Bahçelievler City Istanbul

Bahçelievler (houses with gardens) is a suburb which is established on 11 districts. There are no village and parish depending on the suburb. In 1950s, there were two villages one of which was Yenibosna and another one is Kocasinan.



Bahçelievler provided big improvements as a result that construction sectors invested in these regions. The architecture of the region is consistent with the general features of Istanbul, however, the suburb is faced with challenges as well as many other districts of Istanbul. Undoubtedly, the most important thing is irregularity of structures. There are good-looking apartment buildings, however, the squatter settlements are often seen. In recent years, numbers of shopping centers and sites have been increasing and the suburb has started to develop. The population in here began to increase especially after 1960. As all the suburbs of Istanbul, increasing population is much more in the European side especially the areas of Bahçelievler. Rapid growth of population has caused of many problems. Living standards are decreasing while numbers of people are increasing. The job opportunities and work force of the suburb are not the same, therefore, there are no development. Health services in Bahçelievler have started to be insufficient but in recent years it is mentioned an improvement of health services with the State Hospital, health centers and houses.

In Bahçelievler, there are the large and small commercial enterprises. The commercial organizations are established for the needs of people. Beside the commercial organizations, there are shopping centers located in the county for the needs of people too. Shopping centers have begun to be established in almost every district of Istanbul. In addition to these, because of close to Bakırköy, Bahçelievler has a chance to be near beaches.