Zeytinburnu
Zeytinburnu (literally, Olive Cape) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 292,616 (2022). It is a working-class area on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Zeytinburnu
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Dikilitaş.JPG
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Dikilitaş neighborhood of Zeytinburnu
- Turkey place.image_map
- Istanbul location Zeytinburnu.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Zeytinburnu District in Istanbul Province
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Ömer Arısoy
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 12
- Turkey place.population_total
- 292616
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Composition
- History
- Historical places
- Zeytinburnu today
- Environment
- Sports
- Teams
- Venues
- Town twinning
- Mayor Government of Zeytinburnu
- References
- External links
Zeytinburnu (literally, Olive Cape) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 292,616 (2022). It is a working-class area on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule.
==Geography== Zeytinburnu is located on the part of Çatalca peninsula that is apart from historical peninsula with Walls of Constantinople and overlooks to the Marmara Sea in İstanbul. Its altitude generally increases from south to north, and in south districts (Sümer, Nuripaşa, Kazlıçeşme etc.) embankments, alluvium and former stream beds lay while in north districts (Beştelsiz, Telsiz, Maltepe etc.) wearing surfaces of Bakırköy member (limestone with intercalated clay) lay.