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Istanbul Financial Center
The Istanbul Financial Center (IFC), is a financial district serving banks, autonomous public institutions, multi-national companies and their related back offices and service firms. Located on the Asian side of Istanbul in the Ümraniye district, the IFC is intended to consolidate various financial institutions, services, and infrastructures within a designated area to promote collaboration, efficiency, and growth within the financial sector. Approximately 100 thousand employees work in the IFC. Development The concept of the Istanbul Financial Center emerged in the early 2000s as part of Turkey's broader economic vision to elevate its status in the global financial arena. The project gained momentum with the formal announcement by the Turkish government in 2009. In 2023, the opening ceremony of the Istanbul Financial Center was held. Location Situated between Ümraniye and Ataşehir districts on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Components The Istanbul Financial Center ...
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Ümraniye
Ümraniye () is a district of Istanbul. It was separated from Üsküdar in 1987. It is bordered by Çekmeköy to the northeast, Sancaktepe to the east, Ataşehir to the south, Üsküdar to the west and Beykoz to the northwest. History Ümraniye is located on high ground just inland from Üsküdar. It began as a small village of under 900 people mainly immigrated from Black Sea Region, but in the early 1950s. Its population grew far beyond its capacity during the 1970s and 1980s due to migration to the cities from rural areas of Anatolia. On 17 March 1978, 5 workers were massacred by Communist militants in the district. The growth of Ümraniye was relatively better controlled than other districts that also attracted workers on the European side (such as Esenler or Gaziosmanpaşa); there are wider roads through the district, more space between the blocks and relatively more green space. A large commercial district grew up to support this large population, the main road through the ...
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Financial District
A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies and other related finance corporations have their head offices. In major cities, financial districts are often home to skyscrapers and other buildings of architectural importance and are called financial centres; such major centres also include important financial utilities such as stock exchanges and the offices of the main financial regulatory authorities. {{TOC80 List Notable financial districts around the world include the following: Africa Algeria * Algiers (الجزائر): Bab Ezzouar (باب الزوار) Kenya * Nairobi: Upper Hill Nigeria * Lagos: Lagos Island, Marina Mauritius *Port Louis: Place D'armes Morocco * Casablanca (الدار البيضاء): Anfa (أنفا), Maârif (المعاريف), Sidi Belyout (سيدي بليوط), Sidi Maârouf (سيدي معروف), Bouskoura (بو سكورة) South Africa *Johannesburg ...
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Economy Of Istanbul
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the production, use, and management of scarce resources'. A given economy is a set of processes that involves its culture, values, education, technological evolution, history, social organization, political structure, legal systems, and natural resources as main factors. These factors give context, content, and set the conditions and parameters in which an economy functions. In other words, the economic domain is a social domain of interrelated human practices and transactions that does not stand alone. Economic agents can be individuals, businesses, organizations, or governments. Economic transactions occur when two groups or parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good or service, commonly expressed in a certain currency. Howeve ...
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Financial Districts
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of financial economics bridges the two). Finance activities take place in financial systems at various scopes, thus the field can be roughly divided into personal, corporate, and public finance. In a financial system, assets are bought, sold, or traded as financial instruments, such as currencies, loans, bonds, shares, stocks, options, futures, etc. Assets can also be banked, invested, and insured to maximize value and minimize loss. In practice, risks are always present in any financial action and entities. A broad range of subfields within finance exist due to its wide scope. Asset, money, risk and investment management aim to maximize value and minimize volatility. Financial analysis is viability, stability, and profitability assessment ...
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CBRT Tower
The CBRT Tower (abbreviated from Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) also known as the TCMB Tower () is a supertall skyscraper built in the Finanskent district of Istanbul, Turkey. Started in 2020, the tower is scheduled for completion in 2024 and stands at with 59 floors. It is currently the tallest building in Istanbul and the tallest in Turkey, as well as the country's first-ever built supertall skyscraper. History The tower is located in the Finanskent district of Istanbul and is part of the Istanbul Financial Center development, establishment which comprises several components designed to accommodate diverse financial activities and services. The concept of the Istanbul Financial Center emerged in the early 2000s as part of Turkey's broader economic vision to elevate its status in the global financial arena. The project gained momentum with the formal announcement by the Turkish government in 2009, signaling its commitment to transforming Istanbul into a significant fin ...
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Capital Markets Board Of Turkey
The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) ( tr, Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu) is the financial regulatory and supervisory agency of Turkey. Its board is appointed by the Turkish finance ministry. History The CMB was created in 1982 with the passing of the Capital Markets Law (CML) in 1981. This was followed by a number of further laws and decrees that expanded its functions and responsibilities. The most significant of these changes was Law No. 4487 which was passed in December 1999, which brought in a set of amendments to the Capital Market Law expanding the duties and the scope of authority. This included increased consumer protection and changes to allow dematerlisation of stocks and other changes to make the markets more flexible and able to use information technology. Responsibilities and functions The CMB is responsible for safeguarding the stability of the financial market, consumer protections and supervising participants in the stock market A stock market, equ ...
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Banking Regulation And Supervision Agency
The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, BRSA ( tr, Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu, BDDK) is an independent agency in Turkey whose task is to regulate and supervise the banking system in the country. It aims to "provid reliability and stability in financial markets", "ensur the efficient running of the credit system", and protect consumer rights."About Agency"
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Ataşehir
Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Maltepe to the east, Kadıköy to the south and Üsküdar to the west. As of 2021, the tallest skyscraper in Ataşehir, Istanbul and Turkey is Metropol Istanbul Tower 1 (70 floors, 301 metres tall including its twin spires), which is a mixed-use complex with three towers and a shopping mall. It's home to the soon-opening Istanbul Finance Centre. Unlike in Başakşehir, another satellite city (on the western part of the European side of Istanbul), no single-family house types were designed for Ataşehir's residential projects. Most buildings in Ataşehir are high-rise towers, while some of them (especially around the main public squares in the district) are among Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscrapers. The M4 line ( Kozyatağı and ...
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Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ...
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Istanbul M12 Line Symbol
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Yenisahra (Istanbul Metro)
Yenisahra is an underground station on the M4 line of the Istanbul Metro. Located under beneath the D.100 state highway, just west of the Kozyatağı Interchange in the Sahrayı Cedit neighborhood of Kadıköy, Istanbul, it was opened on 17 August 2012. Connections to Havabüs express bus service to Sabiha Gökçen Airport Sabiha is an Arabic word () meaning "Morning" and a female given name. In Urdu it (خوبصورت، گوری چٹی) refers to beautiful, and blonde hair. People with the name include: People Given name *Sabiha Sultan (1894–1971), Ottoman princes ... are available. Station Layout References External linksGöztepe station portal in Google Street View Railway stations opened in 2012 Istanbul metro stations Transport in Kadıköy 2012 establishments in Turkey {{Istanbul-metro-stub ...
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