The Best Regions of Istanbul to Own Real Estate

Real estate options vary in Istanbul, which extends between the continents of Europe and Asia on the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Marmara.. What are the best areas of Istanbul for real estate ownership? And what are its specifications? What is the difference between real estate and residential areas?

The best areas of Istanbul for real estate ownership

Istanbul, the Turkish economic capital, is divided into 39 municipalities, 25 of which are in the European part and 14 in the Asian part, including: Sariyer, Besiktas and Taksim all the way to Silivri and Çatalca.

Real estate prices are higher in the city centers and gradually decrease towards the outskirts of Istanbul.

Each municipality in Istanbul provides all services and includes government departments such as: taxes, land registry, electricity, gas and water companies, and citizens can conduct their transactions, each in his area.

Many European regions of Istanbul are targeted by those who wish to own real estate thanks to government services. Other factors also impose themselves and attract many people to buy real estate for housing or investment, such as coastal areas or near forests and Istanbul centers.
In this article, we try to present the best and most sold real estate areas during the last period.

Esenyurt:

It tops the areas that sell the most real estate in 2022, according to official figures issued by the Turkish Statistics Authority, and 36 thousand and 315 properties were sold in it during the past year.

Esenyurt is located in the European suburbs of Istanbul and is surrounded by the regions: Beylikduzu, Bahcesehir and Avcilar. It is in the middle of the city's E-5 and E-80 highways. It is one of the most popular areas inhabited by many Arab and foreign nationalities.

The region enjoys great fame and is a major destination for real estate ownership in Turkey due to the low real estate prices there for several reasons, including:

• It is about 25 kilometers away from city centers such as Taksim and Fatih.
• It does not contain many tourist factors, despite its proximity to the Sea of ​​Marmara.
• The metro has not reached it until today, but a project has started and the first section of it will open in 2024 under the name of the “Esenyurt – Mahmoud Bey” line.
• The population of the region is close to one million people, making it the largest district in Istanbul in terms of population out of about 16 million people.

Esenyurt is no less important than the rest of Istanbul, especially Cumhuriyet Street, which connects to Beylikduzu, and is known as the Street of Restaurants. There are also many hospitals, clinics, and schools, as well as Esenyurt University, private universities, and huge shopping centers such as Marmara Park, City Center, and others.

Among the most prominent residential complex projects in Esenyurt:

• Automatically every season.
• Sheraton Residence.
• Base Tower.
• Olgay Point Residence.
• Babacan Premium.
• Eyes Tower Blue.
• Ardashli Square.
• Botanica.

Buyukcekmece:

It is located west of Istanbul and is known for its beach on the banks of the Sea of ​​Marmara, along with a lake and the bridge of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (Mimar Sinan), which connects the shores of the sea and the lake.

Büyükçekmece hosts several tourist, historical and natural attractions such as Mimar Sinan Bridge, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent Sabil, Khan Korsunlu, Mimar Sinan Beach and Marina Guzelca.

Among the most prominent tourist attractions in it is the KIYI İSTANBUL MARİNA project, the huge entertainment city, in addition to “Midwood”, the film production city, which is scheduled to open in conjunction with the centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic this year, and it will compete with Hollywood and Bollywood in terms of the magnitude of production.

Büyükçekmece includes hospitals, schools, universities, and shopping centers, as well as many independent villas or within residential complexes and projects such as:

• Yaka removes.
• Marina 24.
• Avenue.
• C Palm.
• Dia Marie.
• Dia Bella.
• Crescent Hill.
• Casa Blue.
• Misk Gardens Villas.
• Misk Villa Villas.
• Yaka removes.
• Flamingo Blue.
• Zeytinli Koy.
• Elmas Conclare.

Beylikduzu:

It is located on the coast of the Sea of ​​Marmara to the south and the E-5 highway to the north. It is surrounded by Büyükçekmece, Esenyurt and Avcilar. Beylikduzu is known for its wide green spaces, foremost of which is the government project “Wadi YaSham”, which extends over an area of ​​one million square meters.

The region includes the second largest marina in Istanbul with a capacity of 500 yachts together, and is full of all health, educational and entertainment services, except for transportation networks, which made it a distinguished investment point that attracted contractors to build residential complex projects in recent years, including:

• Karat Beylikduzu.
• Refrance Beylikduzu.
• Olya Morgan.
• Casa Marine.
• between Marmara.
• Alya Marin.
• Alya Bella Villas.
• Istanbul lotus.
• Shahry Beyaz.

Basaksehir:

The Turkish government is working to make it the new center of Istanbul, and this is evident through the prominent government interest and the opening of major vital and development projects in it, such as: the medical city of Basaksehir, the largest botanical garden in Turkey and Europe, and the Basaksehir Square. Istanbul International Airport is also located in the Arnavutkoy area near Basaksehir, and there An extension of the Istanbul Water Canal project within the region.

It mediates the European section of Istanbul and separates its cultural and tourist centers from its suburbs. Surrounded by Arnavutkoy, the Black Sea, Kucukcekmece Lake, Bahcesehir, Esenyurt and Bagcilar.

