Sultanbeyli

Sultanbeyli (pronounced [sulˈtanbejli]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 29 km²,^[3] and its population is 358,201 (2022).^[1] It is located inland on the Asian side (Anadolu Yakasi) ^[4] of the city. The mayor is Ali Tombaş of the Justice and Development Party. Sultanbeyli is a landlocked district, bordered by Sancaktepe to the west, Pendik to the east and Kartal to the south-west.

Sultanbeyli
District and municipality
Sultanbeyli in winter
Map showing Sultanbeyli District in Istanbul Province
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Coordinates: 40°58′06″N 29°15′42″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
Government
• Mayor	Ali Tombaş (AKP)
Area	29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	358,201
• Density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0216
Website	www.sultanbeyli.bel.tr

History

Historically the Sultanbeyli area was farmland on the far outskirts of Istanbul until 1945 when the large land holdings of the Ottoman period were broken up, and 7,500 acres of land around the old Ankara-Istanbul road was paralyzed for the settlement of Turkish migrants from Bulgaria. In 1957, Sultanbeyli was formally organized as a village; after its establishment, some shareholders began to sell their plots of land. The handover of the title deed for these sales could not be carried out because the forestry administration put restrictions on Sultanbeyli, but the sales continued.

Sultanbeyli became a large settlement center in the late 1980s following the connection of the O-4 Motorway to the newly constructed Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in 1988. The new transport links made the village an attractive location for settlement, and between 1985 and 1990, Sultanbeyli's population skyrocketed from 3,741 to 82,298. On December 31, 1987, the decision was made to establish Sultanbeyli as a municipality in the Kartal district of Istanbul, however, the administrative problems caused by the excessive population increase led to the first municipal elections only being held on 26 March 1989, and to the municipality being separated from Kartal into its own district in 1992. This caused Sultanbeyli to develop a reputation as a slum, but it has since transitioned into a working class suburb.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1985	3,741	—
1990	82,298	+85.56%
1997	144,932	+8.42%
2007	272,758	+6.53%
2012	302,388	+2.08%
2017	329,985	+1.76%
2022	358,201	+1.65%
Source: 1985 census,[5] 1990 census,[6] 1997 census[7] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Composition

There are 15 neighbourhoods in Sultanbeyli District:^[8]

• Abdurrahmangazi
• Adil
• Ahmet Yesevi
• Akşemseddin
• Battalgazi
• Fatih
• Hamidiye
• Hasanpaşa
• Mecidiye
• Mehmet Akif
• Mimar Sinan
• Necip Fazıl
• Orhan Gazi
• Turgut Reis
• Yavuz Selim

References

1. "Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts". TÜIK. Retrieved 30 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. "Istanbul Anadolu Yakası". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
5. "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
6. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
7. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
8. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

External links

• the local municipality website