Sultanbeyli () is a municipality and

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of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 29 km², and its population is 358,201 (2022). It is located inland on the

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n side ( Anadolu Yakasi) of the

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. The mayor is Ali Tombaş of the Justice and Development Party. Sultanbeyli is a

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district, bordered by Sancaktepe to the west, Pendik to the east and

Kartal Kartal () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 38 km2, and its population is 483,418 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. De ...

to the south-west.

History

Historically the Sultanbeyli area was farmland on the far outskirts of Istanbul until 1945 when the large land holdings of the Ottoman period were broken up, and 7,500

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of land around the old

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-Istanbul road was paralyzed for the settlement of Turkish migrants from

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. In 1957, Sultanbeyli was formally organized as a

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; after its establishment, some shareholders began to sell their plots of land. The handover of the title deed for these sales could not be carried out because the forestry administration put restrictions on Sultanbeyli, but the sales continued. Sultanbeyli became a large settlement center in the late 1980s following the connection of the O-4 Motorway to the newly constructed

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in 1988. The new transport links made the village an attractive

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for settlement, and between 1985 and 1990, Sultanbeyli's population skyrocketed from 3,741 to 82,298. On December 31, 1987, the decision was made to establish Sultanbeyli as a

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in the

district of Istanbul, however, the administrative problems caused by the excessive population increase led to the first municipal elections only being held on 26 March 1989, and to the municipality being separated from

into its own district in 1992. This caused Sultanbeyli to develop a reputation as a

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, but it has since transitioned into a

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Demographics

Composition

There are 15

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in Sultanbeyli District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Abdurrahmangazi * Adil * Ahmet Yesevi * Akşemseddin * Battalgazi * Fatih * Hamidiye * Hasanpaşa * Mecidiye * Mehmet Akif * Mimar Sinan * Necip Fazıl * Orhan Gazi * Turgut Reis * Yavuz Selim

References

External links

the local municipality website
Populated places in Istanbul Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey Districts of Istanbul Province {{Istanbul-geo-stub