![Map of the districts of İstanbul province in Turkey. Created by Rarelibra 20:58, 1 December 2006 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources. Further edited by One Homo Sapiens
Effective 2009, shows new Arnavutköy, Ataşehir, Başakşehir, Beylikdüzü, Çekmeköy, Esenyurt, Sancaktepe, and Sultangazi districts. Elimination of Eminönü district, and boundary adjustments to Avcılar, Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Esenler, Eyüp, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Kadıköy, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Pendik, Silivri, Ümraniye, and Üsküdar districts. Source: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi [ibb-gov-tr].](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/maltepe-tr-409357-291551/0-Istanbul_districts.png?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
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Çiya Sofrası
Musa Dağdeviren's Kadıköy restaurant serves regional Turkish dishes recovered from villages across Anatolia, many found nowhere else in Istanbul. The menu changes daily with what is in season.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Maltepe
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About Maltepe
Maltepe works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ataşehir, 16km from 15 July Martyrs Bridge.
Maltepe is in Istanbul, Turkey, with about 430,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ataşehir, about 6 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Maltepe: Çiya Sofrası (12 km), 15 July Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge) (16 km), 15 July Martyrs Bridge (16 km), Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) (17 km).
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Maltepe is in Istanbul, Turkey, about 6 km from Ataşehir.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 427,040
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Istanbul
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 40.9357, 29.1551
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Worth the detour from Maltepe
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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15 July Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge)
First bridge to span the Bosphorus strait connecting Europe and Asia, an illuminated icon of the Istanbul skyline.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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15 July Martyrs Bridge
The first suspension bridge across the Bosphorus, opened in 1973, linking the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)
An iconic 17th-century Ottoman mosque famous for its six minarets and interior adorned with over 20,000 handmade İznik blue tiles.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Topkapi Palace Museum
The lavish Ottoman sultans' residence for 400 years, housing imperial treasures, holy relics, and the famous Harem.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Hagia Sophia
An awe-inspiring 6th-century architectural masterpiece that served as a church and mosque, with a massive dome that revolutionized world architecture.
17 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bosphorus Strait
The legendary waterway dividing Europe and Asia, lined with Ottoman palaces, mosques, and wooden mansions best seen from a scenic ferry cruise.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
One of the world's oldest and largest covered markets with over 4,000 shops spread across 61 streets, a sensory overload of commerce since 1461.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Maltepe
- 16 km15 July Martyrs BridgeThe first suspension bridge across the Bosphorus, opened in 1973, linking the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
- 17 kmBosphorus StraitThe legendary waterway dividing Europe and Asia, lined with Ottoman palaces, mosques, and wooden mansions best seen from a scenic ferry cruise.
- 36 kmOsman Gazi BridgeSoaring 1,550 m-span suspension bridge across the Gulf of İzmit, one of the longest in the world, slashing the Istanbul–İzmir drive on the O-5 motorway.
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