey, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, March 2008, Policy Briefs, 978-92-64-04383-1,
Names
File:Column of Constantine 2.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Column of ConstantineColumn of ConstantineThe first known name of the city is Byzantium ( ), the name given to it at its foundation by Megarian colonists around 657 BCE.{{harvnb|Room|2006|p=177}} Megarian colonists claimed a direct line back to the founders of the city, Byzas, the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Ceroëssa. Modern excavations have raised the possibility that the name Byzantium might reflect the sites of native Thracian settlements that preceded the fully-fledged town.{{sfn|Georgacas|1947|p=352ff}} Constantinople comes from the Latin name , after Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who refounded the city in 324 CE. Constantinople remained the most common name for the city in the West until the 1930s, when Turkish authorities began to press for the use of “Istanbul” ({{Efn|{{IPA|tr|isˈtanbuÉ«||Istanbul pronunciation.ogg}}}}) in foreign languages. () and were the names used alternatively by the Ottomans during their rule.{{sfn|NecipoÄŸlu|2010|p=262}}The name ({{IPA-tr|isˈtanbuÉ«|3=Istanbul pronunciation.ogg}}, colloquial {{IPA-tr|ɯsˈtambuÉ«}}) is commonly held to derive from the Medieval Greek phrase ({{IPA-el|is tim ˈbolin}}), literally ‘to the city’Necdet SakaoÄŸlu (1993/94a): “Ä°stanbul’un adları” [“The names of Istanbul”]. In: Dünden bugüne Ä°stanbul ansiklopedisi, ed. Türkiye Kültür Bakanlığı, Istanbul. and is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks. This reflected its status as the only major city in the vicinity. The importance of Constantinople in the Ottoman world was also reflected by its nickname meaning the ‘Gate to Prosperity’ in Ottoman Turkish.BOOK, Grosvenor, Edwin Augustus, Constantinople, 1895, Roberts Brothers, 1, 69,books.google.com/books?id=IGoLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA69, 15 March 2021, An alternative view is that the name evolved directly from “Constantinople”, with the first and third syllables dropped. Some Ottoman sources of the 17th century, such as Evliya Çelebi, describe it as the common Turkish name of the time; between the late 17th and late 18th centuries, it was also in official use. The first use of the word () on coinage was in 1730 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud I.{{sfn|Finkel|2005|pp=57, 383}} In modern Turkish, the name is written as , with a dotted Ä°, as the Turkish alphabet distinguishes between a dotted and dotless I. In English the stress is on the first or last syllable, but in Turkish it is on the second syllable ().{{sfn|Göksel|Kerslake|2005|p=27}} A person from the city is an (plural ); Istanbulite is used in English.{{sfn|Keyder|1999|p=95}}History
{{for timeline|Timeline of Istanbul history}}File:Keystone_Constantine_Forum_Istanbul.JPG|thumb|This large keystone might have belonged to a triumphal arch at the Forum of Constantine (present-day ÇemberlitaÅŸ)]]Neolithic artifacts, uncovered by archeologists at the beginning of the 21st century, indicate that Istanbul’s historic peninsula was settled as far back as the 6th millennium BCE. That early settlement, important in the spread of the Neolithic Revolution from the Near East to Europe, lasted for almost a millennium before being inundated by rising water levels.JOURNAL, Algan, O., Yalçın, M.N.K., ÖzdoÄŸan, M., Yılmaz, Y.C., Sarı, E., Kırcı-Elmas, E., Yılmaz, Ä°., Bulkan, Ö., Ongan, D., GazioÄŸlu, C., Nazik, A., Polat, M.A., Meriç, E., Holocene coastal change in the ancient harbor of Yenikapı–İstanbul and its impact on cultural history, 10.1016/j.yqres.2011.04.002, Quaternary Research, 76, 1, 30, 2011, 2011QuRes..76...30A, 129280217, WEB,www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/10027341.asp?gid=229&sz=32429, Bu keÅŸif tarihi deÄŸiÅŸtirir, hurriyet.com.tr, 3 October 2008, WEB, Marmaray kazılarında tarih gün ışığına çıktı,fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=16504&rid=2, fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr, The first human settlement on the Asian side, the Fikirtepe mound, is from the Copper Age period, with artifacts dating from 5500 to 3500 BCE,WEB, Cultural Details of Istanbul,www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313A79D6F5E6C1B43FF6169B43EA8C08474,www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313A79D6F5E6C1B43FF6169B43EA8C08474," title="web.archive.org/web/20070912131044www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313A79D6F5E6C1B43FF6169B43EA8C08474,">web.archive.org/web/20070912131044www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313A79D6F5E6C1B43FF6169B43EA8C08474, 12 September 2007, Republic of Turkey, Minister of Culture and Tourism, 2 October 2007, On the European side, near the point of the peninsula (Sarayburnu), there was a Thracian settlement during the early 1st millennium BCE. Modern authors have linked it to the Thracian toponym Lygos,BOOK, Constantinople byzantine, Janin, Raymond, Raymond Janin, Paris, Institut Français d’Études Byzantines, 1964, 10ff, mentioned by Pliny the Elder as an earlier name for the site of Byzantium.WEB,www.masseiana.org/pliny.htm#BOOK%20IV, Pliny the Elder, book IV, chapter XI: ”On leaving the Dardanelles we come to the Bay of Casthenes, ... and the promontory of the Golden Horn, on which is the town of Byzantium, a free state, formerly called Lygos; it is 711 miles from Durazzo, ...”, 21 June 2015, dead, 1 January 2017,www.masseiana.org/pliny.htm#BOOK%20IV," title="web.archive.org/web/20170101063545www.masseiana.org/pliny.htm#BOOK%20IV,">web.archive.org/web/20170101063545www.masseiana.org/pliny.htm#BOOK%20IV, The history of the city proper begins around 660 BCE,{{sfn|Bloom|Blair|2009|p=1}}{{efn|name=byz-date|The foundation of Byzantion (Byzantium) is sometimes, especially in encyclopedic or other tertiary sources, placed firmly in 667 BCE. Historians have disputed the precise year the city was founded. Commonly cited is the work of 5th-century-BCE historian Herodotus, which says the city was founded seventeen years after Chalcedon,Herodotus Histories 4.144, translated in {{harvnb|De Sélincourt|2003|p=288}} which came into existence around 685 BCE. Eusebius concurs with 685 BCE as the year Chalcedon was founded, but places Byzantion’s establishment in 659 BCE.{{sfn|Isaac|1986|p=199}} Among more modern historians, Carl Roebuck proposed the 640s BCE{{harvnb|Roebuck|1959|p=119}}, also as mentioned in {{harvnb|Isaac|1986|p=199}} and others have suggested even later. The foundation date of Chalcedon is itself subject to some debate; while many sources place it in 685 BC,{{sfn|Lister|1979|p=35}} others put it in 675 BCE{{sfn|Freely|1996|p=10}} or even 639 BCE (with Byzantion’s establishment placed in 619 BCE).{{sfn|Isaac|1986|p=199}} Some sources refer to Byzantium’s foundation as the 7th century BCE.}} when Greek settlers from Megara established Byzantium on the European side of the Bosporus. The settlers built an acropolis adjacent to the Golden Horn on the site of the early Thracian settlements, fueling the nascent city’s economy.{{sfn|Çelik|1993|p=11}} The city experienced a brief period of Persian rule at the turn of the 5th century BCE, but the Greeks recaptured it during the Greco-Persian Wars.{{sfn|De Souza|2003|p=88}} Byzantium then continued as part of the Athenian League and its successor, the Second Athenian League, before gaining independence in 355 BCE.{{sfn|Freely|1996|p=20}} Long allied with the Romans, Byzantium officially became a part of the Roman Empire in 73 CE.{{sfn|Freely|1996|p=22}} Byzantium’s decision to side with the Roman usurper Pescennius Niger against Emperor Septimius Severus cost it dearly; by the time it surrendered at the end of 195 CE, two years of siege had left the city devastated.{{sfn|Grant|1996|pp=8–10}} Five years later, Severus began to rebuild Byzantium, and the city regained—and, by some accounts, surpassed—its previous prosperity.{{sfn|Limberis|1994|pp=11–12}}Byzantine era
{{multiple image| align = left| direction = vertical| width = 230Ottoman Empire
Sultan Mehmed declared Constantinople the new capital of the Ottoman Empire. Hours after the fall of the city, the sultan rode to the Hagia Sophia and summoned an imam to proclaim the shahada, converting the grand cathedral into an imperial mosque due to the city’s refusal to surrender peacefully.{{sfn|Gregory|2010|pp=394–399}} Mehmed declared himself as the new Kayser-i Rûm, the Ottoman Turkish equivalent of the Caesar of Rome, and the Ottoman state was reorganized into an empire.{{sfn|Béhar|1999|p=38}}{{sfn|Bideleux|Jeffries|1998|p=71}}File:Matrakçı_Nasuh_-_Ä°stanbul.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Map of Istanbul in the 16th century by the Ottoman polymath Matrakçı NasuhMatrakçı NasuhFollowing the capture of Constantinople, Mehmed II immediately set out to revitalize the city. Cognizant that revitalization would fail without the repopulation of the city, Mehmed II welcomed everyone–foreigners, criminals, and runaways– showing extraordinary openness and willingness to incorporate outsiders that came to define Ottoman political culture.Inalcik, Halil. “The Policy of Mehmed II toward the Greek Population of Istanbul and the Byzantine Buildings of the City.” Dumbarton Oaks Papers 23, (1969): 229–49. p. 236 He also invited people from all over Europe to his capital, creating a cosmopolitan society that persisted through much of the Ottoman period.{{harvnb|Holt|Lambton|Lewis|1977|pp=306–07}} Revitalizing Istanbul also required a massive program of restorations, of everything from roads to aqueducts.BOOK, Hughes, Bettany, Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities, 2018, London, 978-1-78022-473-2, Like many monarchs before and since, Mehmed II transformed Istanbul’s urban landscape with wholesale redevelopment of the city center.BOOK, Madden, Thomas F., Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World, 7 November 2017, New York, 978-0-14-312969-1, There was a huge new palace to rival, if not overshadow, the old one, a new covered market (still standing as the Grand Bazaar), porticoes, pavilions, walkways, as well as more than a dozen new mosques. Mehmed II turned the ramshackle old town into something that looked like an imperial capital.Social hierarchy was ignored by the rampant plague, which killed the rich and the poor alike in the 16th century.BOOK, Byrne, Joseph Patrick, Encyclopedia of the Black Death, 2012, Santa Barbara, CA, 978-1-59884-253-1, Money could not protect the rich from all the discomforts and harsher sides of Istanbul. Although the Sultan lived at a safe remove from the masses, and the wealthy and poor tended to live side by side, for the most part Istanbul was not zoned as modern cities are. Opulent houses shared the same streets and districts with tiny hovels. Those rich enough to have secluded country properties had a chance of escaping the periodic epidemics of sickness that blighted Istanbul.File:Istanbul_panorama_(16293921746).jpg|thumb|250px|View of the Golden Horn and the Seraglio Point from Galata TowerGalata TowerThe Ottoman Dynasty claimed the status of caliphate in 1517, with Constantinople remaining the capital of this last caliphate for four centuries. Suleiman the Magnificent’s reign from 1520 to 1566 was a period of especially great artistic and architectural achievement; chief architect Mimar Sinan designed several iconic buildings in the city, while Ottoman arts of ceramics, stained glass, calligraphy, and miniature flourished.{{harvnb|Holt|Lambton|Lewis|1977|pp=735–36}} The population of Constantinople was 570,000 by the end of the 18th century.BOOK, Chandler, Tertius, Fox, Gerald, 3000 Years of Urban Growth, 1974, Academic Press, London, 978-0-12-785109-9,archive.org/details/3000yearsofurban0000chan, A period of rebellion at the start of the 19th century led to the rise of the progressive Sultan Mahmud II and eventually to the Tanzimat period, which produced political reforms and allowed new technology to be introduced to the city.{{harvnb|Shaw|Shaw|1977|pp=4–6, 55}} Bridges across the Golden Horn were constructed during this period,{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|pp=87–89}} and Constantinople was connected to the rest of the European railway network in the 1880s.{{harvnb|Harter|2005|p=251}} Modern facilities, such as a water supply network, electricity, telephones, and trams, were gradually introduced to Constantinople over the following decades, although later than to other European cities.{{harvnb|Shaw|Shaw|1977|pp=230, 287, 306}} The modernization efforts were not enough to forestall the decline of the Ottoman Empire.BOOK, Çelik, Zeynep, The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century, University of California Press, 1986, Berkeley. Los Angeles. London, 37, File:Grand Rue de Pera, Constantinople LCCN2004672935 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Cadde-i Kebir in 1912 (present-day Ä°stiklal Avenue in BeyoÄŸlu). The entrance of the Church of St. Anthony of Padua is seen at left. A NestléNestléWith the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, the Ottoman Parliament, closed since 14 February 1878, was reopened 30 years later on 23 July 1908, which marked the beginning of the Second Constitutional Era.NEWS,www.tarihiolaylar.com/tarihi-olaylar/meclis-i-mebusan-mebuslar-meclisi-991, Meclis-i Mebusan (Mebuslar Meclisi), Tarihi Olaylar, The civil strife and political uncertainties in the Ottoman Empire during the months after the revolution encouraged Austria-Hungary to annex Bosnia and Bulgaria to declare its independence in a jointly coordinated move on 5 October 1908. Sultan Abdul Hamid II was deposed in 1909, following the counter-revolution attempt known as the 31 March incident. A series of wars in the early 20th century, such as the Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912) and the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), plagued the ailing empire’s capital and resulted in the 1913 Ottoman coup d’état, which brought the regime of the Three Pashas.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|p=31}}The Ottoman Empire joined World War I (1914–1918) on the side of the Central Powers and was ultimately defeated. The deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 was among the major events which marked the start of the Armenian genocide during WWI.BOOK, Freedman, Jeri, The Armenian genocide, 2009, Rosen Pub. Group, New York, 978-1-4042-1825-3, 21–22, 1st, {{Google books, cuqxYldvClQC, yes, }} Due to Ottoman and Turkish policies of Turkification and ethnic cleansing, the city’s Christian population declined from 450,000 to 240,000 between 1914 and 1927.Globalization, Cosmopolitanism, and the Dönme in Ottoman Salonica and Turkish Istanbul. Marc Baer, University of California, Irvine. The Armistice of Mudros was signed on 30 October 1918 and the Allies occupied Constantinople on 13 November 1918. The Ottoman Parliament was dissolved by the Allies on 11 April 1920 and the Ottoman delegation led by Damat Ferid Pasha was forced to sign the Treaty of Sèvres on 10 August 1920.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}Following the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara abolished the Sultanate on 1 November 1922, and the last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed VI, was declared persona non grata. Leaving aboard the British warship HMS Malaya on 17 November 1922, he went into exile and died in Sanremo, Italy, on 16 May 1926.File:Bankalar Caddesi in the 1920’s.jpg|thumb|A view of Bankalar Caddesi (Banks Street) in the late 1920s. Completed in 1892, the Ottoman Bank headquarters is seen at left. In 1995 the Istanbul Stock Exchange moved to Ä°stinye, while numerous Turkish banks have moved to Levent and MaslakMaslakThe Treaty of Lausanne was signed on 24 July 1923, and the occupation of Constantinople ended with the departure of the last forces of the Allies from the city on 4 October 1923.WEB,www.sozcu.com.tr/2017/gundem/6-ekim-istanbulun-kurtulusu-2039060/, 6 Ekim Ä°stanbul’un KurtuluÅŸu, Sözcü, tr, 6 October 2017, Turkish forces of the Ankara government, commanded by Şükrü Naili Pasha (3rd Corps), entered the city with a ceremony on 6 October 1923, which has been marked as the “Liberation Day of Istanbul” (), and has been commemorated annually since.Turkish Republic
