Bahçelievler District in Istanbul

Bahçelievler, which means "houses with gardens" in Turkish, is a vast residential area at the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It starts from Istanbul's D.100 highway that goes from the airport to the Asian part of the city, covering 5% of the city landscape. The district accommodates more than 598,454 residents. It is located at the northern part of Bakırköy, which has similar area.

Some of Bahçelievler's districts, namely Bahçelievler, Basın Sitesi and Yayla, have bright light with roads bordered by trees beside beautiful buildings and small parks, huge shopping complexes, movie theatres and numerous cafeterias.

Bahçelievler has branches of four universities apart from numerous public and private schools as well as hospitals. Unverdi shopping center – located near the aged Unverdi cinema at the center of the district, and Omur Patisserie/Café – situated on the E5 highway at the entryway of Bahçelievler, are considered some of the major attractions in the locality. Notably, a large Carrefour supermarket was opened in 2009 on the E5 highway in Şirinevler.