Istanbul Central Business District

Key business and shopping centers in the Istanbul CBD and Beyoglu
Maslak
Maslak
Atatürk Oto Sanayi
Atatürk Oto Sanayi
İstinye Park
İstinye Park
Natl. Defense Univ.
Natl. Defense Univ.
Ayazağa/ITÜ
Ayazağa/ITÜ
Istanbul Technical  Univ.
Istanbul Technical  Univ.
Vadistanbul mall
Vadistanbul mall
Vadistanbul funicular
Vadistanbul funicular
Skyland
Skyland
Rams Park (Galatasaray FC)
Rams Park (Galatasaray FC)
Kağıthane
Kağıthane
Istanbul Central Business District
Kağıthane retail area
Kağıthane retail area
Sanayi
Sanayi
Seyrantepi
Seyrantepi
Istanbul Central Business District
Etiler
Etiler
Nispetiye
Nispetiye
Boğaziçi Univ.
Boğaziçi Univ.
Istanbul Central Business District
Taşçioğlu Hospital
Taşçioğlu
Hospital
Trump Tower/AVM
Trump Tower/AVM
Astoria
Astoria
Profilo
Profilo
Çağlayan
Çağlayan
Şişli Mecidiyeköy
Şişli Mecidiyeköy
Istanbul Central Business District
Fulya area
Fulya
area
Fulya metro
Fulya metro
Otim
Otim
Bomonti
Bomonti
İstanbul Cevahir
İstanbul
Cevahir
Osmanbey
Osmanbey
Nişantası
Nişantası
İstanbul Sapphire, 4 Levent metro
İstanbul Sapphire, 4 Levent metro
Kanyon mall
Kanyon mall
ÖzdilekPark
ÖzdilekPark
Levent/ Metrocity
Levent/
Metrocity
Istanbul Central Business District
Gayreteppe
Gayreteppe
Istanbul Central Business District
Zincirlikuyu Zorlu Center
Zincirlikuyu
Zorlu Center
Barabaros Blvd./ Yıldız Tech. Univ. Yıldız metro
Barabaros Blvd./ Yıldız Tech. Univ.
Yıldız metro
Beşiktaş (⛴️ T1 🔧M7)
Beşiktaş
(⛴️ T1 🔧M7)
Istanbul Congress Center
Istanbul Congress Center
Grand Hyatt
Grand Hyatt
Intercontinental
Intercontinental
Hilton Bosphorus
Hilton Bosphorus
Taksim Fu
Taksim Fu
İstiklal Caddesi
İstiklal Caddesi
Kabataş (⛴️ Fu T1 🔧M7)
Kabataş
(⛴️ Fu T1 🔧M7)
Şişhane
Şişhane
Galata Tower
Galata
Tower
Galataport
Galataport
Modern Art
Modern Art
Karaköy (Fu, T1)
Karaköy (Fu, T1)
Eminönü (Old City) ⛴️
Eminönü (Old City) ⛴️
Üsküdar ⛴️, Marmaray
Üsküdar
⛴️, Marmaray
Fıstıkağacı
Fıstıkağacı
Bağlarbaşı
Bağlarbaşı
Capitol mall, Altunizade
Capitol mall, Altunizade
Istanbul CBD, Beyoğlu and Golden Horn, key business and shopping centers, universities, and selected metro stations and landmarks. Bold text=neighborhood, ⛴️=ferry pier, Fu=funicular station, M=metro station, T= tram stop, 🔧=under construction

Istanbul's Central Business District as the real estate industry refers to it, is not the historic city center, but a 7-km-long north–south corridor of modern areas mostly along Barbaros Boulevard and Büyükdere Avenue. As of late 2021, 33% of the Class A office space in the metropolitan area was located in the CBD, of which about 790,000 sqm in Maslak, 690,000 sqm in Levent, 500,000 sqm in Zincirlikuyu/Esentepe/Gayrettepe and 100,000 sqm in Etiler.[1]

The Istanbul Metro's Line 2 serves the CBD's main north-south corridor, with Line 6 and Line 7 providing east-west service. In addition, Line 7 is to be extended southward from Şişli—Mecidiyeköy station to Beşiktaş ferry station.

The historic city center is in Fatih and contains historic sites, the Grand Bazaar and adjacent wholesale/retail districts, but is not a modern "central business district" in that it does not have modern retail formats, dense residential and hotel towers, etc.

These can be found in the following edge cities with concentrations of office space, shopping malls, residential towers, entertainment and educational facilities, hospitals, etc.

From south to north, they are:[2]

Symbols         hospital
 metro line
 military base
        museum/monument
  office/ residential tower
 pier
        planned or
      under construction
 shopping mall/area
       stadium
university
        N neighborhood
D district
WEST EAST
N
O
R
T
H
 İstinye Park
N Maslak, D Sarıyer
 Skyland  Vadistanbul
 Vadistanbul
 Radisson Collection
Rams Park
      Galatasaray FC
N Ayazağa D Sarıyer
 Seyrantepe  3rd Corps/NATO
 Sanayi
National Defense  İtü Ayazağa
 Hilton Maslak
 Istanbul Technical
 Kağıthane 
 Merkez Kağıthane
 AXİS AVM
 4. Levent  
 Sheraton Levent
 Istanbul Sapphire
N Emniyet evleri D Kağıthane (W side)
N Konaklar D Beşiktaş (E side)
 Le Meridien Etiler  Etiler
 Boğaziçi Üniv.
Boğaziçi
Çağlayan  Kanyon
 Özdilek Park
 Wyndham Grand
 Levent
 Hyatt Centric
 Metrocity
N Esentepe D Şişli (W side)
N Levent D Beşiktaş (E side)
 Nispetiye
 Four Seasons Res.
 Akmerkez
N Nispetiye D Beşiktaş
Taşçioğlu  Trump Towers
 Şişli Mecidiyeköy
 İstanbul Cevahir
 Marriott Hotels
 Radisson Blu
N Mecidiyeköy D Şişli
 Astoria
 Fairmount
 Kempinski Res.
 Profilo
 Gayrettepe
 Gayrettepe
 Zorlu Center
 Mövenpick
 Raffles
N Esentepe, Levazım,
Balmumcu
 D Beşiktaş
N Bomonti N Fulya N Otim  Fulya 
 Osmanbey
 Westin
N Nişantaşı
American Hospital
 St. Regis
 Park Hyatt
 Yıldız Technical
 Yıldız 
 Conrad
N Yıldız D Beşiktaş
 Mandarin Oriental
Congress Center
 Hilton
 Grand Hyatt
 Intercontinental
 Divan
N Harbiye D Şişli
N Maçka D Şişli
S
O
U
T
H
 Intercontinental
 Marmara
Taksim Gezi Park
Taksim Square
 Taksim
 Four Seasons
 Beşiktaş ()
 Shangri-La
 Swissotel
 Dolmabahce Palace
 Çırağan Palace
      Kempinski
N Yıldız D Beşiktaş
 İstiklal Avenue  Kabataş 
 Şişhane
 Beyoğlu (Tünel)
 Galata Tower
N Berketzade
D Beyoğlu (Pera)
Fındıklı
 Galataport
 Modern Art
Tophane
 Karaköy (Tünel)
 Karaköy Pier
 Peninsula Hotel
 Novotel
 JW Marriott
  1. ^ "Istanbul Office Market General Overview" (PDF). Propin: 3, 9.
  2. ^ Istanbul Office Market Overview Q1 2014 (PDF). Property Investment Consultancy. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2019.