Başakşehir City in Istanbul

We will promote a new suburb of Istanbul which is located in the European side. The suburb is Başakşehir. Başakşehir was a district of Küçükçekmece until 2008. After this date Başakşehir gained the status of a county and the county began to develop rapidly. The county has several neighbors which are the inner regions of the European side such as Arnavutköy, Eyüp, Sultangazi, Esenler, Bağcılar, Küçükçekmece and Avcılar. Başakşehir has not a coastline on the Black Sea or the Marmara Sea and it consists of three main regions, these are Başak (virgo) houses, Altınşehir and Bahçeşehir and these areas were located in the boundaries of Küçükçekmece and Büyükçekmece but after combined them, Başakşehir was established.

The county was established in an area which has a very old history. The name of this region was Azatlık during the Ottoman Era and gunpowder was manufactured in here, also the all requirements of gunpowder had been producing in this region. Later, the region became known as the Farm of Resneli. However, with the privatization and subdivision of farm lands it became to shape today’s Başakşehir. One of other features of the county is that Yarımburgaz Cave which was first settlement of Istanbul is placed in here. The cave is located on the way Kayabaşı in Altınşehir and is open to public as a cultural heritage. The cave, where can be found ruins of the Byzantine Empire, has been host to many films.

Another important feature that separates the county from other counties is that the largest artificial lake of Turkey is placed in here. In addition, if you search for social life areas, Sular Vadisi (Valley of Waters) and Başak Houses can be visited. Bahçeşehir is the most developed region and Altınşehir is the most problematic region in terms of infrastructure. Also, the largest stadium of Turkey was built in this county for enhancing the economic development, which name is the Atatürk Olympic Stadium but it has difficulty in transportation.