On 29 October 1923 the Grand National Assembly of Turkey declared the establishment of the Turkish Republic, with Ankara as its capital. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk became the Republic’s first President.{{harvnb|Landau|1984|p=50}}{{harvnb|Dumper|Stanley|2007|p=39}}A 1942 wealth tax assessed mainly on non-Muslims led to the transfer or liquidation of many businesses owned by religious minorities.JOURNAL, Ağır, Seven, Artunç, Cihan, The Wealth Tax of 1942 and the Disappearance of Non-Muslim Enterprises in Turkey, The Journal of Economic History, 2019, 79, 1, 201–243, 10.1017/S0022050718000724, 159425371, From the late 1940s and early 1950s, Istanbul underwent great structural change, as new public squares, boulevards, and avenues were constructed throughout the city, sometimes at the expense of historical buildings.{{harvnb|Keyder|1999|pp=11–12, 34–36}} The population of Istanbul began to rapidly increase in the 1970s, as people from Anatolia migrated to the city to find employment in the many new factories that were built on the outskirts of the sprawling metropolis. This sudden, sharp rise in the city’s population caused a large demand for housing, and many previously outlying villages and forests became engulfed into the metropolitan area of Istanbul.{{harvnb|Efe|Cürebal|2011|pp=718–719}}Geography and environment
{{Further|Geography of Turkey|Geology of Turkey}}(File:Istanbul by Sentinel-2, 2020-05-09.jpg|alt=Satellite image showing a thin piece of land, densely populated on the south, bisected by a waterway|thumb|Satellite view of Istanbul and the Bosporus)Istanbul is in north-western Turkey and straddles the Bosporus Strait, which provides the only passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean via the Sea of Marmara. Historically, the city has been ideally situated for trade and defense: The confluence of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Golden Horn provide both ideal defense against enemy attack and a natural toll-gate. Several picturesque islands—Büyükada, Heybeliada, Burgazada, Kınalıada, and five smaller islands—are part of the city. Istanbul’s shoreline has grown beyond its natural limits. Large sections of Caddebostan sit on areas of landfill, increasing the total area of the city to {{convert|5343|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.Despite the myth that seven hills make up the city, there are, in fact, more than 50 hills within the city limits. Istanbul’s tallest hill, Aydos, is {{convert|537|m|sp=us}} high.Earthquakes
{{See also|Architecture_of_Turkey#Earthquakes}}The North Anatolian Fault, under the Sea of Marmara, is locked just south of the city.WEB, 2023-08-04, Locked and creeping fault segments off Istanbul,www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/news/details/kriechen-und-verhaken-vor-istanbul-systematisches-bild-der-plattengrenze-im-marmara-meer, 2024-04-04, www.gfz-potsdam.de, en-US, This fault caused the earthquakes in 1766 and 1894,NEWS, 5 December 2020, Turkey recovers from one earthquake and braces for more,www.economist.com/europe/2020/12/05/turkey-recovers-from-one-earthquake-and-braces-for-more, 14 December 2020, The Economist, and a quake of at least magnitude 7.0 is very likely in the 21st century,WEB, 64 pct chance of Istanbul quake to hit before 2030: Expert,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/64-pct-chance-of-istanbul-quake-to-hit-before-2030-expert-171945, 2023-02-09, Hürriyet Daily News, 4 March 2022, en, though an earthquake with a magnitude above 7.5 is thought to be impossible.WEB, Earthquake hazard in Istanbul,www.eskp.de/en/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazard-in-istanbul-935494/, 2024-03-31, www.eskp.de, en, Istanbul Municipality’s Directorate of Earthquake and Ground Research is responsible for analysing the methods to reduce the urban seismic risk,WEB, Directorate of Earthquake and Geotechnical Investigation,depremzemin.ibb.istanbul/en/, 2024-03-31, depremzemin.ibb.istanbul, whereas the national government-controlled Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency is responsible for earthquake emergency response, and will be helped by NGOs such as Ä°HH.WEB, Ä°HH Humanitarian Relief Foundation,ihh.org.tr/en/news/istanbul-earthquake-expected-to-affect-40-million-people, 2024-03-31, Ä°HH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, en, The threat of major earthquakes plays a large role in the city’s infrastructure development, with over 500,000 vulnerable buildings demolished and replaced since 2012. According to ministry statements and geologist comments made in 2023, the city’s infrastructure was in reasonably good shape, however, due to very high costs, buildings were not: over half a million flats were still vulnerable to collapse, and casualties largely depend on how many collapse.WEB, Turkey’s earthquake is a warning for Istanbul, which would face even more deaths from a quake,www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-death-toll-building-structures-1.6741119, WEB, 2023-02-08, 600,000 flats would collapse in major earthquake in Istanbul, says minister,www.duvarenglish.com/600000-flats-would-collapse-in-major-earthquake-in-istanbul-says-minister-news-62834, 2024-03-31, Gazete Duvar, tr-TR, NEWS, Earthquake fears loom large in Istanbul’s mayoral race,www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/18/earthquake-fears-loom-large-in-istanbuls-mayoral-race, 2024-03-31, The Economist, 0013-0613, {{As of|2024}}, most buildings in Istanbul were built to a low seismic standard in the 20th century,WEB, EFE, Agencia, 2024-02-05, Is Istanbul prepared for a big earthquake?,efe.com/en/latest-news/2024-02-05/is-istanbul-prepared-for-a-big-earthquake/, 2024-03-31, EFE Noticias, en-US, and residents think the city is not properly prepared for the earthquake.WEB, 2024-03-28, Istanbulites concerned over impending earthquake: Survey - Türkiye News,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/survey-reveals-istanbulites-concerns-over-impending-earthquake-191971, 2024-03-31, Hürriyet Daily News, en,Climate
File:TuerkeiKilyosSchwarzeMeer.jpg|thumb|Åžile and KilyosKilyosIstanbul’s climate is temperate, and is often described as transitional between the Mediterranean climate typical of the western and southern coasts of Turkey, and the oceanic climate of the northwestern coasts of the country.BOOK,www.mgm.gov.tr/iklim/iklim.aspx?key=C, Klimatoloji 2, Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı, Much divergence exists in the terminology used to classify the city’s climate, however.The city’s summers are warm to hot and moderately dry, with an average daytime temperature of about {{Convert|28|C|F}}, and less than 7 days of precipitation per month. Despite the generally acceptable temperature range, however, mid-summer in Istanbul is considered moderately uncomfortable, due to high dew points and relative humidity.JOURNAL, Abbasnia, Mohsen, Toros, Hüseyin, Memarian, Hadi, 2019, Analysis of Climate in the Megacity of Istanbul Based on Human Bioclimatic Comfort Index,avesis.itu.edu.tr/yayin/26af2d5e-0c30-4b5d-83a5-9ffe2be7a179/analysis-of-climate-in-the-megacity-of-istanbul-based-on-human-bioclimatic-comfort-index, Journal of Research in Atmospheric Science, 1, 1, 0000-0000, Winters, meanwhile, are cool, quite rainy, and relatively snow-rich for a city with above-freezing average temperatures.Istanbul’s precipitation is unevenly distributed, with winter months getting at least twice the level of precipitation of their summerly counterparts. The mode of precipitation also varies by season. Winter precipitation is generally light, persistent and often of mixed precipitation such as rain-snow mixes and graupel; while summer precipitation is generally abrupt and sporadic. Cloudiness, as with precipitation, varies greatly by season. Winters are quite cloudy, with around 20 percent of days being sunny or partly cloudy. Meanwhile, summers experience 60-70 percent of possible sunshine.Snowfall is sporadic, but accumulates virtually every winter; and when it does, it is highly disruptive to city infrastructure. Sea-effect snowstorms with more than {{Convert|30|cm|ft|sigfig=1}} of snowfall happen almost annually, most recently in 2022.WEB, La neve sulle coste del Mediterraneo,www.nimbus.it/liguria/rlm44/neve_mediterraneo.htm, 28 April 2021, www.nimbus.it, WEB, Ä°stanbul’da bazı ilçelerde kar kalınlığı 85 santimetreyi buldu,www.birgun.net/haber/istanbul-da-bazi-ilcelerde-kar-kalinligi-85-santimetreyi-buldu-374544, www.birgun.net, {{Weather boxClimate change
File:Müze_Gazhane_(2).jpg|thumb| Müze Gazhane in KadıköyKadıköy{{Further|Climate change in Turkey}}Climate change has caused an increase in Istanbul’s heatwaves,NEWS, Turkey reeling from African heat wave,www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2017/07/03/turkey-reeling-from-african-heat-wave, Daily Sabah, 2 July 2017, droughts,NEWS, Gov’t forced to take measures amid below average rainfall across Turkey,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/govt-forced-to-take-measures-amid-below-average-rainfall-across-turkey-126069, Hürriyet Daily News, 21 January 2018, storms,NEWS, Lightning electrifies Istanbul, northwestern Turkey skies as thunderstorms take over,www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2018/07/24/lightning-electrifies-istanbul-northwestern-turkey-skies-as-thunderstorms-take-over, Daily Sabah, 24 July 2018, and floodingNEWS, Istanbul flood result of Turkey’s climate change,www.dailysabah.com/life/2017/07/21/istanbul-flood-result-of-turkeys-climate-change, Anadolu Agency, 27 July 2017, WEB, Åžen, Ömer Lütfi, Climate Change in Turkey,climatechangeinturkey.com/effects-of-climate-change-population.html, Mercator–IPC Fellowship Program=, 27 September 2018, in Istanbul. Furthermore, as Istanbul is a large and rapidly expanding city, its urban heat island has been intensifying the effects of climate change.WEB, Climatologie globale à Istanbul / Ataturk - Infoclimat,www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/globale/istanbul-ataturk/17060.html, 28 April 2021, www.infoclimat.fr, If trends continue, sea level rise is likely to affect city infrastructure, for example Kadıkoy metro station is threatened with flooding.NEWS, Temperature to increase significantly in Turkey in 30 years due to global warming, warns climate expert,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/temperature-to-increase-significantly-in-turkey-in-30-years-due-to-global-warming-warns-climate-expert-128980, Hürriyet Daily News, 19 March 2018, Xeriscaping of green spaces has been suggested,JOURNAL, Çetin, Nefise, MansuroÄŸlu, Sibel, Kalaycı Önaç, AyÅŸe, Xeriscaping Feasibility as an Urban Adaptation Method for Global Warming: A Case Study from Turkey, Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 27, 3, 1009–18, 10.15244/pjoes/76678, 2018, free, and Istanbul has a climate-change action plan,WEB, Ä°stanbul Ä°klim DeÄŸiÅŸikliÄŸi Eylem Planı,www.iklim.istanbul/, 22 April 2019, 17 April 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190417071317/https://www.iklim.istanbul/, dead, but not a net zero target.WEB, Net Zero Stocktake 2023,zerotracker.net/$PRIMARY_SITE_URL/analysis/net-zero-stocktake-2023, 2023-11-11, Net Zero Tracker, {{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Rp|page=51}}Flora and fauna
File:Ride to happiness.jpg|thumb|Belgrad Forest is a mixed broadleaf forest to the north of Istanbul.]]The natural vegetation of the province is made up of mixed broadleaf forest and pseudo-maquis, reflecting the city’s transitional, Mediterranean-influenced humid temperate climate. Chestnut, oak, elm, linden, ash and locust comprise the most prominent temperate forest genera, while laurel, terebinth, Cercis siliquastrum, broom, red firethorn, and oak species such as Quercus cerris and Quercus coccifera are the most important species of Mediterranean and Submediterranean distribution. Apart from the natural flora, Platanus orentalis, horse chestnut, cypress and stone pine make up the introduced species that got acclimatized to Istanbul.WEB, Bosphorus as our cultural heritage,cipa.icomos.org/text%20files/antalya/203.pdf, dead,cipa.icomos.org/text%20files/antalya/203.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110722110923cipa.icomos.org/text%20files/antalya/203.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110722110923cipa.icomos.org/text%20files/antalya/203.pdf, 22 July 2011, In a study that examined urban flora in Kartal, a total of 576 plant taxa were recorded; of those 477 were natural and 99 were exotic and cultivated. The most prominent native taxa were in the Asteraceae family (50 species), while the most diverse exotic plant family was Rosaceae (16 species).Altay, Volkan; Ouml, Brahim Lker; zyiit; Yarci, Celal (31 January 2010). “Urban flora and ecological characteristics of the Kartal District (Istanbul): A contribution to urban ecology in Turkey”.Turkish Straits and Sea of Marmara play a vital role for migrating fish and other marine animals between Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Sea. Bosporus hosts pelagic, demersal and semipelagic fish species and more than 130 different taxa have been documented in the strait.Artüz M.L. (1999) www.artuz.com/Artuz/LeventDeniz/Levent/PDF/5558.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20150607003453www.artuz.com/Artuz/LeventDeniz/Levent/PDF/5558.pdf">Inventory of Existing Species and Their Habitats in the Bosphorus Area. Marine bio abs., 1: 112–023. Bluefish, bonito, sea bass, horse mackerel and anchovies composes the economically important species. Fish diversity in the waters of Istanbul has dwindled in the recent decades. From around 60 different fish species recorded in the 1970s only 20 of them still survive in the Bosporus.WEB, Deniz KirliliÄŸini Önlemeye Ä°liÅŸkin Hedefler,www.iski.gov.tr/Web/statik.aspx?KID=1001221, dead,www.iski.gov.tr/Web/statik.aspx?KID=1001221," title="web.archive.org/web/20110722093754www.iski.gov.tr/Web/statik.aspx?KID=1001221,">web.archive.org/web/20110722093754www.iski.gov.tr/Web/statik.aspx?KID=1001221, 22 July 2011, Ä°stanbul Su ve Kanalizasyon Ä°daresi, {{Dubious|date=July 2021}} Common bottlenose dolphin (Turkish: afalina), short-beaked common dolphin (Turkish: tırtak) and harbor porpoise (Turkish: mutur) make up the marine mammals presently found in the Bosporus and surrounding waters, though since the 1950s the number of dolphin observations has become increasingly rare. Mediterranean monk seals were present in Bosporus, and Princes’ Islands and Tuzla shores were seal breeding areas during summer, but they have not been observed in Istanbul since the 1960s and thought to be extinct in the region.“Ä°stanbul’da balıklar”. Dünden Bugüne Ä°stanbul Ansiklopedisi. II. Ä°stanbul: Tarih Vakfı. Water pollution, overfishing and destruction of coastal habitats caused by urbanization are main threats to Istanbul’s marine ecology. (File:Süleymaniye_Camii_Haziresi’nde_bir_kedi.jpg|thumb|Street cats in the city)Apart from the wild land mammals Istanbul hosts a sizeable stray animal population. The presence of feral cats in Istanbul (Turkish: sokak kedisi) is noted to be very prevalent, with estimates ranging from a hundred thousand to over a million stray cats. The feral cats in the city have gained widespread media and public attention and are considered to be symbols of the city.NEWS, Why so many stray cats in Istanbul?,www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-37880274, 31 July 2021, BBC News, NEWS, Brady, Tara, How the street cats of Istanbul landed on their feet,www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/how-the-street-cats-of-istanbul-landed-on-their-feet-1.3129936, 31 July 2021, The Irish Times, Rose-ringed parakeet colonies are present in urban areas, similar to other European cities as feral parrots, and considered as invasive species.WEB, Ä°stanbul’da istilacı yeÅŸil papaÄŸan uyarısı: Sayıları 5-6 bini geçti, kent faunası bozulabilir,www.birgun.net/haber/istanbul-da-istilaci-yesil-papagan-uyarisi-sayilari-5-6-bini-gecti-kent-faunasi-bozulabilir-318525, 31 July 2021, birgun.net, Turkish,Pollution
