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Beşiktaş (pronounced [beshiktash]) is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus. Directly across the Bosphorus is the […]
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Bartın is a city in northern Turkey and the central district of the province of Bartın. Formerly a district of Zonguldak Province, Bartın has been made into a province seat in 1991 with the constitution of its province, including four districts: Central Bartın, Amasra, Kurucaşile, and Ulus). The city, with a population of c. 48,000, […]
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Batman is a city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris. The Batı Raman oil field, which is the largest oil field in Turkey, is located just outside the […]
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Bayburt is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River and is the provincial capital of Bayburt Province. Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient Silk Road. It was visited by Marco Polo and Evliya Çelebi. Remains of its medieval castle still exist. There are several historical mosques, Turkish baths, and […]
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Balıkesir (Turkish: [baˈlɯkesiɾ]) is a city and the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 331,788 inhabitants. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi. History Close to modern Balıkesir was the Roman town of Hadrianutherae, founded, as its name commemorates, by the emperor […]
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Başakşehir is one of the 39 second-level districts in Greater Istanbul, Turkey. The population of Başakşehir is 311,095 as of 2012. It is in the European part of Istanbul. Başakşehir is situated in the European portion (Rumeli) of İstanbul at 41°05′N 28°49′E. Sazlıdere Dam reservoir is to the northwest and Sea of Marmara is to […]
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Aydın (Turkish:[ajdɯn] formerly named Güzelhisar), ancient Greek Tralles, is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey’s Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient Meander River) at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down […]
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Ataşehir is a modern suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways in the Anatolian part of Istanbul. Before 2009, the area of present-day Ataşehir was divided between the districts of Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Ümraniye and Kartal. Its neighbours are Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the […]
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Avcılar is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, out of town on the European side of the city, just to the west of the Küçükçekmece inlet of the Sea of Marmara. It is called ‘the crown of Istanbul’. The Marmara coast road bridges the mouth of the inlet, always an important route in wartime. Therefore, when […]
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Bağcılar is a working class suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located behind Bahçelievler on the Europe a side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the E5. Sparsely populated countryside at the time of the founding of the Turkish republic, bağcılar means “vine growers” in Turkish and was […]
