Bağcılar

Bağcılar is a district located on the European side of Istanbul. Bagcilar, which has the opportunity to reach many points of Istanbul, is a developed district in terms of transportation. It is located behind Bahçelievler on the European side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the D100 (once officially E5). The mayor is Abdullah Özdemir (AKP).

For the village, see Bağcılar, Kulp.
Bağcılar
Bağcılar
Coordinates: 41°02′04″N 28°51′23″E
CountryTurkey
Provinceİstanbul
Government
 • MayorAbdullah Özdemir (AKP)
 • KaymakamMustafa Eldivan
Area
[1]
 • District21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • District
749,024
 • District density36,000/km2 (92,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.bagcilar.bel.tr

Sparsely populated countryside at the time of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, bağcılar means "vine growers" in Turkish and the district was formerly known as "Yeşilbağ" (Green Vineyard in Turkish).

Bağcılar also houses a great deal of industry, particularly light engineering, textiles, printing (Bağcılar is home to all the biggest of Turkey's newspapers and TV channels), a huge wholesale market for dry goods, a large second-hand car market, and many trucking companies, particularly along the Gunesli link road from the TEM motorway to Istanbul airport. A metro is being built which is hoped will ease the constant stream of slowly circulating traffic.

Public Transportation

Bağcılar is one of the most developed districts in Istanbul in terms of public transportation. It is connected to Yenikapı by the M1ʙ subway line. Moreover, the T1 tram line starts from Bağcılar to Kabataş. Beside them, the district has several bus options as well.

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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