Air pollution in Turkey is acute in Ä°stanbul with cars, buses and taxis causing frequent urban smog,WEB, 20 February 2017, Fed up with Istanbul traffic,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/opinion/melis-alphan/fed-up-with-istanbul-traffic--109965, 28 September 2018, as it is one of the few European cities without a low-emission zone. {{As of|2019}} the city’s mean air quality remains of a level so as to affect the heart and lungs of healthy street bystanders during peak traffic hours,NEWS, 1 March 2019, Understanding Vehicular Pollution – AQI, Harmful Effects and How to Reduce It?,www.news18.com/news/auto/understanding-vehicular-pollution-aqi-harmful-effects-and-how-to-reduce-it-2047845.html, News18, and almost 200 days of pollution were measured by the air pollution sensors at Sultangazi, Mecidiyeköy, Alibeyköy and Kağıthane.REPORT,www.temizhavahakki.com/kararapor2020/, Kara Rapor 2020: Hava KirliliÄŸi ve SaÄŸlık Etkileri, Black Report 2020: Air Pollution and Health Effects, August 2020, Right to Clean Air Platform Turkey, tr, It is one of the 10 worst cities for {{Chem|link=Nitrogen_dioxide#Long-term|N|O|2}}.NEWS, Harvey, Fiona, 17 August 2022, Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds | Air pollution,www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/major-cities-blighted-by-nitrogen-dioxide-pollution-research-finds, 2022-10-01, The Guardian, However a trial of congestion pricing is planned for the historic peninsula.WEB, 2023-12-14, Istanbul Municipality launches sustainable transportation program,www.duvarenglish.com/istanbul-municipality-launches-sustainable-transportation-program-news-63488, 2024-05-07, Gazete Duvar, Algal blooms and red tides were reported in Sea of Marmara and Bosporus (especially in Golden Horn), and regularly happen in urban lakes such as Lake Büyükçekmece and Küçükçekmece. In June 2021, a marine mucilage wave allegedly caused by water pollution spread to Sea of Marmara.WEB, 1 June 2021, ‘Sea snot’ outbreak off Turkish coast poses threat to marine life,www.reuters.com/business/environment/sea-snot-outbreak-off-turkish-coast-poses-threat-marine-life-2021-06-01/, 31 July 2021, Reuters,Cityscape
Districts and neighborhoods
{{see also|Historic Areas of Istanbul|List of urban centers in Istanbul}}European side
File:Historical peninsula and modern skyline of Istanbul.jpg|thumb|left|Fatih district comprises the historical peninsula of Istanbul]]The Fatih district, which was named after Mehmed II (Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmed), corresponds to what was the whole of Constantinople until the Ottoman conquest; today it is the capital district and called the historic peninsula of Istanbul on the southern shore of the Golden Horn, across the medieval Genoese citadel of Galata on the northern shore. The Genoese fortifications in Galata were largely demolished in the 19th century, leaving only the Galata Tower, to make way for the northward expansion of the city.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|pp=70, 169}} Galata (Karaköy) is today a quarter within the BeyoÄŸlu district, which forms Istanbul’s commercial and entertainment center and includes Ä°stiklal Avenue and Taksim Square.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|p=127}}File:Wooden_building_on_the_Bosphorus.jpg|thumb|Originally outside the city, alt=Two- and three-story colored houses with docks and balconies, built directly on the edge of the waterDolmabahçe Palace, the seat of government during the late Ottoman period, is in the BeÅŸiktaÅŸ district on the European shore of the Bosporus, to the north of BeyoÄŸlu. The former village of Ortaköy is within BeÅŸiktaÅŸ and gives its name to the Ortaköy Mosque on the Bosporus, near the Bosporus Bridge. Lining both the European and Asian shores of the Bosporus are the historic yalıs, luxurious chalet mansions built by Ottoman aristocrats and elites as summer homes.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1999/10/29/arts/antiques-for-turks-art-to-mark-700th-year.html, Moonan, Wendy, The New York Times, For Turks, Art to Mark 700th Year, 29 October 1999, 4 July 2012, Inland, north of Taksim Square is the Istanbul Central Business District, a set of corridors lined with office buildings, residential towers, shopping centers, and university campuses, and over {{convert|2000000|m2|abbr=on}} of class-A office space in total. Maslak, Levent, and Bomonti are important nodes within the CBD.{{sfn|Oxford Business Group|2009|p=105}}REPORT, Istanbul Office Market General Overview: Third Quarter 2021, 3, 9,www.propin.com.tr/UserFiles/image/PROPIN_Istanbul_Office_Market_General_Overview_2021_Q3.pdf, Prop In, The Atatürk Airport corridor is another such edge city-style business, residential and shopping corridor with over {{convert|900000|m2|abbr=on}} of class-A office space.Asian side
File:Istanbul_Levent_skyline.jpg|thumb|A view of Levent from KanlıcaKanlıcaDuring the Ottoman period, Ãœsküdar (then Scutari) and Kadıköy were outside the scope of the urban area, serving as tranquil outposts with seaside yalıs and gardens. But in the second half of the 20th century, the Asian side experienced major urban growth; the late development of this part of the city led to better infrastructure and tidier urban planning when compared with most other residential areas in the city.{{sfn|WCTR Society|Unʼyu Seisaku KenkyÅ« KikÅ|2004|p=281}} Much of the Asian side of the Bosporus functions as a suburb of the economic and commercial centers in European Istanbul, accounting for a third of the city’s population but only a quarter of its employment.{{sfn|WCTR Society|Unʼyu Seisaku KenkyÅ« KikÅ|2004|p=281}} However, Kozyatağı–AtaÅŸehir, Altunizade, Kavacık and Ãœmraniye, all together having around 1.4 million sqm of class-A office space, are now important “edge cities”, i.e. corridors and nodes of business and shopping centers and of tall residential buildings.Expansion
As a result of Istanbul’s exponential growth in the 20th century, a significant portion of the city is composed of gecekondus (literally “built overnight“), referring to illegally constructed squatter buildings.{{harvnb|Karpat|1976|pp=78–96}} At present, some gecekondu areas are being gradually demolished and replaced by modern mass-housing compounds.NEWS, Yavuz, Ercan,www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=177450&bolum=103, Today’s Zaman, Gov’t launches plan to fight illegal construction, 8 June 2009, 20 December 2011, dead,www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=177450&bolum=103," title="web.archive.org/web/20120120204750www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=177450&bolum=103,">web.archive.org/web/20120120204750www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=177450&bolum=103, 20 January 2012, Moreover, large scale gentrification and urban renewal projects have been taking place,BOOK, Rowland, Atkinson, Gary, Bridge, Gentrification in a Global Context: The New Urban Colonialism, {{Google books, s_Z8dxsXWxQC, PA123, yes, |access-date=6 May 2013|year=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-32951-4|pages=123–}} such as the one in Tarlabaşı;NEWS, Poor but Proud Istanbul Neighborhood Faces Gentrification, Jessica, Bourque,www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/world/middleeast/05iht-m05-turkey-tarlabasi.html, The New York Times, 4 July 2012, 6 May 2013, some of these projects, like the one in Sulukule, have faced criticism.NEWS, Forced gentrification plan spells end for old Roma district in Istanbul, Robert, Tait,www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/22/roma.turkey, The Guardian, 22 July 2008, 6 May 2013, The Turkish government also has ambitious plans for an expansion of the city west and northwards on the European side in conjunction with the new Istanbul Airport, opened in 2019; the new parts of the city will include four different settlements with specified urban functions, housing 1.5 million people.NEWS, New city construction to begin in six months,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-city-construction-to-begin-in-six-months.aspx?nid=41622&pageID=238, Hurriyet Daily News, 22 February 2013, 6 May 2013,Parks
File:Yildiz Park 02.jpg|thumb|Yıldız Park connects Yıldız Palace to ÇıraÄŸan PalaceÇıraÄŸan PalaceIstanbul does not have a primary urban park, but it has several green areas. Gülhane Park and Yıldız Park were originally included within the grounds of two of Istanbul’s palaces — Topkapı Palace and Yıldız Palace—but they were repurposed as public parks in the early decades of the Turkish Republic.{{harvnb|Boyar|Fleet|2010|p=247}} Another park, Fethi PaÅŸa Korusu, is on a hillside adjacent to the Bosphorus Bridge in Anatolia, opposite Yıldız Palace in Europe.Along the European side, and close to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, is Emirgan Park, which was known as the Kyparades (’Cypress Forest’) during the Byzantine period. In the Ottoman period, it was first granted to NiÅŸancı Feridun Ahmed Bey in the 16th century, before being granted by Sultan Murad IV to the Safavid emir Gûne Han in the 17th century, hence the name Emirgan. The {{convert|47|ha|acre|adj=on}} park was later owned by Khedive Isma’il Pasha of Ottoman Egypt in the 19th century. Emirgan Park is known for its diversity of plants and an annual tulip festival is held there since 2005.{{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=241}}The AKP government’s decision to replace Taksim Gezi Park with a replica of the Ottoman era Taksim Military Barracks (which was transformed into the Taksim Stadium in 1921, before being demolished in 1940 for building Gezi Park) sparked a series of nationwide protests in 2013 covering a wide range of issues.Popular during the summer among Istanbulites is Belgrad Forest, spreading across {{convert|5500|ha|acre|adj=off}} at the northern edge of the city. The forest originally supplied water to the city and remnants of reservoirs used during Byzantine and Ottoman times survive.WEB,www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-14846/water-supply-systems-reservoirs-charity-and-free-founta-.html,www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-14846/water-supply-systems-reservoirs-charity-and-free-founta-.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20101119053754www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-14846/water-supply-systems-reservoirs-charity-and-free-founta-.html,">web.archive.org/web/20101119053754www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-14846/water-supply-systems-reservoirs-charity-and-free-founta-.html, 19 November 2010, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Water Supply Systems, Reservoirs, Charity and Free Fountains, Turkish Baths, 29 April 2012, {{harvnb|Time Out Guides|2010|p=212}}{{wide image|Istanbul panorama and skyline.jpg|800px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of Istanbul from the confluence of the Bosporus and Sea of Marmara. Several landmarks—including Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, and Dolmabahçe Palace—can be seen along their shores.}}Architecture
{{see also|Architecture of Istanbul|Ottoman architecture|Architecture of Turkey}}File:Istanbul_asv2020-02_img48_Galata_Tower.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Galata Tower dominates the skyline of the medieval Genoese citadel at the north of the Golden Horn.]]Istanbul is primarily known for its Byzantine and Ottoman architecture. Despite its development as a Turkish city since 1923, it contains many ancient, Roman, Byzantine, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish monuments.The Neolithic settlement in the Yenikapı quarter on the European side, which dates back to {{csbc|6500|e}} and predates the formation of the Bosporus by approximately a millennium, when the Sea of Marmara was still a lake,{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} was discovered during the construction of the Marmaray railway tunnel.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7820924.stm, Istanbul’s ancient past unearthed, www.bbc.com, BBC, Sarah, Rainsford, 10 January 2009, 29 May 2021, It is the oldest known human settlement on the European side of the city. The oldest known human settlement on the Asian side is the Fikirtepe Mound near Kadıköy, with relics dating to the Chalcolithic period {{circa|5500|3500 BCE}}.There are numerous ancient monuments in the city. The most ancient is the Obelisk of Thutmose III (Obelisk of Theodosius). Built of red granite, 31 m (100 ft) high, it came from the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, and was erected there by Pharaoh Thutmose III ({{reign|1479|1425 BCE}}) to the south of the seventh pylon. The Roman emperor Constantius II ({{reign|337–361 CE}}) had it and another obelisk transported along the Nile to Alexandria for commemorating his ventennalia or 20 years on the throne in 357. The other obelisk was erected on the spina of the Circus Maximus in Rome in the autumn of that year, and is now known as the Lateran Obelisk. The obelisk that would become the Obelisk of Theodosius remained in Alexandria until 390, when Theodosius I ({{reign|379|395}}) had it transported to Constantinople and put up on the spina of the Hippodrome there.Labib Habachi, The Obelisks of Egypt, skyscrapers of the past, American University in Cairo Press, 1985, p.145-151. When re-erected at the Hippodrome of Constantinople, the obelisk was mounted on a decorative base, with reliefs that depict Theodosius I and his courtiers.{{harvnb|Chamber of Architects of Turkey|2006|pp=80, 118}} The lower part of the obelisk was damaged in antiquity, probably during its transport to Alexandria in 357 CE or during its re-erection at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in 390 CE. As a result, the current height of the obelisk is only 18.54 meters, or 25.6 meters if the base is included. Between the four corners of the obelisk and the pedestal are four bronze cubes, used in its transportation and re-erection.E.A. Wallis Budge, Cleopatra’s Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks, The Religious Tract Society, London, 1926, reprinted 1990, p.160-165.{{Multiple image|align=right|direction=vertical|image1=Istanbul_-_Sul_Bosforo_01.JPG|image2=Ciragan Palace 2014.JPG |image3=Istanbul_Beylerbeyi_Palace_IMG_7663_1805.jpg |image4=Istanbul_Bosphorus_Küçüksu_Palace_IMG_7764_1920.jpg |caption4=Built by Ottoman sultans Abdülmecid and Abdülaziz, the 19th-century Dolmabahçe, ÇıraÄŸan, Beylerbeyi and Küçüksu palaces on the Bosporus were designed by members of the Armenian Balyan family of court architects.“Continuity and Change in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul: Sultan Abdulaziz and the Beylerbeyi Palace”, Filiz YeniÅŸehirlioÄŸlu, Islamic Art in the 19th Century: Tradition, Innovation, And Eclecticism, 65.