Ataşehir
Sign in to saveAtaşehir () is a municipality and district of Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Maltepe to the east, Kadıköy to the south and Üsküdar to the west.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Ataşehir
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- IFM Görsel.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Istanbul Financial Center in Ataşehir
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- Istanbul location Ataşehir.svg
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- Map showing Ataşehir District in Istanbul Province
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Onursal Adıgüzel
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 25
- Turkey place.population_total
- 423127
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0216
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Ataşehir () is a municipality and district of Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Maltepe to the east, Kadıköy to the south and Üsküdar to the west.
Since 2023, Ataşehir is home to the Istanbul Financial Center (IFC), where the new headquarters of the state-owned Turkish banks, such as the Turkish Central Bank, Ziraat Bank, VakıfBank and Halkbank, are located. Until 2023, the headquarters of these banks were in Ankara. As of 2024, the tallest buildings in Ataşehir are the Turkish Central Bank Tower, which is followed by Metropol Istanbul Tower A (70 floors / 301 metres including its twin spires).