Istanbul, Turkey · Asia
Sultangazi works well as a base: 10 minutes from Başakşehir, 11km from Balat & Fener.
Sultangazi is in Istanbul, Turkey, with about 440,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Başakşehir, about 6 km away.
Sultangazi is municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 37 km2, and its population is 542,531 (2022). To the west are the neighbourhoods of Esenler and Başakşehir, Gaziosmanpaşa is to the south and Eyüpsultan is to the north and east. One border of the district is formed by the TEM highway.Read more
In 2008 the district Sultangazi was created from parts of the districts Gaziosmanpaşa, Eyüpsultan and Esenler. The name of "Sultangazi" comes from "Sultan" word part of Sultançiftliği (meaning farm of the Sultan) and the neighbourhood of Gazi, with "gazi" the Turkish for a venerated soldier.
This district's population comprises many ethnic minorities, including immigrants from Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia, the Black Sea region of Turkey, Kurds and Alevis, as well as Turks. Kurdish minority and Alevi people are mostly found in the Gazi neighbourhood, which has become infamous in Turkey after the 1995 riots.
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Within an hour or so of Sultangazi: Pierre Loti Kahvesi (8 km), Balat & Fener (11 km), Galata Tower (13 km), Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) (14 km).
Sultangazi is in Istanbul, Turkey, about 6 km from Başakşehir.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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A hilltop coffeehouse above Eyüp cemetery with the best view down the Golden Horn, named for the French novelist who drank here in the 1870s while writing Aziyadé. A cable car climbs to it from the waterfront.
8 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
Steep cobbled lanes of tall narrow houses painted in blocks of colour on the Golden Horn, the old Jewish and Greek Orthodox quarters of Istanbul. The red-brick Phanar Greek College looms over the rooftops.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Medieval stone tower rising above Istanbul's Galata quarter, offering 360-degree panoramic views of the city and Bosphorus.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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An iconic 17th-century Ottoman mosque famous for its six minarets and interior adorned with over 20,000 handmade İznik blue tiles.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The lavish Ottoman sultans' residence for 400 years, housing imperial treasures, holy relics, and the famous Harem.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
An awe-inspiring 6th-century architectural masterpiece that served as a church and mosque, with a massive dome that revolutionized world architecture.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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First bridge to span the Bosphorus strait connecting Europe and Asia, an illuminated icon of the Istanbul skyline.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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![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/sultangazi-tr-411065-288685/0-Istanbul_districts.png?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
