Beylikdüzü
District and municipality
Beylikdüzü Gürpınar seaside
Beylikdüzü Gürpınar seaside
Map showing Beylikdüzü District in Istanbul Province
Map showing Beylikdüzü District in Istanbul Province
Beylikdüzü is located in Turkey
Beylikdüzü
Beylikdüzü
Location in Turkey
Beylikdüzü is located in Istanbul
Beylikdüzü
Beylikdüzü
Beylikdüzü (Istanbul)
Coordinates: 41°00′04″N 28°38′31″E / 41.00111°N 28.64194°E / 41.00111; 28.64194
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
Government
 • MayorMehmet Murat Çalık (CHP)
Area
39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
412,835
 • Density11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0212
Websitewww.beylikduzu.bel.tr

Beylikdüzü is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 39 km2,[3] and its population is 412,835 (2022).[1] It is on the European side of Istanbul, located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of Esenyurt, east of Büyükçekmece, and west of Avcılar.

History

Beylikdüzü Seashore.

It is assumed that Beylikdüzü was first settled by Greeks from Byzantion in the second century AD as a farming village. It later became a popular resort for residents of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire, a status that continued after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire. The region was referred to as "Garden" in the later Ottoman period, and following the foundation of the Turkish Republic was called "Kavaklı," after the large number of poplar trees, a name which was used until 2003. The modern name means "Plains of the Beylik." In 2008 the district Beylikdüzü was created from part of the district Büyükçekmece.[4][5]

Recent History

Beylikdüzü was populated after the 1999 İzmit earthquake by people from older districts of Istanbul who preferred the newly constructed buildings in Beylikdüzü due to safety concerns of the older ones. When the Metrobus (rapid bus system) was extended from Avcılar to Beylikdüzü in 2012, Beylikdüzü was affected by a second wave of migration. With the advance of Metrobüs the perception of "distance" has changed and places which seemed far away before became closer, so many moved to Beylikdüzü. Its population has grown from around 3000 in the early 1990s to 350,000 by 2018.[6] Since the population of Beylikdüzü consists mostly of migrants from other districts of Istanbul or Turkey, and Beylikdüzü is a relatively recently established city, Beylikdüzü has gained a welcoming atmosphere for the newcomers without having any social stratification. The popularity of Beylikdüzü has increased greatly in the last few years and the region became a hot spot for residential and commercial investments.[7] Beylikdüzü has the highest rapid increase in the land and property value in Turkey, making its investors richer in a very short time.[8] Beylikdüzü was one of the few municipalities in Turkey that switched from AKP to CHP in 2014 with an overwhelming (>10%) vote.[9]

General

Skyline of the Beylikduzu Beykent area from the seaside.

Beylikdüzü is the modern part of Istanbul. Beylikdüzü together with the Ataköy Marina district are now attracting the upper-middle class because of their good infrastructure, and are seeing the construction of new luxury developments.[10] The attraction is also increased by their close proximity to the Istanbul Atatürk Airport.[11] Beylikdüzü is home to the most shopping malls in Istanbul and is considered a heaven for shopping, also referred to as the "AVM cumhuriyeti" (or republic of shopping in English).[12]

Beylikdüzü is one of the most cosmopolitan districts of Istanbul, thus hosting a mosaic of different cultures of Turkey together with people from other countries. Beylikdüzü matches the European cities with its high green space per person. The green space is over 10M² per person in Beylikdüzü.[13] Almost in every street and avenue trees are planted at equal distance; making the whole neighborhood as an open-air museum. The construction of the botanical park in the huge valley between Adnan Kahveci and Cumhuriyet neighbourhood is still going on.[14]

Istanbul Seafood Wholesale Market Hall in Kumkapı (in historical peninsula) is planned to be established in its new and bigger complex in Beylikdüzü.[15] However, people with environmental awareness in Beylikdüzü have a concern that the new seafood market which is planned to be constructed by land reclamation on the Gürpinar coast of Beylikdüzü, can disturb the natural underwater current which cleans the Büyükçekmece Bay. Environmentalists fear that having the currents stopped the bay might turn into a sewage zone and lost all its beauty. Plus some experts claim that the seafood supply is mostly carried from the land not from the sea so it will add an unnecessary traffic pressure on the Beylikdüzü's existing road system.[16]

Composition

There are 10 neighbourhoods in Beylikdüzü District:[17]

  • Adnan Kahveci
  • Barış
  • Büyükşehir
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Dereağzı
  • Gürpınar
  • Kavaklı
  • Marmara
  • Sahil
  • Yakuplu

Climate

Meadows of Beylikdüzü.

Beylikdüzü experiences a relatively cool Mediterranean climate (Csa/Cs) according to both Köppen and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. As Beylikdüzü is approximately 150 meters above sea level, it is colder and windier than most other districts of Istanbul. It is in USDA hardiness zone 8b and AHS heat zone 4.[18]

Climate data for Beylikdüzü
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)		 8.1
(46.6)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.6
(60.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 25.3
(77.5)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 19.1
(66.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 10.5
(50.9)		 17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 16.0
(60.8)		 20.3
(68.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 19.2
(66.6)		 15.2
(59.4)		 11.1
(52.0)		 7.6
(45.7)		 13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 2.2
(36.0)		 3.2
(37.8)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.8
(58.6)		 11.3
(52.3)		 7.7
(45.9)		 4.7
(40.5)		 9.6
(49.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89
(3.5)		 66
(2.6)		 68
(2.7)		 54
(2.1)		 34
(1.3)		 36
(1.4)		 22
(0.9)		 27
(1.1)		 42
(1.7)		 61
(2.4)		 83
(3.3)		 113
(4.4)		 695
(27.4)
Source: [19]
Beylikdüzü - Kadıköy Metrobus Line, Hadimköy Station

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 42. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ CHP’s candidate to use ‘universal rhetoric’ to appeal to Kurdish voters
  7. ↑ "'İstanbul'un yatırım merkezi olduk' - Haber 1". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  8. ↑ "İstanbul'da emlağın yıldızı Beylikdüzü".
  9. ↑ "BEYLİKDÜZÜ Seçim Sonuçları". 29 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tax Guide | Investment International" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  11. ↑ "Property in Turkey,Properties,Altinkum,Bodrum,Fethiye,Alanya,Side, vi…". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sabah Emlak - İstanbul'un yeni yüzü Beylikdüzü". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  13. ↑ "YENİ PARKLAR İLE YEŞİL ALANLAR ARTTIRILIYOR - T.C. Beylikdüzü Belediye Başkanlığı". Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  14. ↑ "Şehir ParkıYeil Vadi Beylikdüzünün yeni yüzü olacak - T.C. Beylikdüzü Belediye Başkanlığı". Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  15. ↑ "Kumkapı'daki balık hali Gürpınar'a taşınacak".
  16. ↑ "'Balık hali körfezi bitirir' isyanı".
  17. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Bitki Soğuğa ve Sıcağa Dayanıklılık". www.mgm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  19. ↑ "Beylikdüzü - Weather History & Climate Data - Meteostat". meteostat.net. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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