Ataköy, Bakırköy

Ataköy is a quarter of Bakırköy district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. It was developed as one of the first examples of satellite-city projects in Turkey.

Ataköy
Quarter
A view of Nef Ataköy
A view of Nef Ataköy
Ataköy is located in Istanbul
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Ataköy
Ataköy is located in Turkey
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Ataköy
Ataköy is located in Europe
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Ataköy
Ataköy is located in Asia
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Coordinates: 40°58′59″N 28°51′13″E
Country Turkey
RegionMarmara
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictBakırköy
Population
 (2022)
 • Total51,493
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
34156 (7th-8th-9th-10th Section)
34158 (2nd-3rd-4th-5th-6th-11th Section)
Area code0212
A view of Ataköy under snow.

Ataköy is located in Bakırköy district on the European side of Istanbul. It is adjacent to Bahçelievler district and Şirinevler neighborhood. The area in the then outskirt of Istanbul City, which Ataköy today covers, belonged to the Turkish military, and was called Baruthane (literally: gunpowder magazine). In the 1950s, the government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes (in office (1950–1960)) transferred the property to the state-owned realty business bank Emlak Bank for envelopment as a satellite city of affordable housing for middle income households. In 1956, the project started with the construction of a beach site. The residence area was named "Ataköy" (literally "Atatürkville"). The project included 12,000 apartments, three hotels, beach, clubs, shopping malls, cultural center and sports facilities.[1]

Ataköy quarter consists of four neighborhoods with eleven sections of apartment blocks. The quarter is a peaceful residential area with wide green zones. The neighborhoods in the quarter are the Ataköy 1st Section, the 2nd-5th-6th Section, the 3rd-4th-11th Section and the 7th-8th-9th-10th Section. The 9th and 10th Sections were developed in 1986, and the 7th and 8th Sections were completed in 1990. In the recent years, some construction companies built residence blocks around the existing apartment blocks.[1]

Following facilities are situated in Ataköy: Yunus Emre Cultural Center, Conservatoty of Bakırköy Municipality, Ataköy Marina, Atrium Shopping Mall, Galleria Ataköy and Ataköy A Plus Shopping Mall, Sinan Erdem Dome, Ataköy Athletics Arena.[1]

Population

As of 2022, the total population of the four neighborhoods in the quarter was 51,493, of which 53.9% women.[2]

Population of Ataköy Quarter (2022)[2]
NeighbourhoodPopulation
Ataköy 1st Section1,715
Ataköy 2nd-5th-6th Section14,396
Ataköy 3rd-4th-11th Section8,130
Ataköy 7th-8th-9th-10th Section27,252
Total51,493

Environment

Ataköy is one of the most green areas in İstanbul because it was constructed in 1950's[3] as one of the first planned collective housings. Recently the large part of coast of Ataköy has been undergone a dense housing that consists of many residences and hotels, so green areas of Ataköy was decreased. The dense housing was stopped by opinion of court due to infringement of coastal law. The government (justice and development party, AKP) ignored the opinion of court and committed ecocide.[4]

However, after 2019 Turkish local elections new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu began to create major green areas (life valleys), one of which is Hagia Mama (Ayamama) life valley. It has long cycle route, walking route and many sports arenas. In addition to existent trees, many new trees are going to be planted in the life valley.[5]

Transportation

Ataköy is served by the metro line M1 at Ataköy—Şirinevler station and by Marmaray at the Ataköy station. The city bus lines 71T-72T and 71AT connect the location with Taksim Square.[6][7]

References
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  1. "Ataköy" (in Turkish). Emlak Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. Kısar, Elif. "YEŞİL ALAN KULLANIM ÖZELLİKLERİ VE TERCİHLERİ (ATAKÖY, BEŞİKTAŞ, ZEYTİNBURNU ÖRNEĞİ)". polen.itu.edu.tr/.
  4. Ali, Dağlar. "Vahşi bir rantın anatomisi: Ataköy sahilinde ne yeşil kaldı, ne kıyı…". www.diken.com.tr/. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. "İstanbul'a nefes: 20 yeni yaşam vadisi". Cumhuriyet. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "71T Ataköy - Taksim" (in Turkish). IETT. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. "71T Ataköy - Taksim" (in Turkish). IETT. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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