}}Next in age is the Serpent Column, from 479 BCE. It was brought from Delphi in 324 CE, during the reign of Constantine the Great, and also erected at the spina of the Hippodrome. It was originally part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod in Delphi that was erected to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE. The three serpent heads of the {{convert|8|m|adj=on|sp=us}} high column remained intact until the end of the 17th century (one is on display at the nearby Istanbul Archaeology Museums).Istanbul Governor’s official website – The Serpent Column. web page {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802063059english.istanbul.gov.tr/Default.aspx?pid=303 |date=2 August 2007 }}Built in porphyry and erected at the center of the Forum of Constantine in 330 CE to mark the founding of the new Roman capital, the Column of Constantine was originally adorned with a sculpture of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great depicted as the solar god Apollo on its top, which fell in 1106 and was later replaced by a cross during the reign of Byzantine emperor Manuel Komnenos (r. 1143–1180).There are traces of the Byzantine era throughout the city, from ancient churches that were built over early Christian meeting places like the Hagia Irene, the Chora Church, the Monastery of Stoudios, the Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus, the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, the Monastery of the Pantocrator, the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes, the Hagia Theodosia, the Church of Theotokos Kyriotissa, the Monastery of Constantine Lips, the Church of Myrelaion, the Hagios Theodoros, etc.; to palaces like the Great Palace of Constantinople and its Mosaic Museum, the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, Boukoleon Palace and Palace of Blachernae; and other public places and buildings like the Hippodrome, the Augustaion, the Basilica Cistern, Theodosius Cistern, Cistern of Philoxenos and Cistern of the Hebdomon, the Aqueduct of Valens, the Prison of Anemas, the Walls of Constantinople and the Porta Aurea (Golden Gate), among numerous others. The 4th century Harbor of Theodosius in Yenikapı, once the busiest port in Constantinople, was among the numerous archeological discoveries that took place during the excavations of the Marmaray tunnel.However, it is the Hagia Sophia that fully conveys the period of Constantinople as a city without parallel in Christendom. The Hagia Sophia, topped by a dome {{convert|31|m|ft|sp=us}} in diameter over a square space defined by four arches, is the pinnacle of Byzantine architecture.BOOK, Mango, Cyril, Byzantine Architecture, 1985, Electa Editrice, Milan, 978-0-8478-0615-7, The Hagia Sophia stood as the world’s largest cathedral in the world until it was converted into a mosque in the 15th century. The minarets date from that period. Because of its historical significance, it was reopened as a museum in 1935. However, it was re-converted into a mosque in July 2020.File:Sultanahmet Camii, Ä°stanbul.jpg|thumb|left|Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as the Blue Mosque due to the blue Ä°znik tiles which adorn its interior.WEB, Blue Mosque,www.bluemosque.co/, bluemosque.co, 12 June 2014, The Obelisk of Thutmose III (Obelisk of TheodosiusObelisk of TheodosiusOver the next four centuries, the Ottomans transformed Istanbul’s urban landscape with a vast building scheme that included the construction of towering mosques and ornate palaces. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), another landmark of the city, faces the Hagia Sophia at Sultanahmet Square (Hippodrome of Constantinople). The Süleymaniye Mosque, built by Suleiman the Magnificent, was designed by his chief architect Mimar Sinan, the most illustrious of all Ottoman architects, who designed many of the city’s renowned mosques and other types of public buildings and monuments.WEB,www.britannica.com/biography/Sinan, Sinan, Ottoman architect, 8 April 2024, Encyclopædia Britannica, Among the oldest surviving examples of Ottoman architecture in Istanbul are the Anadoluhisarı and Rumelihisarı fortresses, which assisted the Ottomans during their siege of the city.{{harvnb|Freely|2000|p=283}} Over the next four centuries, the Ottomans made an indelible impression on the skyline of Istanbul, building towering mosques and ornate palaces.File:Topkapı - 01.jpg|thumb|A view of Topkapı Palace, the inner core of which was built in 1459–1465, from across the Golden Horn, with the Princes’ IslandsPrinces’ IslandsTopkapı Palace, dating back to 1465, is the oldest seat of government surviving in Istanbul. Mehmed II built the original palace as his main residence and the seat of government.{{harvnb|Freely|2011}} The present palace grew over the centuries as a series of additions enfolding four courtyards and blending neoclassical, rococo, and baroque architectural forms.BOOK, Wharton, Alyson, Architects of Ottoman Constantinople, 2015, I.B. Tauris, 978-1-78076-852-6, In 1639, Murad IV made some of the most lavish additions, including the Baghdad Kiosk, to commemorate his conquest of Baghdad the previous year.BOOK, NecipoÄŸlu, Gülru, The age of Sinan: architectural culture in the Ottoman Empire, 2005, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 978-0-691-12326-4, Government meetings took place here until 1786, when the seat of government was moved to the Sublime Porte. After several hundred years of royal residence, it was abandoned in 1853 in favor of the baroque Dolmabahçe Palace. Topkapı Palace became public property following the abolition of monarchy in 1922. After extensive renovation, it became one of Turkey’s first national museums in 1924.The imperial mosques include Fatih Mosque, Bayezid Mosque, Yavuz Selim Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the Blue Mosque), and Yeni Mosque, all of which were built at the peak of the Ottoman Empire, in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the following centuries, and especially after the Tanzimat reforms, Ottoman architecture was supplanted by European styles.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|p=159}} An example of which is the imperial Nuruosmaniye Mosque. Areas around Ä°stiklal Avenue were filled with grand European embassies and rows of buildings in Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau styles, which went on to influence the architecture of a variety of structures in BeyoÄŸlu—including churches, stores, and theaters—and official buildings such as Dolmabahçe Palace.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|pp=133–34, 141}}{{clear left}}Administration
Since 2004, the municipal boundaries of Istanbul have been coincident with the boundaries of its province.WEB, BüyükÅŸehir Belediyesi Kanunu, Metropolitan Municipal Law,www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5216.html, 30 November 2010, Bu Kanunun yürürlüğe girdiÄŸi tarihte; büyükÅŸehir belediye sınırları, Ä°stanbul ve Kocaeli ilinde, il mülkî sınırıdır. (On the date this law goes in effect, the metropolitan city boundaries, in the provinces of Ä°stanbul and Kocaeli, are those of the province.), Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, 10 July 2004, tr, 1 April 2015,www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5216.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150401055615www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5216.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150401055615www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5216.html, dead, The city, considered capital of the larger Istanbul Province, is administered by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM, , IBB), which oversees the 39 districts of the city-province.The current city structure can be traced back to the Tanzimat period of reform in the 19th century, before which Islamic judges and imams led the city under the auspices of the Grand Vizier. Following the model of French cities, this religious system was replaced by a mayor and a citywide council composed of representatives of the confessional groups (millet) across the city. Pera (now BeyoÄŸlu) was the first area of the city to have its own director and council, with members instead being longtime residents of the neighborhood.{{harvnb|Gül|2012|pp=43–49}} Laws enacted after the Ottoman constitution of 1876 aimed to expand this structure across the city, imitating the twenty arrondissements of Paris, but they were not fully implemented until 1908 when the city was declared a province with nine constituent districts.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|pp=42–48}}{{harvnb|Kapucu|Palabiyik|2008|p=145}} This system continued beyond the founding of the Turkish Republic, with the province renamed a belediye (municipality), but the municipality was disbanded in 1957.{{harvnb|TaÅŸan-Kok|2004|p=87}}File:BuyukadaMainSquare.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Statue of Atatürk in Büyükada, the largest of the Princes’ Islands to the southeast of Istanbul, which collectively form the Adalar district of Istanbul ProvinceIstanbul ProvinceSmall settlements adjacent to major population centers in Turkey, including Istanbul, were merged into their respective primary cities during the early 1980s, resulting in metropolitan municipalities.{{harvnb|Wynn|1984|p=188}}{{harvnb|TaÅŸan-Kok|2004|pp=87–88}} The main decision-making body of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is the Municipal Council, with members drawn from district councils.The Municipal Council of Istanbul is responsible for citywide issues, including managing the budget, maintaining civic infrastructure, and overseeing museums and major cultural centers.{{harvnb|Kapucu|Palabiyik|2008|pp=153–55}} Since the government operates under a “powerful mayor, weak council” approach, the council’s leader—the metropolitan mayor—has the authority to make swift decisions, often at the expense of transparency.JOURNAL, Erder, Sema, Local Governance in Istanbul, November 2009, Urban Age, Istanbul: City of Intersections, London, 46,v0.urban-age.net/publications/newspapers/istanbul/media/UrbanAgeIstanbulNewspaper_en.pdf, 16 July 2012, 29 August 2017,v0.urban-age.net/publications/newspapers/istanbul/media/UrbanAgeIstanbulNewspaper_en.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20170829002736v0.urban-age.net/publications/newspapers/istanbul/media/UrbanAgeIstanbulNewspaper_en.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20170829002736v0.urban-age.net/publications/newspapers/istanbul/media/UrbanAgeIstanbulNewspaper_en.pdf, dead, The Municipal Council is advised by the Metropolitan Executive Committee, although the committee also has limited power to make decisions of its own.{{harvnb|Kapucu|Palabiyik|2008|p=156}} All representatives on the committee are appointed by the metropolitan mayor and the council, with the mayor—or someone of his or her choosing—serving as head.WEB,www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Metropolitan Executive Committee, 21 December 2011, dead,www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20120102011328www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20120102011328www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx, 2 January 2012, District councils are chiefly responsible for waste management and construction projects within their respective districts. They each maintain their own budgets, although the metropolitan mayor reserves the right to review district decisions. One-fifth of all district council members, including the district mayors, also represent their districts in the Municipal Council. All members of the district councils and the Municipal Council, including the metropolitan mayor, are elected to five-year terms.{{harvnb|Kapucu|Palabiyik|2008|pp=155–56}} Representing the Republican People’s Party, Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu has been the Mayor of Istanbul since 27 June 2019.WEB,www.ibb.istanbul/en/SitePage/Index/86, The Mayor, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 12 July 2018, 12 July 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180712122926/https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/SitePage/Index/86, dead, WEB,www.ibb.istanbul/News/Detail/35528, The Mayor, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 20 November 2020, 15 July 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190715194209/https://www.ibb.istanbul/News/Detail/35528, dead, With the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Istanbul Province having equivalent jurisdictions, few responsibilities remain for the provincial government. Like the MMI, the Istanbul Special Provincial Administration has a governor, a democratically elected decision-making body—the Provincial Parliament—and an appointed Executive Committee. Mirroring the executive committee at the municipal level, the Provincial Executive Committee includes a secretary-general and leaders of departments that advise the Provincial Parliament.WEB,www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124, Istanbul Special Provincial Administration, Organizasyon, Organization, 21 December 2011, tr, dead,www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124," title="web.archive.org/web/20111126141113www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124,">web.archive.org/web/20111126141113www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124, 26 November 2011, The Provincial Administration’s duties are largely limited to the building and maintenance of schools, residences, government buildings, and roads, and the promotion of arts, culture, and nature conservation.{{harvnb|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|2008|p=206}} Davut Gül has been the Governor of Istanbul Province since 26 8 June 2023.WEB,www.istanbul.gov.tr/istanbul-valisi-ali-yerlikaya, Governor of Istanbul, Governorship of Istanbul, 20 November 2020,www.istanbul.gov.tr/en/governorship-of-istanbul/governor-of-istanbul," title="web.archive.org/web/20180712153304www.istanbul.gov.tr/en/governorship-of-istanbul/governor-of-istanbul,">web.archive.org/web/20180712153304www.istanbul.gov.tr/en/governorship-of-istanbul/governor-of-istanbul, 12 July 2018, dead,Demographics
{{see also|Demographics of Turkey}}(File:Istanbul population pyramid.svg|thumb|Istanbul population pyramid in 2022){| class=“toccolours” style="clear: right; float: right; border-spacing: 0; margin-left: 1em;”Ethnic and religious groups
