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Also known as Besiktas

Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is 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 district of Üsküdar.

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Beşiktaş is a district and municipality in Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait with a population of about 175,000 people. It serves as one of Istanbul's established urban areas, positioned strategically between several neighboring districts and facing the Asian shore across the Bosphorus.

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Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Beşiktaş
Turkey place.image_skyline
Besiktas Montage.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption
Clockwise from top right: Ortaköy Mosque; Arnavutköy; Levent and Etiler; view of Büyükdere Avenue; Akaretler Row Houses; and Dolmabahçe Palace
Turkey place.image_map
Istanbul location Beşiktaş.svg
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Beşiktaş District in Istanbul Province
Turkey place.province
Istanbul
Turkey place.leader_party
CHP
Turkey place.leader_name
Ömer Rasim Şişman
Turkey place.leader_name1
Oğuzhan Bingöl
Turkey place.area_total_km2
18
Turkey place.population_total
175190
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.area_code
0212

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  • Name
  • History
  • Climate
  • Government
  • Historic quarters
  • Places of interest
  • Historic
  • Modern
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Education and culture
  • Transportation
  • Rail Transport
  • Road Transport
  • International relations
  • Involvement
  • Twin municipalities
  • Gallery
  • Video gallery
  • References
  • Notes
  • External links

Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is 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 district of Üsküdar.

The district includes a number of important sites along the European shore of the Bosphorus, from Dolmabahçe Palace in the south to the Bebek area in the north. It is also home to many inland (and relatively expensive, upper-middle class) neighborhoods such as Levent and Etiler. Some of its other well-known neighborhoods include Yıldız, Kuruçeşme, Ortaköy, and Arnavutköy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beşiktaş” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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