Basaksehir is famous for its wide vegetation, especially the famous green valley. It is considered one of the religiously conservative areas, which attracts many Arab families to it.

Experts believe that the reason for the government's choice of Basaksehir to make it a new center for Istanbul is that it is located within the safe green zone, far from the earthquake and earthquake line, and contains many hospitals, schools, universities, shopping centers, and several residential complexes such as:

• Basaksehir Square.
• Europe Konotlari Basaksehir.
• Basak Port.
• Elite Garden.
• Istanbul 3.
• Panorama boutique.
• Tual Bahsha I was.
• Basaksehir Eurasia.

Kucukcekmece:

The importance of the region emerged greatly after the Turkish government announced its selection as a starting point for the “Istanbul Water Canal” project, which will connect the Sea of ​​Marmara to the Black Sea via Lake Kucukcekmece.

The area is considered to be of a family nature, as it embraces vast green spaces in addition to recreational and tourism activities, especially in the vicinity of the lake. All types of transportation are available, which contributed to a huge urban expansion in the area that includes dozens of residential complex projects such as:

• Tema Istanbul.
• Centric Istanbul.
• Bizim locality.
• Most Atakent.
• Modern Yaka.
• Bizim Evler 10.

Kagithane:

The region is witnessing the largest governmental urban development process in the country, which prompted the Turkish government to encourage ownership and real estate investment in it by exempting real estate buyers from the 4% title deed tax.

Kagithane is adjacent to the centers of Istanbul and is surrounded by the forests of Belgrade and the Black Sea, the areas of Sisli, Maslak, Sariyer and Fatih. The urban development works included in the infrastructure of the historic riverbed and the main and secondary roads of the region, and hospitals, schools and universities increased with it, such as Atlas Istanbul University. It also includes major shopping centers and residential and commercial projects. Of which:

• Guineab Link.
• Hip Residence.
• Panorama Evlari Valley.
• Modern drawing.

Maslak:

The region borders the Bosphorus Strait in the center of Istanbul and follows Sariyer district. It is located near the areas of Levent and Sisli, forming the main commercial nerve of Istanbul because it includes major Turkish, Arab and international companies.

Maslak has a luxurious infrastructure as it is one of the most important centers of Istanbul and is full of hospitals, schools, universities, shopping centers and means of transportation. It includes residential and commercial complexes, including:

• Path 42.
• ooze a Maslak

The most prominent Asian areas of Istanbul for real estate ownership:

Uskudar:

The oldest historical areas of Istanbul at all, and it has a privileged location on the banks of the Bosphorus Strait near the Sea of ​​Marmara, and it is full of ancient monumental buildings.

Uskudar is adjacent to Kadikoy, the Bosphorus Strait, Beykoz, Umraniye and Ataşehir. The area is distinguished by the wonderful mixture between old heritage buildings and modern residential complexes designed in line with the nature of the historical region.

It also constitutes one of the most prominent areas of real estate ownership for housing and investment in Istanbul, thanks to its historical importance and the centrality of its location, in addition to the inclusion of health and educational institutions, entertainment centers, and extensive transportation networks. Among the most prominent residential complex projects in it are:

• Emaar Square.
• Nida Park Cengelkoy.

Kadikoy:

It is one of the most prominent tourist areas in Istanbul, and it is no less important than Taksim, and it contains the famous tourist Baghdad Street.
Kadikoy extends along the Sea of ​​Marmara and is bordered to the north by the Aydos, Atasehir and Umraniye forests to the north and to the east by Kartal and Maltepe.

• Misa cuz.
• Elite Concept.
• Evin Park.

Atasehir:

It is located in Umraniye district in Istanbul, Asia, and has been chosen by the Turkish government as the location for the Istanbul Financial Center for International Finance, which is scheduled to open this year.

Ataşehir is located in Asian Istanbul and is bordered by the regions of Uskudar, Kadikoy, Beykoz and Maltepe. It has a strong infrastructure of roads and bridges built and developed for the Istanbul Financial City project, and it has many hospitals, clinics, schools, universities, shopping centers and residential complexes.

Kartal:

It enjoys a privileged location in the center of Asian Istanbul, near the Princes' Islands and on the banks of the Sea of ​​Marmara, and is bordered by Aydos forests, the Sea of ​​Marmara, Maltepe and Kadikoy.

Kartal is classified as one of the beautiful tourist areas in Turkey and is full of service facilities. Tens of residential complexes with remarkable modern designs are being built in it. It is characterized by its road organization, modern infrastructure, and its inclusion of major hospitals, schools and universities. It includes some of the most important residential complex projects such as:

• Versus Dragos.
• Kartal Wings.
• In Kartal.
• Kartal sparrow.

What is the difference between real estate and residential areas?

Residential areas in Istanbul are required to be surrounded by public services such as hospitals, schools, shopping centers and transportation such as “Esenyurt, Beylikduzu, Buyukcekmece, Kucukcekmece.”

As for investment areas, they must be close to highways, government development projects, and metro stations, such as: “Basin Express, Sisli, Maslak, Kagithane.”

This does not mean that buying a property in a residential area is a losing investment, but its profits may be less than the profitable returns from buying a property in an investment area.