{{see also|Assyrians in Turkey|Kurds in Istanbul|Bosniaks in Turkey|Greeks in Turkey|Armenians in Turkey|Jews in Turkey|Albanians in Turkey}}{{bar box|title=Ethnic groups among Turkish citizens in Istanbul (2019 KONDA survey)|title bar=#fff|float=left|bars={{bar percent|Turks|blue|78}}{{bar percent|Kurds|red|17}}{{bar percent|Zazas|green|1}}{{bar percent|Arabs|yellow|1}}{{bar percent|Others|turquoise|3}}}}Istanbul has been a cosmopolitan city throughout much of its history, but it has become more homogenized since the end of the Ottoman era. The dominant ethnic group in the city is Turkish people, which also forms the majority group in Turkey. According to survey data 78% of the voting-age Turkish citizens in Istanbul state “Turkish” as their ethnic identity.With estimates ranging from 2 to 4 million, Kurds form one of the largest ethnic minorities in Istanbul and are the biggest group after Turks among Turkish citizens.BOOK, Mustafa Mohamed Karadaghi,books.google.com/books?id=2HagAAAAMAAJ, Handbook of Kurdish Human Rights Watch, Inc: A Non-profit Humanitarian Organization, UN, 1995, BOOK, John, Tirman,archive.org/details/spoilsofwarhuman00tirm, Spoils of War: The Human Cost of America’s Arms Trade, Free Press, 1997, 978-0-684-82726-1, registration, According to a 2019 KONDA study, Kurds constituted around 17% of Istanbul’s adult total population who were Turkish citizens. Although the initial Kurdish presence in the city dates back to the early Ottoman period,{{harvnb|Masters|Ãgoston|2009|pp=520–21}} the majority of Kurds in the city originate from villages in eastern and southeastern Turkey.BOOK, Bahar, Baser, Mari, Toivanen, Begum, Zorlu, Yasin, Duman, Methodological Approaches in Kurdish Studies: Theoretical and Practical Insights from the Field,books.google.com/books?id=spJ5DwAAQBAJ, 6 November 2018, Lexington Books, 978-1-4985-7522-5, 87, Zazas are also present in the city and constitute around 1% of the total voting-age population.Arabs form the city’s other largest ethnic minority, with an estimated population of more than 2 million.NEWS, McKernan, Bethan, How Istanbul won back its crown as heart of the Muslim world,www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/how-istanbul-won-back-its-crown-as-heart-of-the-muslim-world, 11 December 2020, The Guardian, 18 April 2020, Following Turkey’s support for the Arab Spring, Istanbul emerged as a hub for dissidents from across the Arab world, including former presidential candidates from Egypt, Kuwaiti MPs, and former ministers from Jordan, Saudi Arabia (including Jamal Khashoggi), Syria, and Yemen.NEWS, Lepeska, David, Istanbul: An Unlikely Refuge for Exiled Journalists,www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/istanbul-an-unlikely-refuge-for-exiled-journalists/282671/, 11 December 2020, The Atlantic, 27 December 2013, NEWS, Hubbard, Ben, Arab Exiles Sound Off Freely in Istanbul Even as Turkey Muffles Its Own Critics, The New York Times, 14 April 2019,www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/world/middleeast/istanbul-turkey-arab-exiles.html, 11 December 2020, NEWS, Why dissidents are gathering in Istanbul,www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/10/11/why-dissidents-are-gathering-in-istanbul, 11 December 2020, The Economist, 11 October 2018, As of August 2019, the number of refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Turkey residing in Istanbul was estimated to be around 1 million.NEWS, 20 August 2019, Syrian migrants in Turkey face deadline to leave Istanbul, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49404739, 28 January 2021, Native Arab population in Turkey who are Turkish citizens are found to be making up less than 1% of city’s total adult population. As of August 2023, there were more than 530,000 refugees of the Syrian civil war in Istanbul, the highest number in any Turkish city.WEB, Number of Syrians in Turkey July 2023 – Refugees Association,multeciler.org.tr/eng/number-of-syrians-in-turkey/, multeciler.org.tr, File:Süleymaniye Mosque exterior view.JPG|thumb|left|Built by Suleiman the Magnificent, the Süleymaniye Mosque (1550–1557) was designed by his chief architect Mimar Sinan, the most illustrious of all Ottoman architects.]]2019 survey study by KONDA that examined the religiosity of the voting-age adults in Istanbul showed that 57% of the surveyed had a religion and were trying to practise its requirements. This was followed by nonobservant people with 26% who identified with a religion but generally did not practise its requirements. 11% stated they were fully devoted to their religion, meanwhile 6% were non-believers who did not believe the rules and requirements of a religion. 24% of the surveyed also identified themselves as “religious conservatives”. Around 90% of Istanbul’s population are Sunni Muslims and Alevism forms the second biggest religious group.WEB, Sözlük, Konda Ä°nteraktif,interaktif.konda.com.tr/sozluk, 22 September 2021, 27 September 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210927164500/https://interaktif.konda.com.tr/sozluk, dead, Into the 19th century, the Christians of Istanbul tended to be either Greek Orthodox, members of the Armenian Apostolic Church or Catholic Levantines.{{harvnb|Çelik|1993|p=38}} Greeks and Armenians form the largest Christian population in the city. While Istanbul’s Greek population was exempted from the 1923 population exchange with Greece, changes in tax status and the 1955 anti-Greek pogrom prompted thousands to leave.NEWS, Magra, Iliana, Greeks in Istanbul keeping close eye on developments,www.ekathimerini.com/258839/article/ekathimerini/community/greeks-in-istanbul-keeping-close-eye-on-developments, 1 December 2020, www.ekathimerini.com, Ekathimerini, 5 November 2020, Following Greek migration to the city for work in the 2010s, the Greek population rose to nearly 3,000 in 2019, still greatly diminished since 1919, when it stood at 350,000. There are today 50,000 to 70,000 Armenians in IstanbulWEB, Turay, Anna, Tarihte Ermeniler, Bolsohays: Istanbul Armenians,www.bolsohays.com/webac.asp?referans=1, 2007-01-04,www.bolsohays.com/webac.asp?referans=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20061206185130www.bolsohays.com/webac.asp?referans=1,">web.archive.org/web/20061206185130www.bolsohays.com/webac.asp?referans=1, 6 December 2006, live, down from a peak of 164,000 in 1913.WEB, Grigoryan, Iliana, Armenian Labor Migrants in Istanbul,mirekoc.ku.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Report_Armenian-Labor-Migrants-in-Istanbul.pdf, Koç University, 1 December 2020, As of 2019, an estimated 18,000 of the country’s 25,000 Christian Assyrians live in Istanbul.WEB, Assyrian community thrives again in southeastern Turkey,www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2019/01/10/assyrian-community-thrives-again-in-southeastern-turkey, DHA, Daily Sabah with, 10 January 2019, Daily Sabah, 20 May 2020, File:Istanbul asv2021-11 img71 StAnthony of Padua Church.jpg|thumb|There are 234 active churches and chapels in the city,BOOK, Heper, Metin, Historical dictionary of Turkey, 2018, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, ND, 978-1-5381-0224-4, 211, Fourth, including the Church of St. Anthony of Padua on Ä°stiklal Avenue in BeyoÄŸlu (Pera).]]The majority of the Catholic Levantines (Turkish: ) in Istanbul and Ä°zmir are the descendants of traders/colonists from the Italian maritime republics of the Mediterranean (especially Genoa and Venice) and France, who obtained special rights and privileges called the Capitulations from the Ottoman sultans in the 16th century.Levantine historical heritage The community had more than 15,000 members during Atatürk’s presidency in the 1920s and 1930s, but today is reduced to only a few hundreds, according to Italo-Levantine writer Giovanni Scognamillo.Interview with Giovanni Scognamillo They continue to live in Istanbul (mostly in Karaköy, BeyoÄŸlu and NiÅŸantaşı), and Ä°zmir (mostly in Karşıyaka, Bornova and Buca).Istanbul became one of the world’s most important Jewish centers in the 16th and 17th century.BOOK, Epstein, Mark Alan, The Ottoman Jewish communities and their role in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, 1980, K. Schwarz, Freiburg, 978-3-87997-077-3, Romaniote and Ashkenazi communities existed in Istanbul before the conquest of Istanbul, but it was the arrival of Sephardic Jews that ushered a period of cultural flourishing. Sephardic Jews settled in the city after their expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1497. Sympathetic to the plight of Sephardic Jews, Bayezid II sent out the Ottoman Navy under the command of admiral Kemal Reis to Spain in 1492 in order to evacuate them safely to Ottoman lands. In marked contrast to Jews in Europe, Ottoman Jews were allowed to work in any profession.BOOK, Makovetsky, Leah, The Mediterranean and the Jews., 1989, Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat-Gan, 978-965-226-099-4, 75–104, Ottoman Jews in Istanbul excelled in commerce and came to particularly dominate the medical profession. By 1711, using the printing press, books came to be published in Spanish and Ladino, Yiddish, and Hebrew.BOOK, Nassi, Gad, Jewish journalism and printing houses in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, 2010, Gorgias Press, Piscataway, NJ, 978-1-61719-909-7, In large part due to emigration to Israel, the Jewish population in the city dropped from 100,000 in 1950BOOK, Solomon, Norman, Historical dictionary of Judaism, 2015, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD, 978-1-4422-4141-1, Third, to 15,000 in 2021.WEB,www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Turkey.html, Turkey Virtual Jewish History Tour - Jewish Virtual Library, jewishvirtuallibrary.org, 9 October 2016, NEWS,www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.714614/, Why Jews in Terror-stricken Turkey Aren’t Fleeing to Israel Yet, Haaretz, haaretz.com, 9 October 2016, Jewish Population by country 2021Politics
Politically, Istanbul is seen as the most important administrative region in Turkey. In the run-up to local elections in 2019, ErdoÄŸan claimed ‘if we fail in Istanbul, we will fail in Turkey’.WEB,tele1.com.tr/erdogan-istanbulda-teklersek-turkiyede-tokezleriz-44258/, ErdoÄŸan: ‘Ä°stanbul’da teklersek, Türkiye’de tökezleriz’, 2 April 2019, Tele1, 4 May 2019, The contest in Istanbul carried deep political, economic and symbolic significance for ErdoÄŸan, whose election of mayor of Istanbul in 1994 had served as his launchpad.NEWS, Ingleby, Melvyn, A Turkish Opposition Leader Is Fighting ErdoÄŸan With ‘Radical Love’,www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/06/ex-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-fights-erdogan-radical-love/591541/, 14 December 2020, The Atlantic, 14 June 2019, For Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu, winning the mayoralty of Istanbul was a huge moral victory, but for ErdoÄŸan it had practical ramifications: His party, AKP, lost control of the $4.8 billion municipal budget, which had sustained patronage at the point of delivery of many public services for 25 years.NEWS, Pitel, Laura, ErdoÄŸan’s defeat in Istanbul shows opposition’s changing tactics,www.ft.com/content/93736230-95f9-11e9-8cfb-30c211dcd229, 14 December 2020, Financial Times, 24 June 2019, File:Imamoglu press conference April 3, 2019.jpg|thumb|Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu of the Republican People’s Party is the 32nd and current Mayor of Istanbul, first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2024.]]More recently, Istanbul and many of Turkey’s metropolitan cities are following a trend away from the government and their right-wing ideology. In 2013 and 2014, large scale anti-AKP government protests began in Ä°stanbul and spread throughout the nation. This trend first became evident electorally in the 2014 mayoral election where the center-left opposition candidate won an impressive 40% of the vote, despite not winning. The first government defeat in Istanbul occurred in the 2017 constitutional referendum, where Istanbul voted ‘No’ by 51.4% to 48.6%. The AKP government had supported a ‘Yes’ vote and won the vote nationally due to high support in rural parts of the country. A major turning point for the government came in the 2019 local elections, where their candidate for Mayor, former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, was defeated by a very narrow margin by the Republican People’s Party candidate Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu. Ä°mamoÄŸlu won the vote with 48.77% of the vote, against Yıldırım’s 48.61%, but the elections were controversially annulled by the Supreme Electoral Council due to AKP’s claim of electoral fraud. In the re-run Ä°mamoÄŸlu gathered 54.22% of the total vote and widened his margin of victory.NEWS, Isil Sariyuce and Ivana Kottasová, Istanbul election rerun set to be won by opposition, in blow to Erdogan,www.cnn.com/2019/06/23/europe/turkey-istanbul-mayor-election-intl/index.html, CNN, Following the 2019 election, a trend towards the CHP has persisted across the city. In the 2023 Presidential Election the CHP candidate, Kemal KılıçdaroÄŸlu, received 48.56% of the city’s vote, while the incumbent president and AKP candidate, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, received 46.68%.In the 2024 local elections, Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu was re-elected by a 12-point margin. Ä°mamoÄŸlu won 51.15% of the vote, while the AKP’s candidate Murat Kurum received 39.59%. Additionally, the CHP won the mayoralties in 26 of Ä°stanbul’s 39 districts.WEB, Seçim 2024,secim.aa.com.tr/, 2024-04-04, secim.aa.com.tr, Administratively, Istanbul is divided into 39 districts, more than any other province in Turkey. Istanbul Province sends 98 Members of Parliament to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which has a total of 600 seats. For the purpose of parliamentary elections, Istanbul is divided into three electoral districts; two on the European side and one on the Asian side, electing 28, 35 and 35 MPs respectively.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}Economy
File:Levent Financial Center - Istanbul.jpg|thumb|Levent is one of the main business districts in Istanbul, together with Maslak and ÅžiÅŸli on the European side and AtaÅŸehirAtaÅŸehirIstanbul had the eleventh-largest economy among the world’s urban areas in 2018, and is responsible for {{nowrap|30 percent}} of Turkey’s industrial output,BOOK, OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2020,doi.org/10.1787/959d5ba0-en., 2020, OECD Publishing, 10.1787/959d5ba0-en, 978-92-64-58785-4, 240715488, 1 December 2020, {{nowrap|31 percent}} of GDP, and {{nowrap|47 percent}} of tax revenues. The city’s gross domestic product adjusted by PPP stood at {{nowrap|US$537.507 billion}} in 2018,WEB, Regions and Cities in Turkey at a Glance in 2018,www.oecd.org/cfe/TURKEY-Regions-and-Cities-2018.pdf, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Publishing, 2 December 2020, with manufacturing and services accounting for {{nowrap|36 percent}} and {{nowrap|60 percent}} of the economic output respectively. Istanbul’s productivity is {{nowrap|110 percent}} higher than the national average. Trade is economically important, accounting for {{nowrap|30 percent}} of the economic output in the city. In 2019, companies based in Istanbul produced exports worth {{nowrap|$83.66 billion}} and received imports totaling {{nowrap|$128.34 billion}}; these figures were equivalent to {{nowrap|47 percent}} and {{nowrap|61 percent}}, respectively, of the national totals.WEB, Turkey trade statistics,wits.worldbank.org/countryprofile/en/tur, World Bank, 1 December 2020, Istanbul, which straddles the Bosporus strait, houses international ports that link Europe and Asia. The Bosporus, providing the only passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, is the world’s busiest and narrowest strait used for international navigation, with more than {{nowrap|200 million}} tons of oil passing through it each year.{{sfn|Oxford Business Group|2009|p=112}} International conventions guarantee passage between the Black and the Mediterranean seas,NEWS, Jones, Sam, 27 April 2011, Istanbul’s new Bosphorus canal ‘to surpass Suez or Panama, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/27/istanbul-new-bosphorus-canal, 2 December 2020, even when tankers carry oil, natural gas, chemicals, and other flammable or explosive materials as cargo. In 2011, as a workaround solution, the then Prime Minister ErdoÄŸan presented Canal Istanbul, a project to open a new strait between the Black and Marmara seas. While the project was still on Turkey’s agenda in 2020, there has not been a clear date set for it.BOOK, Heper, Metin, Istanbul, Historical dictionary of Turkey, 2018, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 978-1-5381-0224-4, 4th,missing image!
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Shipping is a significant part of the city’s economy, with {{nowrap|73.9 percent}} of exports and {{nowrap|92.7 percent}} of imports in 2018 executed by sea. Istanbul has three major shipping ports – the Port of HaydarpaÅŸa, the Port of Ambarlı, and the Port of Zeytinburnu – as well as several smaller ports and oil terminals along the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara.HaydarpaÅŸa, at the southeastern end of the Bosporus, was Istanbul’s largest port until the early 2000s. Since then operations were shifted to Ambarlı, with plans to convert HaydarpaÅŸa into a tourism complex. In 2019, Ambarlı, on the western edge of the urban center, had an annual capacity of 3,104,882 TEUs, making it the third-largest cargo terminal in the Mediterranean basin.WEB, Maritime intelligence on Ambarlı port,lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1133308/55-Ambarli-Turkey, Lloyd’s List Maritime Intelligence, 24 August 2020, Lloyd’s Insurance Services, 2 December 2020, Istanbul has been an international banking hub since the 1980s, and is home to the only active stock exchange in Turkey, Borsa Istanbul, which was originally established as the Ottoman Stock Exchange in 1866.File:Ottoman Banks Archives and Research Centre.jpg|thumb|upright|Ottoman Central Bank Head Office (1892) on Bankalar CaddesiBankalar CaddesiIn 1995, keeping up with the financial trends, Borsa Istanbul moved its headquarters (which was originally located on Bankalar Caddesi, the financial center of the Ottoman Empire,WEB, The Imperial Ottoman Bank Patrimoines Partagés تراث مشترك,heritage.bnf.fr/bibliothequesorient/en/imperial-ottoman-bank, heritage.bnf.fr, Bibliothèques d’Orient, 2 December 2020, and later at the 4th Vakıf Han building in Sirkeci) to Ä°stinye, in the vicinity of Maslak, which hosts the headquarters of numerous Turkish banks.WEB, nBorsa Istanbul: A Story of Transformation,www.borsaistanbul.com/data/kilavuzlar/Borsa_Istanbul_A_Story_of_Transformation.pdf, borsaistanbul.com, Borsa Istanbul, 2 December 2020, Since 2023, the AtaÅŸehir district on the Asian side of the city is home to the Istanbul Financial Center (IFC), where the new headquarters of the state-owned Turkish banks, including the Turkish Central Bank, are located.WEB,www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/istanbul-finance-center-opens-with-inauguration-of-banking-section/2874556, Istanbul Finance Center opens with inauguration of banking section, Tuba Ongun, Anadolu Agency, 17 April 2023, WEB,ifm.gov.tr/properties, Istanbul Financial Center: Properties, ifm.gov.tr, 13 May 2023, As of 2023, the five tallest skyscrapers in Istanbul and Turkey are the {{convert|352|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall Turkish Central Bank TowerWEB,skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=103411, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, skyscraperpage.com, 20 May 2023, WEB,www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/central-bank-of-the-republic-of-turkey/41146, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, skyscrapercenter.com, 20 May 2023, WEB,www.limak.com.tr/sectors/construction/projects/domestic/central-bank-turkey, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Campus Phase I-II, limak.com.tr, 15 May 2023, 16 May 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230516060941/https://www.limak.com.tr/sectors/construction/projects/domestic/central-bank-turkey, dead, in the AtaÅŸehir district on the Asian side of the city; Metropol Istanbul Tower A (70 floors / 301 metres including its twin spires)WEB,www.gapinsaat.com/en/superstructure/metropol-istanbul.html, Metropol Ä°stanbul, gapinsaat.com, 16 May 2023, WEB,aremas.net/assets/img/ProjectHeader/metropol%20eren.png, Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers, aremas.net, 22 November 2020, also in the AtaÅŸehir district; Skyland Istanbul Towers 1 and 2 (2 x 284 metres)WEB,www.skylandistanbul.com/, Skyland Istanbul, located adjacent to Nef Stadium in the Huzur neighbourhood of the Sarıyer district on the European side, and Istanbul Sapphire (54 floors / 238 metres; 261 metres including its spire)www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kilertower-istanbul-turkey" title="web.archive.org/web/20070429155334www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kilertower-istanbul-turkey">Emporis: Sapphire in Levent on the European side.{{nowrap|13.4 million}} foreign tourists visited the city in 2018, making Istanbul the world’s fifth most-visited city in that year.WEB, Top city destinations by overnight visitors, Statista, 1 December 2020,www.statista.com/statistics/310355/overnight-visitors-to-top-city-destinations-worldwide/, Istanbul and Antalya are Turkey’s two largest international gateways, receiving a quarter of the nation’s foreign tourists. Istanbul has more than fifty museums, with the Topkapı Palace, the most visited museum in the city, bringing in more than {{nowrap|$30 million}} in revenue each year.Istanbul expects 1 million tourists from cruise companies after the renovation of its cruise port, also known as Galataport in Karaköy district.WEB,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-expects-cruise-tourism-boom-in-2022-170574, Turkey expects cruise tourism boom in 2022, Hürriyet, 6 January 2022, 22 January 2022, {{wide image|Istanbul_Skyline_BeÅŸiktaÅŸ_ÅžiÅŸli.JPG|750px|align-cap=center|A view of Dolmabahçe Palace and the skyscrapers of Levent financial district in the background.WEB,farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/13960279827_8dce6ae69d_k.jpg, Panoramic view of the modern skyline of Istanbul’s European side, with the skyscrapers of Levent at the center and the Bosphorus Bridge (1973) at right, 2 December 2020, WEB,i.hizliresim.com/JDM8NY.jpg, A view of the skyscrapers in Levent from Sporcular Park, 2 December 2020, Providing the only sea route to the Black Sea, the Bosporus is the world’s busiest waterway that is used for international navigation.}}- SirkeciBanks.jpg -
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File:Zarif_Mustafa_PaÅŸa_Yalısı_in_Kanlıca_on_the_Bosphorus,_Turkey_001.jpg|thumb|left|Yalı houses on the Bosporus are among the frequently used settings in Turkish television dramaTurkish television dramaIstanbul was historically known as a cultural hub, but its cultural scene stagnated after the Turkish Republic shifted its focus toward Ankara.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|p=8}} The new national government established programs that served to orient Turks toward musical traditions, especially those originating in Europe, but musical institutions and visits by foreign classical artists were primarily centered in the new capital.{{harvnb|Reisman|2006|p=88}}Much of Turkey’s cultural scene had its roots in Istanbul, and by the 1980s and 1990s Istanbul reemerged globally as a city whose cultural significance is not solely based on its past glory.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|pp=2–4}}By the end of the 19th century, Istanbul had established itself as a regional artistic center, with Turkish, European, and Middle Eastern artists flocking to the city. Despite efforts to make Ankara Turkey’s cultural heart, Istanbul had the country’s primary institution of art until the 1970s.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|pp=221–23}} When additional universities and art journals were founded in Istanbul during the 1980s, artists formerly based in Ankara moved in.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|pp=223–24}}File:Istanbularcheology.jpg|thumb|The Istanbul Archaeology Museums, founded by www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-19958/istanbul---archaeology-museum.html, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ä°stanbul – Archaeology Museum, 19 April 2012, 3 February 2012,www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-19958/istanbul---archaeology-museum.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120203101742www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-19958/istanbul---archaeology-museum.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120203101742www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/belge/2-19958/istanbul---archaeology-museum.html, dead, ">alt=The façade of a masonry building, with four Greek adorning its entrance, under a clear blue skyBeyoÄŸlu has been transformed into the artistic center of the city, with young artists and older Turkish artists formerly residing abroad finding footing there. Modern art museums, including Ä°stanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum, National Palaces Painting Museum, Ä°stanbul Modern, the Pera Museum, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Arter and SantralIstanbul, opened in the 2000s to complement the exhibition spaces and auction houses that have already contributed to the cosmopolitan nature of the city.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/magazine/istanbul-art-boom-bubble.html, The New York Times, The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble, Hansen, Suzy, 10 February 2012, 19 April 2012, These museums have yet to attain the popularity of older museums on the historic peninsula, including the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, which ushered in the era of modern museums in Turkey, and the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.File:Restored_Paket_Postanesi_(Parcel_post_office)_is_now_a_symbol_of_Galataport.jpg|thumb|The restored Paket Postanesi (Parcel Post Office) building is now a symbol of GalataportGalataportThe first film screening in Turkey was at Yıldız Palace in 1896, a year after the technology publicly debuted in Paris.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|pp=130–31}} Movie theaters rapidly cropped up in BeyoÄŸlu, with the greatest concentration of theaters being along the street now known as Ä°stiklal Avenue.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|pp=133–34}} Istanbul also became the heart of Turkey’s nascent film industry, although Turkish films were not consistently developed until the 1950s.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|p=146}} Since then, Istanbul has been the most popular location to film Turkish dramas and comedies.{{harvnb|Göktürk|Soysal|Türeli|2010|p=165}} The Turkish film industry ramped up in the second half of the century, and with Uzak (2002) and My Father and My Son (2005), both filmed in Istanbul, the nation’s movies began to see substantial international success.WEB,publications.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=340736&coid=341935&lang=en, Credit-Suisse, Golden Age for Turkish Cinema, Nikitin, Nikolaj, 6 March 2012, 6 July 2012,archive.today/20121217131735/https://publications.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=340736&coid=341935&lang=en, 17 December 2012, dead, Istanbul and its picturesque skyline have also served as a backdrop for several foreign films, including From Russia with Love (1963), Topkapi (1964), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Mission Istaanbul (2008).{{harvnb|Köksal|2012|pp=24–25}}Coinciding with this cultural reemergence was the establishment of the Istanbul Festival, which began showcasing a variety of art from Turkey and around the world in 1973. From this flagship festival came the International Istanbul Film Festival and the Istanbul Jazz Festival in the early 1980s. With its focus now solely on music and dance, the Istanbul Festival has been known as the Istanbul International Music Festival since 1994.WEB,muzik.iksv.org/en/thefestival/history, The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, History, 13 April 2012, dead,muzik.iksv.org/en/thefestival/history," title="web.archive.org/web/20110503092124muzik.iksv.org/en/thefestival/history,">web.archive.org/web/20110503092124muzik.iksv.org/en/thefestival/history, 3 May 2011, The most prominent of the festivals that evolved from the original Istanbul Festival is the Istanbul Biennial, held every two years since 1987. Its early incarnations were aimed at showcasing Turkish visual art, and it has since opened to international artists and risen in prestige to join the elite biennales, alongside the Venice Biennale and the São Paulo Art Biennial.WEB,www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/sep/21/istanbul-biennial-2011-modern-art, The Guardian, Gibbons, Fiachra, 10 of the Best Exhibitions at the Istanbul Biennial, 21 September 2011, 13 April 2012,Leisure and entertainment
File:Istiklal_Avenue_in_Istanbul_-_Turkey.jpg|thumb|left|Ä°stiklal AvenueÄ°stiklal AvenueAbdi Ä°pekçi Street in NiÅŸantaşı, Galataport Shopping Area in Karaköy and BaÄŸdat Avenue on the Anatolian side of the city have evolved into high-end shopping districts.WEB,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=abdi-ipekci-street-to-be-the-new-champs-elysee-2010-09-03, Hürriyet Daily News, Abdi Ä°pekçi Avenue to be new Champs Elysee, 3 September 2010, Emeksiz, Ä°pek, 28 April 2012, WEB,www.cnngo.com/explorations/shop/mystery-shoppers-rank-worlds-best-shopping-avenues-060108, CNN, Shopping in Singapore is Better than Paris, 6 January 2012, 28 April 2012,www.cnngo.com/explorations/shop/mystery-shoppers-rank-worlds-best-shopping-avenues-060108," title="web.archive.org/web/20120417153848www.cnngo.com/explorations/shop/mystery-shoppers-rank-worlds-best-shopping-avenues-060108,">web.archive.org/web/20120417153848www.cnngo.com/explorations/shop/mystery-shoppers-rank-worlds-best-shopping-avenues-060108, 17 April 2012, dead, Other focal points for shopping, leisure and entertainment include NiÅŸantaşı, Ortaköy, Bebek and Kadıköy.WEB, Tomasetti, Kathryn, Rutherford, Tristan,www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/mar/23/istanbul-nightlife-bars-breakfast-brunch, The Guardian, A Big Night Out in Istanbul – And a Big Breakfast the Morning After, 23 March 2012, 29 April 2012, The city has numerous shopping centers, from the historic to the modern. Istanbul also has an active nightlife and historic taverns, a signature characteristic of the city for centuries, if not millennia.The Grand Bazaar, in operation since 1461, is among the world’s oldest and largest covered markets.JOURNAL, Hensel, Michael, Sungurogl, Defne, ErtaÅŸ, Hülya, Turkey at the Threshold, Architectural Design, 80, January–February 2010, 978-0-470-74319-5, London, 1, {{harvnb|Köse|2009|pp=91–92}} Mahmutpasha Bazaar is an open-air market extending between the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar, which has been Istanbul’s major spice market since 1660.Galleria Ataköy ushered in the age of modern shopping malls in Turkey when it opened in 1987.{{harvnb|TaÅŸan-Kok|2004|p=166}} Since then, malls have become major shopping centers outside the historic peninsula. Akmerkez was awarded the titles of “Europe’s best” and “World’s best” shopping mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers in 1995 and 1996; Istanbul Cevahir has been one of the continent’s largest since opening in 2005; and Kanyon won the Cityscape Architectural Review Award in the Commercial Built category in 2006. Zorlu Center and Ä°stinye Park are among the other upscale malls in Istanbul which include the stores of the world’s top fashion brands.File:Süreyya Opera House in Istanbul, Turkey.jpg|thumb|Süreyya Opera House is situated on the Asian side of Istanbul and Atatürk Cultural Center is the main opera houseopera houseAlong Ä°stiklal Avenue is the Çiçek Pasajı (’Flower Passage’), a 19th-century shopping gallery which is today home to winehouses (known as meyhanes), pubs and restaurants.{{harvnb|Freely|2011|p=429}} Ä°stiklal Avenue, originally known for its taverns, has shifted toward shopping, but the nearby Nevizade Street is still lined with winehouses and pubs.{{harvnb|Keyder|1999|p=34}}WEB, Kugel, Seth,query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E4DB1030F934A25754C0A9679D8B63, The $100 Istanbul Weekend, The New York Times, 17 July 2011, 29 April 2012, Some other neighborhoods around Ä°stiklal Avenue have been revamped to cater to BeyoÄŸlu’s nightlife, with formerly commercial streets now lined with pubs, cafes, and restaurants playing live music.{{harvnb|Knieling|Othengrafen|2009|pp=228–34}}File:EAA_Zorlu_Center.jpg|thumb|Zorlu Center, designed by EAA and TabanlıoÄŸlu Architects, includes Zorlu PSMZorlu PSMIstanbul is known for its historic eafood restaurants. Many of the city’s most popular and upscale seafood restaurants line the shores of the Bosporus (particularly in neighborhoods like Ortaköy, Bebek, Arnavutköy, Yeniköy, Beylerbeyi and Çengelköy). Kumkapı along the Sea of Marmara has a pedestrian zone that hosts around fifty fish restaurants.WEB,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=managing-the-difficult-balance-between-tourism-and-authenticity-kumkapi-2008-07-26, Hürriyet Daily News, Managing the Difficult Balance Between Tourism and Authenticity, Schäfers, Marlene, 26 July 2008, 29 April 2012, The Princes’ Islands, {{convert|15|km|mi|sp=us|0}} from the city center, are also popular for their seafood restaurants. Because of their restaurants, historic summer mansions, and tranquil, car-free streets, the Princes’ Islands are a popular vacation destination among Istanbulites and foreign tourists.WEB,travel.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/travel/buyukada-near-istanbul-is-an-island-idyll.html, The New York Times, A Turkish Idyll Lost in Time, Schillinger, Liesl, 8 July 2011, 29 April 2012, Istanbul is also famous for its sophisticated and elaborately-cooked dishes of the Ottoman cuisine. Following the influx of immigrants from southeastern and eastern Turkey, which began in the 1960s, the city’s foodscape has drastically changed by the end of the century; with influences of Middle Eastern cuisine such as kebab taking an important place in the food scene.Restaurants featuring foreign cuisines are mainly concentrated in the BeyoÄŸlu, BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, ÅžiÅŸli and Kadıköy districts.Apart from the city’s numerous stadiums, sports halls and concert halls, there are several open-air venues for concerts and festivals, such as the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre in Harbiye, Paraf KuruçeÅŸme Open-Air on the Bosphorus shore in KuruçeÅŸme, and Parkorman in the forest of Maslak. The annual Istanbul Jazz Festival has been held every year since 1994. Organized between 2003 and 2013, Rock’n Coke was the biggest open-air rock festival in Turkey, sponsored by Coca-Cola. It was traditionally held at the Hezarfen Airfield in Istanbul.File:NiÅŸantaşı_Abdi_Ä°pekçi_Avenue.jpg|thumb|left|Abdi Ä°pekçi Street in NiÅŸantaşıNiÅŸantaşıThe Istanbul International Music Festival has been held annually since 1973, and the International Istanbul Film Festival has been held annually since 1982. The Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition that has been held biennially since 1987. The Istanbul Shopping Fest is an annual shopping festival held since 2011, and Teknofest is an annual festival of aviation, aerospace and technology, held since 2018.When it was held for the first time in 2003, the annual Istanbul Pride became the first gay pride event in a Muslim-majority country.WEB, Turkey’s LGBT community draws hope from Harvey Milk,www.al-monitor.com/originals/2013/12/turkey-lgbt-discrimination-legal-protection-public-awareness.html, 27 January 2022, Al Monitor, 17 June 2016, Since 2015, all types of parades at Taksim Square and Ä°stiklal Avenue (where, in 2013, the Gezi Park protests took place) have been denied permission by the AKP government, citing security concerns, but hundreds of people have defied the ban each year. Critics have claimed that the bans were in fact due to ideological reasons.Sports
{{see also|List of sport facilities in Istanbul}}{{Multiple image| align = right| direction = vertical| width =| image1 = Atatürk_Olimpiyat.jpg| image2 = Turktelekomarenaskgalatasaray.jpg| image3 = Sukrusaracoglu.jpg| image4 = 20220606-L1000240.jpgMedia
File:ÇamlıcaTower.jpg|thumb|left|upright|369|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is the tallest structure in the city.WEB,camlicakule.istanbul/kule-hakkinda, About the Tower, camlicakule.istanbul, 11 November 2021, Most state-run radio and television stations are based in Ankara, but Istanbul is the primary hub of Turkish media. The industry has its roots in the former Ottoman capital, where the first Turkish newspaper, Takvim-i Vekayi (Calendar of Affairs), was published in 1831. The CaÄŸaloÄŸlu street on which the newspaper was printed, Bâb-ı Âli Street, rapidly became the center of Turkish print media, alongside BeyoÄŸlu across the Golden Horn.{{harvnb|Brummett|2000|pp=11, 35, 385–86}}Istanbul now has a wide variety of periodicals. Most nationwide newspapers are based in Istanbul, with simultaneous Ankara and Ä°zmir editions.WEB,lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Turkey.pdf, The Library of Congress Federal Research Division, Country Profile: Turkey, August 2008, 8 May 2012, Hürriyet, Sabah, Posta and Sözcü, the country’s top four papers, are all headquartered in Istanbul, boasting more than 275,000 weekly sales each.WEB,www.medyatava.com/tiraj, Tiraj, tr, Medyatava, 25 December 2016, 25 December 2016, 28 March 2018,www.medyatava.com/tiraj," title="archive.today/20180328181234www.medyatava.com/tiraj,">archive.today/20180328181234www.medyatava.com/tiraj, dead, Hürriyet{{’}}s English-language edition, Hürriyet Daily News, has been printed since 1961, but the English-language Daily Sabah, first published by Sabah in 2014, has overtaken it in circulation. Several smaller newspapers, including popular publications like , and Habertürk are also based in Istanbul. Istanbul also has long-running Armenian language newspapers, notably the dailies Marmara and Jamanak and the bilingual weekly Agos in Armenian and Turkish.NEWS, Vercihan ZiflioÄŸlu, Young editor to take helm of Turkish-Armenian weekly,www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=young-editor-in-chief-to-weekly-agos-2010-06-17, Hürriyet Daily News, 17 June 2010, 21 February 2011, Radio broadcasts in Istanbul date back to 1927, when Turkey’s first radio transmission came from atop the Central Post Office in Eminönü. Control of this transmission, and other radio stations established in the following decades, ultimately came under the state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), which held a monopoly on radio and television broadcasts between its founding in 1964 and 1990.WEB,www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=bc738c28-15c7-4f98-8793-8d75c4a15cba&dil=en, The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, TRT – Radio, 8 May 2012, dead,www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=bc738c28-15c7-4f98-8793-8d75c4a15cba&dil=en," title="web.archive.org/web/20110609031759www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=bc738c28-15c7-4f98-8793-8d75c4a15cba&dil=en,">web.archive.org/web/20110609031759www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=bc738c28-15c7-4f98-8793-8d75c4a15cba&dil=en, 9 June 2011, Today, TRT runs four national radio stations; these stations have transmitters across the country so each can reach over {{nowrap|90 percent}} of the country’s population, but only {{nowrap|Radio 2}} is based in Istanbul. Offering a range of content from educational programming to coverage of sporting events, {{nowrap|Radio 2}} is the most popular radio station in Turkey. Istanbul’s airwaves are the busiest in Turkey, primarily featuring either Turkish-language or English-language content. One of the exceptions, offering both, is Açık Radyo (94.9 FM). Among Turkey’s first private stations, and the first featuring foreign popular music, was Istanbul’s Metro FM (97.2 FM). The state-run {{nowrap|Radio 3}}, although based in Ankara, also features English-language popular music, and English-language news programming is provided on NTV Radyo (102.8 FM).{{harvnb|Time Out Guides|2010|p=224}}TRT-Children is the only TRT television station based in Istanbul.WEB,www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=a7de2f34-dc4f-475e-840f-54812bc5b567&dil=en, The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, TRT – Television, 8 May 2012, dead,www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=a7de2f34-dc4f-475e-840f-54812bc5b567&dil=en," title="web.archive.org/web/20110814161319www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=a7de2f34-dc4f-475e-840f-54812bc5b567&dil=en,">web.archive.org/web/20110814161319www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=a7de2f34-dc4f-475e-840f-54812bc5b567&dil=en, 14 August 2011, Istanbul is home to the headquarters of several Turkish stations and regional headquarters of international media outlets. Istanbul-based Star TV was the first private television network to be established following the end of the TRT monopoly; Star TV and Show TV (also based in Istanbul) remain highly popular throughout the country, airing Turkish and American series.{{harvnb|Norris|2010|p=184}} Kanal D and ATV are other stations in Istanbul that offer a mix of news and series; NTV (partnered with American media outlet MSNBC) and Sky Turk—both based in the city—are mainly just known for their news coverage in Turkish. The BBC has a regional office in Istanbul, assisting its Turkish-language news operations, and the American news channel CNN established the Turkish-language CNN Türk there in 1999.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/hi/profiles/newsid_3660000/3660911.stm, BBC, Chris Morris, 8 May 2012, {{Further|topic=the monthly publication|Mostar (magazine)}}Education
{{Further|Education in Turkey}}File:BeyazıtMeydanı2.jpg|thumb|left|Main entrance gate of alt=A triumphal arch adjacent to a Turkish flag and in front of an open plazaAs of 2019, excluding universities more than 3.1 million students attended 7,437 schools in Istanbul, about half of the schools being private schools.WEB, Milli EÄŸitim Bakanlığı Ä°stanbul EÄŸitim Ä°statistikleri Açıklandı,istanbul.gov.tr/milli-egitim-bakanligi-istanbul-egitim-istatistikleri-aciklandi, 2023-07-28, istanbul.gov.tr, The average class size was 30 for primary education institutes, 27 for vocational schools and 23 for general high schools. Of the 842 public high schools, 263 are vocational schools, another 263 are Anatolian high schools, 207 are religiously oriented Ä°mam Hatip schools, and 14 are STEM-oriented science high schools.WEB, Åžafak, Yeni, Ä°stanbul’daki en iyi liseler hangileri: 2022 Ä°stanbul Anadolu Liseleri, Fen Liseleri, Ä°mam Hatip ve Teknik Liseleri taban puanları ve yüzdelik dilimleri belli oldu mu?,www.yenisafak.com/istanbuldaki-en-iyi-liseler-hangileri-2022-istanbul-anadolu-liseleri-fen-liseleri-imam-hatip-ve-teknik-liseleri-taban-puanlari-ve-yuzdelik-dilimleri-belli-oldu-mu-h-3833401, 2023-07-28, Yeni Åžafak, tr-TR, Galatasaray High School was established in 1481 and is the oldest public high school in Turkey.BOOK, Heper, Metin, Historical dictionary of Turkey, 2018, Scarecrow Press, 978-1-5381-0224-4, Fourth, Lanham, MD, 155–57, KabataÅŸ Erkek Lisesi, Istanbul Lisesi and CaÄŸaloÄŸlu Anatolian High School are among other public high schools in the city. Istanbul also contains high schools established by the European and American expatriates and missionaries in the 19th century that currently offer secular, foreign-language education such as Robert College, Deutsche Schule Istanbul, Sankt Georgs-Kolleg, Lycée Saint-Joseph and Liceo Italiano di Istanbul.WEB, 2023-06-15, Türkiye’de kaç yabancı lise var? Yasaktan neden muaflar?,www.gazeteilksayfa.com/turkiyede-kac-yabanci-lise-var-186210h.htm, 2023-07-20, Gazete Ä°lk Sayfa, tr, Furthermore Turkish citizens of Jewish, Armenian, Greek and Assyrian descent are allowed to establish and attend their respective schools as granted in the Treaty of Lausanne, Phanar Greek Orthodox College being an example.WEB, Azınlık Okulları Sorunlarla Açılıyor,bianet.org/bianet/azinliklar/167867-azinlik-okullari-sorunlarla-aciliyor, bianet.org, Most high schools are highly selective and demand high scores from the national standardized {{ill|LGS exam|tr|Liselere GeçiÅŸ Sistemi|vertical-align=sup}} for admission, with Galatasaray and Robert College only accepting the top 0.1% to 0.01% of the exam takers.WEB, Aydınlık, 2023-03-07, Ä°stanbul’un en iyi liseleri açıklandı! Ä°ÅŸte 2023 lise taban puanları,www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/istanbulun-en-iyi-liseleri-aciklandi-iste-2023-lise-taban-puanlari-istanbulun-en-iyi-liseleri-istanbul-lise-taban-puanlari-2023-lise-taban-puanlari-lgs-400928, 2023-07-28, aydinlik.com.tr, tr-TR, Istanbul contains almost a third of all universities in Turkey. As of 2019 Istanbul has 61 colleges and universities, with more than 1.8 million students enrolled according to official figures. Of those, fourteen are state-owned, 44 are “foundation-owned” private universities and three are foundation-owned vocational universities of higher education. There are also military academies, including the Turkish Air Force Academy and Turkish Naval Academy as well as four foundation-owned vocational universities of higher education which are not affiliated with any university.WEB, The City of Universities: Istanbul,en.istanbul.gov.tr/the-city-of-universities-istanbul, 2023-07-28, en.istanbul.gov.tr, {{multiple image| align = right| image1 = Istanbul asv2020-02 img69 Maçka Armory.jpg| width1 = 180| alt1 =| caption1 =| image2 = Istanbul asv2021-10 img09 TaÅŸkışla.jpg| width2 = 240| alt2 =| caption2 =Public services
{{Further|Telecommunications in Turkey|Health care in Turkey}}Istanbul’s first water supply systems date back to the city’s early history, when aqueducts (such as the Valens Aqueduct) deposited the water in the city’s numerous cisterns.WEB,www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_1.phtm, Istanbul and the History of Water in Istanbul, Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, 11 March 2006,www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_1.phtm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929003533www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_1.phtm,">web.archive.org/web/20070929003533www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_1.phtm, 29 September 2007, dead, At the behest of Suleiman the Magnificent, the KırkçeÅŸme water supply network was constructed; by 1563, the network provided {{convert|4200|m3|ft3|sp=us}} of water to {{nowrap|158 sites}} each day. In later years, in response to increasing public demand, water from various springs was channeled to public fountains, like the Fountain of Ahmed III, by means of supply lines.{{harvnb|Tigrek|KibaroÄŸlu|2011|pp=33–34}} Today, Istanbul has a chlorinated and filtered water supply and a sewage treatment system managed by the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (Ä°stanbul Su ve Kanalizasyon Ä°daresi, Ä°SKÄ°).WEB,www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_2.phtm, Ä°SKÄ° Administration, Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, 31 March 2012,www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_2.phtm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929003514www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_2.phtm,">web.archive.org/web/20070929003514www.iski.gov.tr/en-US/arasayfalar.php?sayfa=0-1&dosya=tarihce_2.phtm, 29 September 2007, dead, File:Sunset at Santral Istanbul.jpg|thumb|The SilahtaraÄŸa Power Station, known as SantralIstanbul, part of the alt=A brick factory stands in front of a park, with open green space, a reflecting pool, and benchesThe SilahtaraÄŸa Power Station, a coal-fired power station along the Golden Horn, was the sole source of Istanbul’s electricity between 1914, when its first engine room was completed, and 1952.WEB,www.santralistanbul.org/pages/index/silahtaraga-elektrik-santrali/en, SilahtaraÄŸa Power Plant, SantralIstanbul, 31 March 2012, dead,www.santralistanbul.org/pages/index/silahtaraga-elektrik-santrali/en," title="web.archive.org/web/20120730074538www.santralistanbul.org/pages/index/silahtaraga-elektrik-santrali/en,">web.archive.org/web/20120730074538www.santralistanbul.org/pages/index/silahtaraga-elektrik-santrali/en, 30 July 2012, Following the founding of the Turkish Republic, the plant underwent renovations to accommodate the city’s increasing demand; its capacity grew from {{nowrap|23 megawatts}} in 1923 to a peak of {{nowrap|120 megawatts}} in 1956.WEB,www.teias.gov.tr/istatistikler/tarihce(ing).htm, 2001, Short History of Electrical Energy in Turkey, Turkish Electricity Transmission Company,www.teias.gov.tr/istatistikler/tarihce%28ing%29.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20091128083310www.teias.gov.tr/istatistikler/tarihce%28ing%29.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20091128083310www.teias.gov.tr/istatistikler/tarihce%28ing%29.htm, 28 November 2009, dead, 5 July 2012, Capacity declined until the power station reached the end of its economic life and shut down in 1983. The state-run Turkish Electrical Authority (TEK) briefly—between its founding in 1970 and 1984—held a monopoly on the generation and distribution of electricity, but now the authority—since split between the Turkish Electricity Generation Transmission Company (TEAÅž) and the Turkish Electricity Distribution Company (TEDAÅž)—competes with private electric utilities.The Ottoman Ministry of Post and Telegraph was established in 1840 and the first post office, the Imperial Post Office, opened near the courtyard of Yeni Mosque. By 1876, the first international mailing network between Istanbul and the lands beyond the Ottoman Empire had been established.WEB,www.ptt.gov.tr/index.snet?wapp=histor_en&open=1, The Post and Telegraph Organization, About Us | Brief History, 31 March 2012,www.ptt.gov.tr/index.snet?wapp=histor_en&open=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20110807083921www.ptt.gov.tr/index.snet?wapp=histor_en&open=1,">web.archive.org/web/20110807083921www.ptt.gov.tr/index.snet?wapp=histor_en&open=1, 7 August 2011, dead, Sultan Abdülmecid I issued Samuel Morse his first official honor for the electrical telegraph in 1847, and construction of the first telegraph line—between Istanbul and Edirne—finished in time to announce the end of the Crimean War in 1856.{{harvnb|Masters|Ãgoston|2009|p=557}}File:Istanbul_Grand_Post_Office.jpg|left|thumb|The Grand Post Office in Sirkeci, Istanbul, was designed by Vedat Tek in the (Architecture of Turkey#1920s to early 1930s: First national architectural movement|Turkish neoclassical style) of the early 20th century.WEB,www.emporis.com/building/centralpostoffice-istanbul-turkey,www.emporis.com/building/centralpostoffice-istanbul-turkey," title="web.archive.org/web/20130430172824www.emporis.com/building/centralpostoffice-istanbul-turkey,">web.archive.org/web/20130430172824www.emporis.com/building/centralpostoffice-istanbul-turkey, dead, 30 April 2013, Emporis, Central Post Office, 4 April 2012, |alt=An arched neoclassical building with hanging PTT banners]]A nascent telephone system began to emerge in Istanbul in 1881 and after the first manual telephone exchange became operational in Istanbul in 1909, the Ministry of Post and Telegraph became the Ministry of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone.{{harvnb|Shaw|Shaw|1977|p=230}} GSM cellular networks arrived in Turkey in 1994, with Istanbul among the first cities to receive the service.WEB,www.turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal/About-TT/Company-Profile/History/, About Türk Telekom: History, Türk Telekom, 31 March 2012, 6 March 2016,turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal/about-tt/company-profile/history," title="web.archive.org/web/20160306193336turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal/about-tt/company-profile/history,">web.archive.org/web/20160306193336turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal/about-tt/company-profile/history, dead, Today, mobile and landline service is provided by private companies, after Türk Telekom, which split from the Ministry of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone in 1995, was privatized in 2005. Postal services remain under the purview of what is now the Post and Telegraph Organization (retaining the acronym PTT).In 2000, Istanbul had {{nowrap|137 hospitals}}, of which 100 were private.{{harvnb|Sanal|2011|p=85}}{{Update inline|date=August 2020|reason=}} Turkish citizens are entitled to subsidized healthcare in the nation’s state-run hospitals. As public hospitals tend to be overcrowded or otherwise slow, private hospitals are preferable for those who can afford them. Their prevalence has increased significantly over the last decade, as the percentage of outpatients using private hospitals increased from {{nowrap|6 percent}} to {{nowrap|23 percent}} between 2005 and 2009.{{sfn|Oxford Business Group|2009|p=197}} Many of these private hospitals, as well as some of the public hospitals, are equipped with high-tech equipment, including MRI machines, or associated with medical research centers.{{sfn|Oxford Business Group|2009|p=198}} Turkey has more hospitals accredited by the United States–based Joint Commission than any other country in the world, with most concentrated in its big cities. The high quality of healthcare, especially in private hospitals, has contributed to a recent upsurge in medical tourism to Turkey (with a {{nowrap|40 percent}} increase between 2007 and 2008).{{harvnb|Connell|2010|pp=52–53}} Laser eye surgery and hair transplant surgery is particularly common among medical tourists, as Turkey is known for specializing in the procedure.{{harvnb|Papathanassis|2011|p=63}}Transportation
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Istanbul’s motorways network are the O-1, O-2, O-3, O-4 and O-7. The total length of Istanbul Province’s network of toll roads is {{Cvt|543|km}} (2023) and the state highways network (devlet yollari) is {{Cvt|353|km}} (2021), totaling {{Cvt|896|km}} of expressway roads (minimum 2x2 lanes), excluding secondary roads and urban streets.WEB, YILLAR Ä°TÄ°BARIYLA YAPIMI TAMAMLANMIÅž OTOYOLLAR (2023),www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionDocuments/KGMdocuments/Istatistikler/OtoyolEnvanterBilgisi/Yillara%C4%B0tibariyleYapimiTamamlanmisOtoyollar.pdf, Kgm.gov.tr, 1 May 2024, tr, WEB, Lengths of State Highways according to surface types by Provinces (Km)(2024),www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionDocuments/KGMdocuments/Istatistikler/DevletIlYolEnvanter/IllereGoreDevletYollari.pdf, Kgm.gov.tr, 1 May 2024, WEB, Otoyollar Istanbul (2024),www.kgm.gov.tr/SiteCollectionImages/KGMimages/Otoyollar/istanbul.jpg, Kgm.gov.tr, 1 May 2024, The density of expressway network is 16.8 km/100 km2. The O-1 forms the city’s inner ring road, traversing the Bosphorus Bridge, and the O-2 is the city’s outer ring road, crossing the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. The O-2 continues west to Edirne and the O-4 continues east to Ankara. The O-2, O-3, and O-4 are part of European route E80 (the Trans-European Motorway) between Portugal and the Iran–Turkey border.{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.036118,29.047165&spn=0.147611,0.292168&t=m&z=12|title=Istanbul Overview|access-date=1 April 2012|link=no}} In 2011, the first and second bridges on the Bosphorus carried {{nowrap|400,000 vehicles}} each day.{{harvnb|Efe|Cürebal|2011|p=720}} The O-7 or Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu, is a motorway that bypass Istanbul to the north. The O-7 motorway from Kinali GiÅŸeleri to Istanbul Park Service has {{Cvt|139.2|km}}, with 8 lanes (4x4), and from Odayeri-K10 to Istanbul Atatürk Airport has {{Cvt|30.4|km}}. The completed section of highway crosses the Bosporus via the Yavuz Sultan Selim (Third Bosphorus) Bridge, entered service on 26 August 2016.WEB,www.trtworld.com/turkey/3rd-bosphorus-bridge-opening-ceremony-172455, 3rd Bosphorus bridge opening ceremony, TRT World, 25 August 2016, dead,www.trtworld.com/turkey/3rd-bosphorus-bridge-opening-ceremony-172455," title="web.archive.org/web/20160828093449www.trtworld.com/turkey/3rd-bosphorus-bridge-opening-ceremony-172455,">web.archive.org/web/20160828093449www.trtworld.com/turkey/3rd-bosphorus-bridge-opening-ceremony-172455, 28 August 2016, The O-7 motorway connects Istanbul Atatürk Airport with Istanbul Airport. Environmentalist groups worry that the third bridge will endanger the remaining green areas to the north of Istanbul.WEB,www.eib.org/attachments/pipeline/20090678_nts_en.pdf, The European Investment Bank, Eurasia Tunnel Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Volume I: Non Technical Summary (NTS), ERM Group (Germany and UK) and ELC-Group (Istanbul), January 2011, 4 July 2012, WEB,www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/08/bosphorus-bridge-row-istanbul-turkey, The Guardian, Letsch, Constanze, Plan for New Bosphorus Bridge Sparks Row Over Future of Istanbul, 8 June 2012, 4 July 2012, Apart from the three Bosphorus Bridges, the dual-deck, {{convert|14.6|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} Eurasia Tunnel (which entered service on 20 December 2016) under the Bosphorus strait also provides road crossings for motor vehicles between the Asian and European sides of Turkey.WEB,aa.com.tr/en/economy/istanbuls-13bn-eurasia-tunnel-prepares-to-open/709440, Istanbul’s $1.3BN Eurasia Tunnel prepares to open, Anadolu Agency, 19 December 2016, Road transport emits significant carbon dioxide, estimated at 7 million tons in 2021.WEB, Emissions Map - Climate TRACE,climatetrace.org/map/turkey-co2e100, 2022-12-18, climatetrace.org, 12 November 2022,web.archive.org/web/20221112141728/https://climatetrace.org/map/turkey-co2e100, dead,Public transportation
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{{Multiple image| image1 = Emin Kul.jpgRailroads
File:Bahnhofsfront-Istanbul-Sirkeci retouched 2.jpg|thumb|Originally opened in 1873 with a smaller terminal building as the main terminus at the Ottoman Chemins de fer Orientaux, which connected Istanbul with Vienna, the current Sirkeci Terminal building was constructed between 1888 and 1890, and became the eastern terminus of the Orient Express from Paris.WEB,www.britannica.com/topic/Orient-Express, Orient Express, 21 December 2023, Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia BritannicaInternational rail service from Istanbul launched in 1889, with a line between Bucharest and Istanbul’s Sirkeci Terminal, which ultimately became famous as the eastern terminus of the Orient Express from Paris. Regular service to Bucharest and Thessaloniki continued until the early 2010s, when the former was interrupted for Marmaray construction but started running again in 2019 and the latter was halted due to economic problems in Greece.WEB,www.tcdd.gov.tr/home/detail/?id=599, Turkish State Railways, tr, Bölgesel Yolcu Trenleri, Regional Passenger Trains, 3 April 2012, dead,www.tcdd.gov.tr/home/detail/?id=599," title="web.archive.org/web/20120404194631www.tcdd.gov.tr/home/detail/?id=599,">web.archive.org/web/20120404194631www.tcdd.gov.tr/home/detail/?id=599, 4 April 2012, WEB,www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/jun/22/greek-summer-holiday-save-greece, The Guardian, Keenan, Steve, How Your Greek Summer Holiday Can Help Save Greece, 22 June 2012, 28 September 2012, After Istanbul’s HaydarpaÅŸa Terminal opened in 1908, it served as the western terminus of the Baghdad Railway and an extension of the Hejaz Railway; today, neither service is offered directly from Istanbul.WEB,www.emporis.com/building/haydarpasatrainstation-istanbul-turkey,www.emporis.com/building/haydarpasatrainstation-istanbul-turkey," title="web.archive.org/web/20121023021752www.emporis.com/building/haydarpasatrainstation-istanbul-turkey,">web.archive.org/web/20121023021752www.emporis.com/building/haydarpasatrainstation-istanbul-turkey, dead, 23 October 2012, Emporis, Haydarpasa Train Station, 3 April 2012, NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8518109.stm, BBC, Head, Jonathan, 16 February 2010, 3 April 2012, Iraq – Turkey railway link re-opens, WEB,www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/ortadogu_ing.html, Turkish National Railways, Transports to Middle-Eastern Countries, 3 April 2012, dead,www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/ortadogu_ing.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120415025732www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/ortadogu_ing.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120415025732www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/ortadogu_ing.html, 15 April 2012, Service to Ankara and other points across Turkey is normally offered by Turkish State Railways, but the construction of Marmaray and the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway forced the station to close in 2012.WEB,www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=270498, Akay, Latifa, Today’s Zaman, 2012 Sees End of Line for HaydarpaÅŸa Station, 5 February 2012, 3 April 2012, dead,www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=270498," title="web.archive.org/web/20130916191411www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=270498,">web.archive.org/web/20130916191411www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=270498, 16 September 2013, New stations to replace both the HaydarpaÅŸa and Sirkeci terminals, and connect the city’s disjointed railway networks, now the Marmaray second phase opened to the public. Private bus companies still operation to this day. Istanbul’s main bus station is the largest in Europe, with a daily capacity of {{nowrap|15,000 buses}} and {{nowrap|600,000 passengers}}, serving destinations as distant as Frankfurt.WEB,www.otogaristanbul.com/index.php?sayfa=otogar1, Avrasya Terminal Ä°ÅŸletmeleri A.Åž. (Eurasian Terminal Management, Inc.), Ä°stanbul Otogarı, tr, Istanbul Bus Station, 3 April 2012, dead,www.otogaristanbul.com/index.php?sayfa=otogar1," title="web.archive.org/web/20120420152916www.otogaristanbul.com/index.php?sayfa=otogar1,">web.archive.org/web/20120420152916www.otogaristanbul.com/index.php?sayfa=otogar1, 20 April 2012, WEB,www.touring.de/index.php?id=2&L=1, Touring, Eurolines Germany–Deutsche Touring GmbH–Europabus, 3 April 2012,Airports
Istanbul had three large international airports, two of which currently serve commercial passenger flights. The largest is the new Istanbul Airport, opened in 2018 in the Arnavutköy district to the northwest of the city center, on the European side, near the Black Sea coast.{{multiple image| align = right| direction = vertical| image1 = İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı airport Dec 2019.jpg| width1 = 220| caption1 = Istanbul Airport| image2 = Sabiha Gökçen Airport.JPG| width2 = 220International relations
See also
- List of people from Istanbul
- Outline of Istanbul
- 1766 Istanbul earthquake
- Caput Mundi
- List of cities with the most skyscrapers
Notes
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- Website of the Istanbul Governorship
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Interactive aerial photos from 1946, 1966, 1970, 1982, 2006, 2011 and 2013
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